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  David Paul Appell June 3, 2010 at 4:17pm

  New member Maria de los Angeles needs urgent advice on the Camino de Santiago. Please click here to help. Thanks!
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  Ed Wetschler March 26, 2010 at 2:35pm

  Says here that South Africa was safer for Brits last year than Spain, Germany, or Thailand. Your reaction?
  http://www.eturbonews.com/15121/uk-foreign-office-south-africa-safe...
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  inka piegsa-quischotte March 5, 2010 at 1:58am

  Perhaps not technically, but thousands of pilgrims continue on to Cap Finisterre. In a symbolic act to celebrate the beginning of a new, better life, they burn their boots and travel clothes below a bonze boot perched on a rock near the lighthouse. That's why I asked if anyone has seen it.Finisterre has albergues de peregrinos too.
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  Jose R. Garrigo March 5, 2010 at 12:15am

  Hi Inka piegsa-quischotte, Cape Finisterre isn not in the Camino de Santiago. As you know, it's the most northwestern point of Galicia and called Finistterre (end of the earth or world) because Europeans in the 14th centure believed that was the end of the known world.
  
  Rafa Luque, you are right. To find free accommodations in one of the Church Albergues you need to arrive before noon. You also need to register as a pilgrim (Peregrino) and they will stamp your credentials at the Albergue. But, no better way to share experiences with the pilgrims than to stay there.
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  Rafa Luque March 4, 2010 at 11:39pm

  I made the Northern Way. The most important thing is to reach your destination early enough to find free accommodation (albergues de peregrinos). Once you've accomplished it, you'll never be the same person!. Do it!
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  inka piegsa-quischotte March 4, 2010 at 11:33pm

  Everybody seems to focus on Galicia all of a sudden. How wonderful, it's my favorite part of Spain. If you like, take a look at my latest article in europe a la carte.
  As for the Camino: has anyone participated in the burning of the boots in Cap Finisterre?
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  Jose R. Garrigo March 4, 2010 at 11:29pm

  I should have added a thank you to David Appell and Tripatini for reminding us about the St. James Way this year.
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  Jose R. Garrigo March 4, 2010 at 11:28pm

  Oh, yes. I drove the Camino de Santiago (St. James Way) from Roncesvalle to Santiago de Compostela about five years ago. I was impressed with the deep fervor of the pilgrims coming from Spain and all of Europe, young and old with their walking sticks and the St. James Shell.. They stayed in the Hospedajes at the local chrurches and cathedrals, where they were fed (physically and spitirually) for pennies. Often they stopped in the town squares, or in the middle of the fields, to pray and sing Gregorian Chants. A true lifting of the spirit. After that I have also visited places in Galicia and Navarra where you can see and talk to pilgrims, even if not on a Jacobean (Santiago) year. By the way, this is a Jacobean Year. Make sure you have reserved accommodations in the larger cities of the Camino, especially in Santiago. The High Mass at the Basilica, the choral, the swinging of the huge Botafumeiro (the incense burner) are impressive.
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  David Paul Appell October 10, 2009 at 7:49pm

  Those interested in northern Spain -- including the Basque Country/Navarre, Asturias, Santander, and Galicia, might want to have a look at the new group Way of St. James/Camino de Santiago just formed by member Sylvia Nilsen. It focuses, of course on the fabled pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, and the various marvelous man-made and natural sites on several routes from the French border westward across Spain's green north.