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Oh! I haven't noticed!I admit the title of this thread surprised me a bit, as the first thing that came to mind was Tolkien's "One ring to rule them all."
The Sanabre from Ourense is a wonderful shorter Camino, not as popular but very rewarding.Very cool BBC Reel series has this interesting legend of the nine 'miracle' rings from monasterio s Estevo close to Ourense:
It is on my list. (Although I already know the part where it is joined by Invierno. Liked it a lot.)The Sanabre from Ourense is a wonderful shorter Camino, not as popular but very rewarding.
The parador is closed in January and February. This usually means that there are some very cheap rates offered early in the year to get the traffic going again. I saw a promotion, and though I can’t remember what i paid, it was crazy cheap! It is probably my favorite parador. Ancient building, in an amazing setting far from crowds, with some Romanesque churches and monasteries very near. And the views over the Sil River gorge nearby are AWESOME!!!!This is the Monastery of St Estevo which is now a Parador, right? Omg, now I REALLY want to spend a night there!
What an awesome sounding trip!See this earlier thread for more about the rings. I have spent several days in this area and it is just full of magical places and beautiful views. The Parador itself is in a spectacular setting. There are a few nice walking trails from there as well.
Caminka, I know you would absolutely love it. It is my favorite weekend trip ever.What an awesome sounding trip!
OMG, I have been to many of those places and done some more or less disjointed walking from one to the other, but to have a camino all plotted out is really pretty awesome. No other walk that I can think of has an end stage in a parador! There are wikiloc tracks, though I see some annotations about the tracks having been changed, but in any event, man oh man am I tempted!There's a 7-day walk (not a Camino de Santiago) in the area that takes in Santo Estevo along with many other monasteries and Romanesque churches. It's called the Camiño do Monxe. I haven't done it yet, but it's on my list:
Wendy you should by all means see about doing this translation. It doesn’t look to me like any of her books have been translated.Doesn't look like there's an English translation yet. Maybe I'll translate it myself someday!
I thought that was an unusually steep price for what seems to be a credential.a Carta Sacra for €12.