planning trip

[Eyskens]

You have to walk the last 100 km which would mean starting in Sarria a
115 km, if you intend to walk the Camino Frances.  Villafranca is about
113 miles from Santiago and the last stop in Leon before Galicia.
Burgos is quite a distance east about 300 miles from Santiago.  Popular
starting points are Astorga at 160 miles approx, Leon at 192, and so on.
O Cebeiro is 94 miles and the end of the last really difficult climb.
Sites to see that I found inspiring, interesting etc are the monastery
at Santo Domingo de Silos, a day trip outside Burgos, the cathedral at
Burgos, the cathedral at Leon, especially the stained glass windows, the
Gaudi palace in Astorga, the Roman ruins and museum in Astorga, the
Templar Castle at Ponferrada, the Monastery at Samos and the wine
fountain at the monastery Irache.  There are of course many sights and
experiences that pop up daily.  I ran into a medieval festival in Burgos
in May, and a Roman festival in Astorga in September.  I recommend you
get the Confraternity St James guidebook for the Camino Frances, which
is point to point and updated every year.  The Brierly book also has
good maps and info but is formatted in recommended stages and
considerably heavier.
 
Buen Camino
 
Jim
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From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU] On
Behalf Of Judith Rosenthal
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:49 PM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: planning trip



I am a teacher (ESL) in a junior college in New York and an planning to
make the pilgrimage along as much of the Camino as I can in the last
week of May and the first few weeks of June.  I am 75 years old but have
hiked most of my life and even though I am much slower now, I hope I
will be able to do at least do the last 100 miles.  I am not sure where
I should start - I would particularly like to see Burgos but that may be
too great a distance.  I intend to hike only about 8 to 10 miles a day
and enjoy what I am passing through. I will be going alone, though hope
to meet people along the way.  Any advice about what would be a good
place to start, places  I should not miss along the way, nitty-gritty of
what is really important to take would be appreciated.  I have been
reading your wonderful and helpful answers to e-mail sent in. 

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