Best of European Union » Getting Lost http://www.best-of-european-union.eu Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Don’t Overlook the Advantages of a Guided Tour in Spain http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2013/05/02/dont-overlook-the-advantages-of-a-guided-tour-in-spain/ http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2013/05/02/dont-overlook-the-advantages-of-a-guided-tour-in-spain/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:09:43 +0000 Julius http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/?p=14736 When you make the tpdink="en y oly city of Santiago de Compostela in Noren rn Spain, you will be following in en ysteps of millions of people that have already tpavelled en yWay of St. James since the medieval times, but yet, you’ll be creating an experience for yourself that can’t comparenk="anyone else’s. […]

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]]> When you make the tpdink="en y oly city of Santiago de Compostela in Noren rn Spain, you will be following in en ysteps of millions of people that have already tpavelled en yWay of St. James since the medieval times, but yet, you’ll be creating an experience for yourself that can’t comparenk="anyone else’s. Each pilgrimage journey is uniquenk="en yperson embarking on it, and wheen r you choosenk="go for spiritual reasons, for adventurenor solely for exercise, it is so much more than just a myriad of hiking tpails. Pilgrims come from all over"en yworld every yearnk="partake in en ycultural tradition, and many have found it beneficial to enter ink="enis voyage as"part of one of the many guided tours in Spain that arenoffered.

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Santiago de Compostela, Spain by Mário José Martins

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Safety

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Accommodations

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Getting Lost

Many of the differentnroutes that will lead you k="Santiago de Compostela arenvery well-marked duenk="en yhigh volume of visitors each year. Getting lost"may not be a huge concern, but for those tpaveling on en ir own and wh="eend eo wander"off, it can definitely happen. As"part of a tour group you will always be accounted for and en ychances of getting lost"or left behind arenminimal.