[Gocamino] Starting, Walking, Stamps Etc

[E. O. Pederson]

Killarney, Ireland

Thanks for your comment, Bob, one with which I am in full concurrence. Roncesvalles, one of the major starting points for Spaniards who consider themselves to have done the "whole Camino" only after starting there, is the first place where the term "Camino Frances" is correct. In France the route is called the "Chemin St. Jacques"! 

E. O. Pederson
Fairfax, VA

> From: rspenger at earthlink.net
> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:09:24 -0700
> To: tim at errecaldia.com
> CC: gocamino at oakapple.net
> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] Starting, Walking, Stamps Etc
> 
> Tell that to the Spanish, who make up the bulk of the pilgrimage. Of course they also start from other parts of Spain, but Roncesvalles is one of their most popular starting places, although far behind Sarria, which is the most convenient starting point for those who are doing the minimum 100km. SJPP is mostly for us furriners. Personally, I prefer Oloron or points north and/or east of it. In the Past, the Col de Somport was a more used entry point to Spain than the route Napoleon, and is a far more scenic route. In the Present it has not gotten the press that SJPP has.
> 
> Bob S.
> 
> 
> On Apr 27, 2013, at 5:22 AM, Tim wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
>     I feel that it is necessary to add a little to the post below.  The 
> usual starting point, if there is one, for the Camino Frances is not 
> Roncevalles.  Roncevalles is not, and never has been, anything other 
> than a stop over, a very important stopover but still just that.  It is 
> a tiny hamlet with virtually no transport links other than minibuses and 
> a once a day bus link to Pamplona.  In other words to start from 
> Roncevalles you first have to get there and the majority of pilgrims 
> both past and present get there on foot.
> Tim Proctor
> 
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