- A BACKPACK OF LESS THAN 10 KGS (12 LBS) AND NOTHING ELSE!
One spare set of clothing and ONLY ONE, which you arrange in a separate nylon bag: underclothes, socks, short-sleeve shirt, transformable pants, alway quick-drying, plus…
- THE WAY IN FRANCE
From Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port, numerous are the pilgrims beginning their way with their first Spanish stage. Regarding the French part, the French ways are often unknown…
- WEATHER FORECAST FOR ASCENDING TO RONCESVALLES (AND AFTER)
A MOUNTAIN STAGE It is important to be aware that the Roncesvalles step with a passage at 1450 m, is a mountain stage and that…
- PILGRIMS’ COMMENTS ON THE VISITORS’BOOK
Some comments from our guests in 2019….
- RESERVATIONS OR NOT
There are so many albergues in Spain (more than 500!)…let yourself go with your impulses, your desires, your encounters…Don’t rely on preconceived ideas about your…
- TENT AND CAMPING EQUIPMENT?
Unless you want to shun the albergues, sleeping pads, tents, and cooking equipment are not useful in this day and age. Furthermore, wild camping is…
- ULTREÏA, WHY THIS NAME?
The name Ultreïa is a mix from latin and an old french language. It used to be shouted between former pilgims of the Midle Age…
- ROUTE NAPOLEON OR VALCARLOS ?
Without any hesitation, if the weather permits, the Route Napoleon. It is definitely one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, stage of…
- THE MICHELIN GUIDE CHOOSES ULTREIA !
We are very proud to have been elected by this famous and serious guide as one of the best hostels in St Jean Pied de…
- RULES FOR A POETIC PILGRIMAGE
Hereafter some wonderfull rules propose by Basho, japanese poet (1644-1694), very well known for his “haikus” but also devotee of pilgrimages like Shikoku. To think…