Camino de Santiago Guide

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San Juan de Ortega

Private (7, 15€) El Descanso de San Juan to the left of the Camino, signposted. Café / restaurant. Evening meal. Breakfast. Tel 690 398 024 Open early

Monastery (60, 15€, March to October) Albergue del Monasterio, on your right just after passing the church. Dirty and run-down. Evening meal (inedible). Website www.alberguesanjuandeortega.es Tel 947 569 913 Open 13:00

Cafés of which Taberna Marcela does good food. There's a blessing for pilgrims in the church in the evenings. Fiesta 2 June, when there are pilgrimages from the surrounding villages to the monastery accompanied by merrymaking.

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The guide in printed format

In addition to what you see here the full guide also contains:

Interactive, zoomable, offline maps of the whole Camino with your precise location shown

Lots of information about historic sites along the Camino's route

Camino legends and a description of the fascinating history of the Camino and the places it passes through

Recommendations of great places to eat and unmissable local specialities

Translations of place names of villages and towns

The dates of local festivals, the famous Spanish fiestas

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Packing: what to bring and (all importantly) what not to bring

Health and safety: how to avoid, or if necessary, deal with blisters, bedbugs, heatstroke and other hazards

What to expect on “the Way”: What's a typical Camino day?

Communicating: with useful words and phrases in Spanish?

History of the Camino and of Spain: what was the Camino like in the middle ages?

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