We will be in southern France and northern Spain and would like to hike the first 3 stages of the Camino. We do not have the time for the entire Camino, but wanted to have an introductory experience and may go back at a later date to finish it. Our plans are to hike from Jean de Pied de Port to Pamplona. We are experienced hikers so the stamina or hiking is not a concern. We wish to stay at hotels with private rooms instead of dorms or hostels. Since this is part of a larger trip, we will have additional luggage and will want to have luggage transported between villages. If anyone can make suggestions with the luggage transport or lodging, it would be very much appreciated.
Thank you,
Nick
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
8466 posts
Others will know better, but there is very little in Roncesvalles, the normal stop after stage 1. I’m not sure there are many lodgings with private rooms and the ones there are should probably be reserved well before you get there. Likewise there are few shops and restaurants. If just passing though, it can be seen if 15 minutes. The same goes for Zubiri, the day 2 stop.
There are more lodgings with private rooms if you were to start in Pamplona then walk for a couple days staying Puente La Reina, Estella, Los Arcos, and ending in Logroño. Those towns are larger than the villages/hamlets between St. Jean Pied du Port to Pamplona.
Posted by
Tacoma, WA, USA
712 posts
1) https://www.expressbourricot.com
luggage transfer
2) Taxi Roncesvalles / Taxi de confiance Reserva: [email protected] / +34 670 61 61 90 / www.taxiasier.com
3) https://laposada.roncesvalles.es
Private room in Roncesvalles
4) Txantxoren [email protected]
Private room in Zubiri
Both can also be booked via BC
Posted by
Cleveland
919 posts
How fun!
My info may be stale. I believe Ms Jo who posts here often has done the camino many times and always has uptodate info -- hope she pops in.
Best forum that we found for info was https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums
We used jacotrans to move our stuff . Super easy. (We also used camino ways to arrange lodging and luggage transfer but most handled this themselves.) As mentioned above, Roncevalles and zubiri are small and so many/most pre-book these stops. Booking.com and others will show options. In Roncevalles there is monastery that is pretty popular.
Buen camino!