It´s no coincidence that the gold-leafed, baroque interior architcture in Spanish churches coincided with the riches flowing from the Americas. There must have been a sense of endless money at the time, and nearly nobody in Spain was worried...
There are numerous threads on here entitled "What is the best......" whatever and I am sure most of us look at reviews before buying, well anything, even going for a Coffee in a new town entails a quick google to find the the Cafe with the most...
I was wondering what the recent numbers were per month on the Primitivo. I put the data from the pilgrim's office in a simple graph, so I could as well post it here:
Yearly totals
2022: 20.958 (11.150 Oviedo/6.806 Lugo)
2023: 20.402 (12.214...
Checked one more thing. The numbers in 2024 starting from Oviedo. That gives a bit of a different perspective:
So then May till September are all very similar, only July has slightly lower numbers.
This one is with Lugo as starting point:
So...
I think that if you tell people that you are going to walk 750 kms across Spain, many will respond by saying “Why on earth would you do that?” Those people aren’t typically here on the forum, so we don’t have to deal with that question. We have a...
Day 3 06-Dec: We were lucky to have yet another day of fantastic weather, no rain!
Started the day from Salas and it was relatively an easy walk today, 20kms but walking three days in a row on the mountains takes its toll on your knees and...
This is the first time I've worn these headphones, or even this kind of headphone, on Camino, and I thought I would share the experience, the pros and cons for anyone considering them or something similar.
OpenRun Pro by Shokz are bone...
It is now certain that the introduction of the EES system in 2025 will be gradual.
The draft of the required piece of legislation was published a few days ago and this “proposal” as they call it will now go through the usual legislative process...
Good news for pilgrims passing through Ponte Maceira. The restaurant there has changed owners, and the new philosophy will be much more open to everyone.
In recent years it had become notorious for never being open, of for being open only to...
Good News for all pilgrims planning on walking from Paris to join the Via Turonensis at Tours or any pilgrim passing through Paris on the way to SJPP - Good News! On December 7th the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris will be officially reopened...
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