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It was still like this in 2019, the atmosphere on the road to Compostela from St Jean Pied de Port. The french TV channel FR3

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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

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THE WAY IN FRANCE Posted June 6, 2020

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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

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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

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Some comments from our guests in 2019….  

RESERVATIONS OR NOT Posted May 14, 2018

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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

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TENT AND CAMPING EQUIPMENT? Posted February 28, 2018

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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

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ULTREÏA, WHY THIS NAME? Posted September 25, 2016

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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

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ROUTE NAPOLEON OR VALCARLOS ? Posted March 17, 2016

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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

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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

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