Day 8: Gradefes - Mansilla de las Mulas, 23 kms
Yesterday I dozed off in the afternoon heat in the albergue. Unfortunately I arrived too late to the Oficina de turismo in the church. It would close in 20 minutes (7.30) so I guess a guided tour...
Wanna make that last bit more interesting?
Try this from Monasterio de San Miguel de Escalada - it includes a Visigothic stunner to start with, then a ruined monastery, then a cave monastery. Why take the short path near the road when you can...
Day 6: Riaño - Cistierna, 36 kms
I left Hostal Sainz early in the morning since I had a long day ahead of me. It started on the grey, lonely bridge over the waters of the lake Riaño. Far out on the bridge it was dark, cold and windy... The...
Day 5: Portilla de la Reina - Riaño, 20 kms
Yesterday evening in Portilla I had a pleasant chat in the bar with the three pilgrims who stayed the day before in Espinama. (Not the ones on the photo above.) Not counting the 20 Spanish football...
I'm looking so scruffy and haggard by now that I don't think anyone in their right mind would invite me to their home. Probably only blind people. Luckily it just took me five minutes to find a room at the Hostal Sainz, next to the church and the...
Dang! Such a short stage, so many mishappenings. Nothing serious though. I'm in the hostal in Riaño now, where somebody on Booking snatched my room at the same time as I made my reservation (two days ago), so there actually is no room for me! But...
This has always surprised me about Spanish sweets — blackberries are so plentiful in some parts yet never seen to be a part of the traditional pastries or desserts.
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