On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 7.0

[Rowena]

Approaching Agés, April 19, 2018

 

[filly]

Thanks Rick! You are quite correct. I have a fondness for ‘miradors’ at the best of times. Here is a further array of bagpipes from the cute local craft historical museum in Melide.

 

[Chenahusky]

The Church of the Assumption, Viloria de Rioja, near Belorado. CF June 2016. I love the mixed architecture of this church. The central nave is 10th cent. with additions from the 16th and 17th cent. Some Romanesque, or even earlier. I think that it is fun.

 

[mspath]

São Jacinto, Portugal
Bairro dos Pescadores

photo taken December 2011



Simple one-storey cottages in traditional blue and white can be seen on some streets in the Bairro dos Pescadores/Fishermen's Neighborhood in São Jacinto.

São Jacinto is located on the southern end of the coastal strip that separates the broad Ria d'Aveiro aka the Aveiro Lagoon, where the fishermen fish, from the sea.

Route N327 which parallels the calm waters of the lagoon begins here in São Jacinto, and runs to Furadouro in the north. Porto is 40 km. further north of Furadouro.

 

[Theatregal]

The steps leading to the Stations of the Cross along the climb to the Ermita de Nosa Señora do Monte do Faro. Invierno. June 19, 2019.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF Approaching Hontanas, April 29, 2016. Definitely a favorite of mine during two Camino’s. Great memories and a bit of Camino magic.

 

[SabsP]

Etapa Miranda de Ebro to Pancorbo.Vasco Interior 2019.

Seeing the landscape it is closer to Miranda de Ebro because later on the landscape changes drastically.

 

[Phoenix]

Sometimes, the way feels genuinely ancient and can almost hear the footsteps of all who've walked the path before.

Triacastela --> Sarria
CF, Oct 2016

 

[Anne&Pat]

View from the Pradela route looking back to Villafranca del Bierzo. September, 2014.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Closeup view of the camino. The Camino Catalan in November in the Pyrenean foothills before Ena.

 

[mspath]

leaving Hontanas
fog
photo taken November 10, 2014



I left Hontanas walking into this cold fog-hidden void. It may have been frosty and impossible to see clearly but at least the mud was frozen!

 

[FourSeasons]

CF Heading to Samos from O’Cebreiro (one of my unplanned long days) August 9, 2021 @Phoenix yes, if walls could talk oh the ancient stories they would tell.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Glad we were walking and not up high! Near Ruitelan, close up of A-6 bridges before the climb to O Cebreiro. September, 2014.

 

[SabsP]

Molinaseca.CF 2011.
I had a very basic camera that first Camino. From then on I bought a Samsung phone with much better options for picture taking.

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

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Albergue El Camino in Boadilla del Camino. This was in 2013.
I chose a private room that night.

Albergue rural “En el Camino”

El albergue rural “En el Camino” nace con la vocación de ocupar un lugar importante dentro de los servicios que el pueblo de Boadilla del Camino ofrece a sus visitantes, ya sean peregrinos o turistas de paso.

www.boadilladelcamino.com

After a hot, exhausting 30km stretch from Hontanas we arrived at Albergue El Camino in Boadilla del Camino to be told they were full. We didn't have the energy to go further. Not a problem! "Sit down, have an ice cream in the garden and we'll see what we can do" the staff said. And they did ... set us up with mattresses on the floor in an adjoining room and after a fabulous dinner we slept soundly. About 8 others came after us and no one was turned away. Definitely one of our favourite albergues - May 5 2013. At the time they were talking of building another hostel/hotel next door. Don't know if that eventuated.

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

La Rosa del Agua, Acebo, September, 2014. A welcome stop after the walk down from Cruz de Ferro and a delicious Empanada!
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Beautiful little village. We arrived at milking time!

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

Sansol, April 13, 2018

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Rowena I think that little village is Torres del Rio about 1km past Sansol. We stayed there 25 April 2013.

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

Ponferrada, as we crossed the Pons Ferrada, with the castle on the left of the river. September, 2014.
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Great photo Anne & Pat - a totally different perspective.

 

[VNwalking]

On the way down to Molinaseca, some of the path is interesting.

 

[Former member 49149]

On the way down to Molinaseca, some of the path is interesting.
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I recognise that as the spot where two miners from Southern Spain came jauntily down, smoking all the while, after their hearty breakfast - which we had copied, except for the liquid gold they ended it off with! They were talking loudly, going at a fast pace, happy as the day is long. A lovely memory, thanks!

 

[filly]

After a hot, exhausting 30km stretch from Hontanas we arrived at Albergue El Camino in Boadilla del Camino to be told they were full. We didn't have the energy to go further. Not a problem! "Sit down, have an ice cream in the garden and we'll see what we can do" the staff said. And they did ... set us up with mattresses on the floor in an adjoining room and after a fabulous dinner we slept soundly. About 8 others came after us and no one was turned away. Definitely one of our favourite albergues - May 5 2013. At the time they were talking of building another hostel/hotel next door. Don't know if that eventuated.

.... I hiked past there in late October last year and am pleased to report that the family have built a great hotel next door with bar, comedor, garden and rooms. The Albergue was open too! I too was so well received in about 2012.

Hotel “En el Camino”

El albergue rural “En el Camino” nace con la vocación de ocupar un lugar importante dentro de los servicios que el pueblo de Boadilla del Camino ofrece a sus visitantes, ya sean peregrinos o turistas de paso.

www.boadilladelcamino.com

 

[Phoenix]

Old vs new. Castillo Templario de Ponferrada.
Can you imagine going about your day in the city with such an ancient reminder of history across the street? Just one example of how a North American POV is recalibrated by the walk across Spain.

CF, Oct 2016

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

As I picked this picture to show I was wondering what to say about it; other than that it shows a spot off the Camino Francés before Ages I have no other information. Then I had the idea to do a Google Lens search. The photo shows the Basilica de San Gregorio Ostiense.


@Bronte DownUnder, the dog in your Acerbo picture reminds me of our dog that we left behind for 12 weeks. We thought he would be so happy to see us but instead he held a grudge for a week.

Rowena I think that little village is Torres del Rio about 1km past Sansol. We stayed there 25 April 2013.

I agree. It is a photo taken from Sansol. GPS information in the jpg would indicate the location you were at when the picture was taken, not the subject of the picture.

 

[Rowena]

Yes, of course, it was the view from Sansol, looking towards Torres del Rio. Thanks for the correction. Here’s a view of Sansol (I think).

 

[mspath]

Lagos, Portugal
photos taken January 2012



This shot is in central downtown Lagos, a major seaside city in SW Portugal on the Atlantic Ocean.
In Lagos if you turn right ie. west at any beach such as the Praia Camilo



you can follow the informal Trilho dos Pescadores/Fishermen's Trail which leads to the Rota Vicentina going up the west coast.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

 

[Camino Chrissy]

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Peg?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Peg?

Peg. She actually preferred the water here but I can't remember her ever suggesting the bottled water at pilgrim meals.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Peg. She actually preferred the water here but I can't remember her ever suggesting the bottled water at pilgrim meals.

The Irache wine fountain is a nice novelty, but I too preferred vino end of day served with dinner.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF Early September 2013, Somewhere near Puenta Le Reina? I loved all the different water spouts along the way.

 

[SabsP]

Vinoteca El Grifo in Leon. Close to the Albergue de las Carbajalas.
CF 2011.

Inicio - Vinoteca -Vinos Grifo restaurante - Hotel plaza del Grano León

vinosgrifo.com

You do not have to dine here, a vino on the terrace is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

.... I hiked past there in late October last year and am pleased to report that the family have built a great hotel next door with bar, comedor, garden and rooms. The Albergue was open too! I too was so well received in about 2012.

Hotel “En el Camino”

El albergue rural “En el Camino” nace con la vocación de ocupar un lugar importante dentro de los servicios que el pueblo de Boadilla del Camino ofrece a sus visitantes, ya sean peregrinos o turistas de paso.

www.boadilladelcamino.com

Great to hear Filly that they are still providing the same great service. I suspect the hotel is a little more luxurious.

 

[Anne&Pat]

The A-6 continues on the other side of O Cebreiro, view from our bedroom window in Casa Carolo. September, 2016.

 

[VNwalking]

An Italian peregrino was walking with two beautiful companions, who were enjoying the walk as much as the rest of us. Just past Boadilla they encountered something much more interesting than the open road. Both dogs are herding breeds, and they were transfixed. I once had a Border Collie in my life, so it was fun to watch.

 

[sherry Lee]

An Italian peregrino was walking with two beautiful companions, who were enjoying the walk as much as the rest of us. Just past Boadilla they encountered something much more interesting than the open road. Both dogs are herding breeds, and they were transfixed. I once had a Border Collie in my life, so it was fun to watch.
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Hi. Are you actually walking the el Camino now?

 

[Phoenix]

Sarria --> Portomarín
CF, Oct 2016

 

[Former member 49149]

Hi. Are you actually walking the el Camino now?

Hi Sherry. The photos in this thread are usually taken from past Caminos. I saw you asking a question, and see you joined less than an hour ago. Welcome. Vacajoe gave you a good hint about checking answers to your questions. All the best, and whenever, Buen Camino!

 

[Former member 49149]

I just came across this detail from an exhibition we popped into, somewhere on the Portugues from Oporto. I can almost still smell the atmosphere outside, there was a plaza... but I have no idea of where. Maybe if I follow Jeff Crawley's steps I can find it! (No! As it is a detail from a painting, maybe google didn't get a pass into the exhibition!). I have always loved portraits. My collection of postcards of same was vast, to use with the children I taught, for a variety of contexts...

 

[VNwalking]

Hi. Are you actually walking the el Camino now?

No, none of us on this thread are.
Just remembering.
Look for a yellow "live from the camino" flag on the Forum list.

 

[Rowena]

Logroño, April 15, 2018

 

[mspath]

I just came across this detail from an exhibition we popped into, somewhere on the Portugues from Oporto. I can almost still smell the atmosphere outside, there was a plaza... but I have no idea of where. Maybe if I follow Jeff Crawley's steps I can find it! (No! As it is a detail from a painting, maybe google didn't get a pass into the exhibition!). I have always loved portraits. My collection of postcards of same was vast, to use with the children I taught, for a variety of contexts...

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Kirkie,
Perhaps this woman is by José Malhoa.
...more later.

 

[Former member 49149]

Kirkie,
Perhaps this woman is by José Malhoa.
...more later.

Thank you so much. As I have said, my photos suffered from warnings about memory shortage, and some have disappeared. It is a detail obviously, from an agricultural scene. The pathos touched me.

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

The picture-postcard village of Estaing lies at the foot of the Aubrac Mountains on the Le Puy route in southern France. It was 30+ degrees Celsius the day we walked through this village which is dominated by the towering 15th century Chateau of the Estaing family.

 

[mspath]

Thank you so much. As I have said, my photos suffered from warnings about memory shortage, and some have disappeared. It is a detail obviously, from an agricultural scene. The pathos touched me.

The intensity is indeed strong. This might be by the Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla while José Malhoa was Portuguese.

​

 

[Former member 49149]

I will check with my walking companion. She will remember the place, and that might help locate the artist. You are too good, to give time to this. Thank you.

 

[Phoenix]

The picture-postcard village of Estaing lies at the foot of the Aubrac Mountains on the Le Puy route in southern France. It was 30+ degrees Celsius the day we walked through this village which is dominated by the towering 15th century Chateau of the Estaing family.

Beautiful photo.

I am currently watching the Le Puy (Via Podiensis) vlog series by Efrén González. Although only 3 videos are out, they have made me yearn to walk this route; this is in addition to wanting to walk the Via Francigena. So many walks yet to take...

 

[Theatregal]

Candles just inside the doorway of the Iglesia de San Simón y San Judas Tadeo. Las Médulas on the Invierno. June 9, 2019

 

[FourSeasons]

CF after leaving Melide. Today I was watching Efren Gonzales’ YouTube on the Primitivo and in his video he has a scene of this lovely horreo that I had taken on August 13, 2019.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

CF after leaving Melide. Today I was watching Efren Gonzales’ YouTube on the Primitivo and in his video he has a scene of this lovely horreo that I had taken on August 13, 2019.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING Everyone!!

Great photo. I noticed Phoenix also mentioned Efren Gonzales but I'm not aware of him. I must check out his various You Tubes. It's always lovely to reminisce and see another's perspective.

 

[FourSeasons]

Great photo. I noticed Phoenix also mentioned Efren Gonzales… I must check out his various You Tubes.

May I suggest you start with his first Camino, the Frances, in 2017 on the Frances. I had already walked two Camino’s when I found Efren. I really enjoyed his videos and his drone work is phenomenal.

 

[mspath]

Saint Jean Pied de Port
49 rue de La Citadelle

photo taken October 14, 2014



This handsome door knocker adorns a private house on the street of pilgrim hope and memory in Saint Jean Pied de Port, the picturesque Basque mountain town in the French Pyrenees.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Monumento do Peregrino, Alto San Roque, 1270m. September, 2014.

 

[SabsP]

Descent to Villanueva de la Oca.Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

Vitoria/Gasteiz - La Puebla de Arganzón | Camino Vasco del Interior | Gronze.com

Salimos de Vitoria por amables avenidas; luego, a partir de Gometxa, avanzamos por monte en un recorrido bonito y solitario. A la salida de Subijana ascendemos al Portillo de San Miguel, en una subida progresiva de 200 metros de desnivel; la bajada, sin embargo, es pronunciada y pedregosa. En...

www.gronze.com

 

[Phoenix]

Pilgrims disappearing into the mist (from Agés).
CF, Oct 2016

 

[Rowena]

Between Agés and Burgos, September 27, 2015

 

[FourSeasons]

del Norte July 15, 2019: After leaving Portugalete and a well deserved first stop of the day in La Arena. I’m so happy to be back at the sea with these beautiful amazing views on my way to Castro Urdiales.

 

[mspath]

Ventosa
Calle Mayor 33
Albergue San Saturnino

photo taken October 29, 2015



Ventosa is small village located slightly off the CF path between Navarrete and Najera. This private albergue, a handsome, comfortable renovation, offers garden/patio views plus welcome heat in autumn/winter.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Market day, Balaguer. Camino Catalan.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Bar-Restaurante Xacobeo, Triacastela. September, 2014.

 

[SabsP]

Capilla de San Pedro Martir. On the way to Cee.Epilogue from Santiago to Finisterre. 2016.

Olveiroa - Corcubión | Camino de Fisterra y Muxía | Gronze.com

Hoy por fin, después de tantas jornadas lejos del mar, llegaremos ante el océano Atlántico. La etapa clásica finalizaría en Fisterra, pero nosotros preferimos dividirla en dos para disfrutar con más tranquilidad del maravilloso entorno. Recorreremos paisajes sublimes, solitarios y con desniveles...

www.gronze.com

 

[Theatregal]

A hairy hórreo before Vilaserio on the way to Finisterre. March 21, 2017.

 

[kohara]

The Deva river valley separating Cantabria from Asturias. It's industrial heritage a real emblem of the latter.

 

[VNwalking]

A hairy hórreo before Vilaserio on the way to Finisterre. March 21, 2017.

OMG, the owner should paint a face on it.


Here is a shy one, peeking over a wall on the last stage of the Invierno/Sanabres:

 

[DoughnutANZ]

A hairy hórreo before Vilaserio on the way to Finisterre. March 21, 2017.

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It seems to have buck teeth!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

A hairy hórreo

OMG, the owner should paint a face on it.

It seems to have buck teeth!

It looks like a good day to post this.

 

[Phoenix]

Alto de Atapuerca
CF, Oct 2016

 

[Anne&Pat]

We were very fortunate to hear this Youth Orchestra/Band in Sarria on the promenade beside the Rio Sarria.
We were eating our dinner and noticed lots of young people passing all dressed similarly and carrying what looked like musical instrument cases. They then started to set up along from where we were eating. Then the conductor/leader arrived and the music began. It was a wonderful experience. September, 2014. It seems to work OK, hope you are able to listen to it.
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[mspath]

Zubiri
El Palo de Avellano
interior

photo taken October 17, 2015



This handsome dining room mural is in El Palo de Avellano a private albergue located next to the church in Zubiri on the CF. The albergue name recalls hazel wood walking sticks used by earlier pilgrims.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF July 22, 2019 leaving Calzadilla de la Cueza. As the sun came up these little field mice would scurry across the trail. Some would stop for a nibble. It seemed my presence went unnoticed. Real life on the Camino.

 

[SabsP]

Irache .CF 2011.

 

[VNwalking]

Two today.
Evening in Villatuerta on the CF, with the village's famous saint in front of the warmly lit village Iglesia.

 

[Phoenix]

An example of how the lighting dramatically alters the appearance of the Burgos cathedral.
First photo: CF, Oct 2016 - evening.
Second photo: CF, Sept 2018 - midafternoon.

 

[Rowena]

The path along the Canal Lateral a la Garonne, after Moissac on the Le
Puy Camino, October 7, 2016. An easy walk!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Approaching Monserrat by cable car. In 2015, before our starting Camino Francés, we took a day trip there. In 2019 I took three days walking to Monserrat from Barcelona at the start of my Camino Catalan.

 

[Anne&Pat]

View from Albergue & Cafe Bodeguina, Mercadoiro. September, 2014.

 

[mspath]

Galicia, sunrise, 2010
Carpe diem!



May the glory of new morning light lift our spirits and give us hope of better times to come.

"Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it."

Marcus Aurelius,
The Emperor's Handbook, II,IV

 

[SabsP]

Negreira.Epilogue to Finisterre. 2016.

 

[Phoenix]

As I sit here this morning waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in, my feet are sore from the miles I've been putting in here at home on hard surfaces.

I miss those miles and miles of boardwalk along the Portuguese coast...

Matosinhos --> Vila do Conde
CP, Oct 2019

 

[mspath]

O Cebreiro
snow

photo taken November 29, 2012



After climbing 5 cold hours on the CF this photo was taken with great joy/relief upon arrival!
Cognac plus a late second breakfast came next in the surprisingly open/warm cafe.

For more re that snowy walk see
this earlier post

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

O Cebreiro snow

Not the pretty winter picture you find on greeting cards but very effective. I shivered when I saw it.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

On the way to Finisterre, early morning

 

[Bronte DownUnder]

The path along the Canal Lateral a la Garonne, after Moissac on the Le
Puy Camino, October 7, 2016. An easy walk!

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Fabulous photo Rowena and what a beautiful walk on that towpath. We spent 2 nights at the wonderful albergue Ultreia in June 2015. The Abbaye St Pierre and its cloisters were magnificent.

 

[Rowena]

On the same day as my last photo, October 7, 2016, on the Le Puy, the path left the canal after several kilometers and crossed over the Garonne River into Auvillar. I sat to eat lunch at the side of the road somewhere in between, and these bold turkeys suggested that I should share it with them.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF September 2013 on the way to Sahagun with a full moon rising, mist in the distance and the birds starting their morning song as I walked on a long gravel road that stretched out for miles. Bliss.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Pilgrims on horseback in Airexe, Spanish leader on far left. September, 2014. Probably posted this photo last year!

 

[mspath]

west of Nájera
camino landscape,

photo taken February 19, 2007



West of Nájera on the CF beneath a vivid blue sky and bright winter sun snow-covered mountains were visible to the south on my left. That February walk was a long cold slog across frozen mud.

 

[Theatregal]

The Torre do Relógio in Caminha on the Portuguese da Costa. Built in the 12th century, the tower is part of the medieval walls of the village and the only remaining turret of it's castle. Caminha is a special place - I'd love to return some day.

 

[VNwalking]

Coming into Salvatierra on the Vasco, one the first things you encounter is the beautiful Iglesia Santa Maria; it's not the main church in town - that's the much bigger Baroque Iglesia de San Juan Bautista on the main plaza. Both apparently started out as fortresses and Santa Maria once formed part of the wall around the town.

Edit: On the opposite sides of Iberia, @!Theatregal and I seem to be on a similar wavelength, posting simultaneously. Nice new avatar,@Theatregal!

 

[Theatregal]

Edit: On the opposite sides of Iberia, @!Theatregal and I seem to be on a similar wavelength, posting simultaneously. Nice new avatar,@Theatregal!

A friend with a lovely song along the Invierno.

 

[SabsP]

Detail of the courtyard of the Oficina de Peregrinos in Santiago de Compostela. When it was still in Rua do Vilar. CF 2011.

 

[Theatregal]

Detail of the courtyard of the Oficina de Peregrinos in Santiago de Compostela. When it was still in Rua do Vilar. CF 2011.

Resting place for steadfast companions

 

[VNwalking]

That February walk was a long cold slog across frozen mud.

Fortunately frozen! Otherwise...shoeglue.

 

[SabsP]

Coming into Salvatierra on the Vasco, one the first things you encounter is the beautiful Iglesia Santa Maria; it's not the main church in town - that's the much bigger Baroque Iglesia de San Juan Bautista on the main plaza. Both apparently started out as fortresses and Santa Maria once formed part of the wall around the town.
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Edit: On the opposite sides of Iberia, @!Theatregal and I seem to be on a similar wavelength, posting simultaneously. Nice new avatar,@Theatregal!

I missed this one of course! Coming in from the other side by public transport. I shall have to walk the Vasco Interior again if only for that gorgeous etapa between Zegama and Salvatierra. I was very glad to see you arrive and our fellow peregrino from Barcelona.
And now for some reason I am reminded of the wonderful dish of defrosted peas that evening in the albergue... . Thank god that supermarkets stocked up on veggies! Made me feel less bad because of me eating lunch alone in a restaurant ( meat in abundance ) .

 

[VNwalking]

Made me feel less bad because of me eating lunch alone in a restaurant

I missed your company in that very nice cafe, too. Next time. And next time I will know how to find the albergue. What a wild goose chase, rescued by a teacher in the local school.

 

[mspath]

I missed your company in that very nice cafe, too. Next time. And next time I will know how to find the albergue. What a wild goose chase, rescued by a teacher in the local school.

VN,
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could indeed have a next time.
"The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first time, see again what you already saw, see in springtime what you saw in summer, in daylight what you saw at night, see the sun shining where you saw the rain falling, see crops growing, the fruit ripen, the stone which has moved, the shadow that was not there before. You have to go back to the footsteps already taken, to go over them again or add fresh ones alongside them.You have to start the journey anew. Always"
Jose Saramago, A Journey to Portugal

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Walking through a tunnel.

I'm guessing that the pilgrims on the left started in SJPdP and the ones walking on the tarmac started in Sarria.

 

[Phoenix]

Hobble. Stones.
Interior route, Barcelos --> Ponte de Lima
CP, Oct 2019

 

[VNwalking]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could indeed have a next time.

Oh, my yes.

 

[FourSeasons]

CF August 11, 2019 Portomarin. Fascinating history here about a town/village that saved it's self from drowning, stone by stone. Mind that bridge crossing.

San Xoán of Portomarín, the church-fortress that was relocated stone by stone | Fascinating Spain

The church of San Xoán of Portomarín, also called San Nicolás and an example of Romanesque in the Way to Santiago, was saved from ending up under water.

fascinatingspain.com

 

[Theatregal]

Tagging onto @SabineP 's post above with a photo from the new pilgrim's office. I think @t2andreo wrote a post a while back about what happens to all the left sticks. Some were used for an exhibit in the Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago.