If you've walked the Camino del Salvador, you may remember that from Campomanes, through Pola de Lena, and on to Ujo (total of about 13 kms), it's a long slog on the side of some busy highways. Sometimes the shoulder is narrow or non-existent.
I've just read in one of the main Spanish forums that recent improvements have taken the Camino off the national highway at Campomanes, leaving only 4 of those 13 kms on the highway. The description I read of the change is slightly confusing, but I think there's now a detour that takes you in Campomanes towards the RENFE (train) station. As soon as you pass the bridge over the river, on the left, there is a turn-off that takes you right to the absolutely stunning pre-romanesque ermita of Santa Cristina de Lena. When I walked the Salvador, I had the misfortune of passing Santa Cristina on a Monday, so it was not open for a visit. I will NOT make that mistake this summer!
Here are some pictures:
http://fsvr1.ibdinternet.com/read.php?6 ... msg-323264
http://fsvr1.ibdinternet.com/read.php?6 ... msg-323283
Buen camino, Laurie
I've just read in one of the main Spanish forums that recent improvements have taken the Camino off the national highway at Campomanes, leaving only 4 of those 13 kms on the highway. The description I read of the change is slightly confusing, but I think there's now a detour that takes you in Campomanes towards the RENFE (train) station. As soon as you pass the bridge over the river, on the left, there is a turn-off that takes you right to the absolutely stunning pre-romanesque ermita of Santa Cristina de Lena. When I walked the Salvador, I had the misfortune of passing Santa Cristina on a Monday, so it was not open for a visit. I will NOT make that mistake this summer!
Here are some pictures:
http://fsvr1.ibdinternet.com/read.php?6 ... msg-323264
http://fsvr1.ibdinternet.com/read.php?6 ... msg-323283
Buen camino, Laurie
