Walking the Via de la Plata: The Camino de Santiago from Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela [Paperback]

Ben Cole (Author), Bethan Davies (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2004

A spectacular 1000km walk, the Via de la Plata is an ancient pilgrimage route from Sevilla in southern Spain to the country's northwest corner. Step by step directions with detailed sketch maps. Description of historical and religious land marks on the route. Practical info including pilgrim hostels.

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About the Author

Ben Cole has worked in travel bookshops for more than a decade, travelled extensively in Spain and has hiked all over the globe.

Bethan Davies is a librarian and former editor. She co-authored Walking in Portugal and Walking the Camino de Santiago with Ben Cole.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pili Pala Press (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0973169818
• ISBN-13: 978-0973169812
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars made for rich pilgrims, April 28, 2008

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I. Petersen (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking the Via de la Plata: The Camino de Santiago from Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela (Paperback)

I used this guide on my trip from Seville to Merida and was most of the time annoyed by it. The format of the book is to big to put it into your pocket to pull it out when you need a quick look. It was too heavy to really take the entire book with me, so I ripped out the part I was hiking and folded it it to pocket size. I guess making copies would have been the better option. The guides that my German speaking travelers used were much more conveniently sized. Also, the hostals and hotels that were described were a bit pricey and not really where you want to stay as an average pilgrim. I liked the background information though, for example the announcement of a little box with a note book in the middle of nowhere on the path, were you could write a few lines for the hikers behind you.
Over all I think the guide is reasonably good and has good descriptions of the path, but for the actual hiking the format is not convenient.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide, June 30, 2007

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Steve S (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Walking the Via de la Plata: The Camino de Santiago from Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela (Paperback)

The first reviewer seems somewhat confused; this is actually a very good guide to the Via de la Plata route of the Camino de Santiago. The book is quite thorough and has proven very useful to us as we plan our trip. Certainly worth purchasing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you plan on walking the Via Plata, November 3, 2007

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J. Flynn (Denton, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking the Via de la Plata: The Camino de Santiago from Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela (Paperback)

I used this book almost exclusively for my pilgrimage. The Via Plata is an incredible route. This book was wonderful and was VERY helpful. It has daily route maps and descriptions. It also gives suggestions on what you should eat in each region that you walk through. It is very easy to follow and is really all you will need to walk the Via Plata.