Sil posted a link to a news article that describes, among other things, an albergue being planned in Grajal de Campos.
Grajal de Campos has a castle and a palace and an old square, and the view of the walls from afar is quite a majestic one. I was really surprised at how run down and empty the town was. As I ate a snack on a bench in the square, it was quite desolate. There are a couple of bars there, but not too much else that I could see. So maybe the albergue will be a good pick-me-upper for the town.
I was kind of surprised to hear of this plan, because Grajal is only 6 kms south of Sahagun (where the Camino de Madrid joins the Camino Frances). It must be that the numbers on the Camino de Madrid are rising more quickly than I thought.
With an albergue in Grajal de Campos, it becomes a more manageable day from Villalon de Campos, so maybe that's the plan.
Buen camino, Larie
Grajal de Campos has a castle and a palace and an old square, and the view of the walls from afar is quite a majestic one. I was really surprised at how run down and empty the town was. As I ate a snack on a bench in the square, it was quite desolate. There are a couple of bars there, but not too much else that I could see. So maybe the albergue will be a good pick-me-upper for the town.
I was kind of surprised to hear of this plan, because Grajal is only 6 kms south of Sahagun (where the Camino de Madrid joins the Camino Frances). It must be that the numbers on the Camino de Madrid are rising more quickly than I thought.
With an albergue in Grajal de Campos, it becomes a more manageable day from Villalon de Campos, so maybe that's the plan.
Buen camino, Larie