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Avoiding Crowds on the El Camino : The First Stages of the French Way


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Avoid Crowds on the El Camino de Compostella

There are three ways to avoid the crowds when doing the El Camino:  avoid peak season, avoid the busiest routes, avoid the last 100 km into Santiago. 

Today's guest, David, chose a great way by walking the first two stages of the most popular route, the French Way, but instead of the last 100 km/60 miles like most people, he walked the first two stages over the Pyrenees from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Logrono.  

While David made many friends among the fellow 'pilgrims' walking the Camino at the same time. it wasn't crowded, even though he walked during the high season in July!

Learn about David's adventure on today's show.

SAVE!!!  David went with ATA affiliate, Follow The Camino.  ATA listeners get an exclusive Follow the Camino Promo Discount Code, ATA5, to save 5% off of any Follow the Camino booking (or their sister company, One Foot Abroad for other European walking and biking holidays).

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your Camino adventure, photos, and more cool info about the El Camino de Santiago.  Also see links to ALL previous episodes on the El Camino.

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