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On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 9.0

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west of Azofra
Rollo

photo taken February 19, 2007



West of Azofra I wondered how many pilgrims had passed this post, known as a Rollo which marks an ancient territorial boundary.

Thus conscious to be treading where innumerable feet had trod I was doubly surprised that morning as the camino climbed to a golf course at Cirueña and then crossed a new but vacant upmarket housing estate. Tempora mutantur!
 
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Galician bagpiper statue in Santa Marta de Ortigueira. The bagpipe is always present in celebrations and parades in Galicia and The Escola de Gaitas founded in 1975 right after Franco's death was also the creator in 1978 of the International Festival of the Celtic World of Ortigueira.


 
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Astorga
Bishop's Palace
interior

photos taken March 10, 2007



Designed from 1889 by Antonio Gaudi the Bishop's Palace, now is a museum known as the Palacio de Gaudi. Some interior spaces contain original furnishings and distinctive tiles.

 
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On Ruta do Mar, on the 29th of April, 2022. I have to ask you to forgive for posting more than one photo today, but San André de Teixido is unique with a pilgrimage route of its own! It is a village like no other and, of course, incredibly picturesque being in the mountains with a great view of the Cantábrico. The third picture shows the parish house and you can see the local priest as he steps out, and the last one has the historical information about Teixido.



 
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Lunch at St. André de Teixido on 29/04/2022. Here we were introduced to Percebes, known as goose barnacles. They are considered a Galician delicacy and found out they are among the most exclusive seafood in Europe! Also had my very favorite seafood along the Ruta do Mar, Zamburiñas (small scallops).



 
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near Cardenuela Riopico

photo taken October 19, 2004



In chill autumnal rain I slowly walked across Olmos de Atapuerca. Looking towards Villaval, Cardenuela Riopico and Burgos on the distant horizon, the rolling greenery was broken only by the giant curve of the dusty trail. All was reduced to basics.

Alone on that seemingly endless gravel path beneath the vast dome of an immense sky I sensed that special moment when everything 'clicked' realizing that this was, indeed, my way and that all was and would be good.
 
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You will most probably know how brave the people are who catch these delicacies!

For the forummembers who want to know more about this type of fishing...

Las mujeres que pescan los mejores percebes de España

El 85% de los mariscadores en Galicia son mujeres, casi todas mayores de 40 años. Las percebeiras de Corme, en la Costa da Morte, se la juegan para coger percebes en zonas de fuerte oleaje. Ésta es su historia.
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Jugándose la vida en O Roncudo, entre olas de 7 metros, por un puñado de percebes

Acudieron a trabajar una treintena de mariscadores de Corme, pero casi ninguno cogió el tope de 6 kilos
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Repor - La mar de mujeres - RTVE.es

En Galicia, la fabricación y reparación de redes o el marisqueo a pie han sido tradicionalmente cosa de mujeres. Las rederas hacen un trabajo, artesanal y re...
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SabineP said:
You will most probably know how brave the people are who catch these delicacies!

For the forummembers who want to know more about this type of fishing...
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Sabine, thank you for posting this information explaining the formidable and life threatening risks these shellfish gatherers (mostly women!) undertake to get percebes!
 
San André de Teixido is an enchanting village with a fascinating legend and unique traditions. Here is some information about it (Spanish and English):

San Andrés de Teixido | GALICIA MÁXICA

Información sobre el Santuario de San Andrés de Teixido, en Cedeira, A Coruña, recuerda que si no vas de vivo irás una vez muerto reencarnado en un animal
www.galiciamaxica.eu

San Andrés de Teixido, a magic place in the Rías Altas

The sanctuary of San Andrés de Teixido is one of the most visited places in the Rías Altas. It is located in the municipality of Cedeira, in the heart of the Sierra de A Capelada, at the foot of the highest cliffs in mainland Europe.
www.verdantexperiences.com
 
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Villamayor de Monjardin
private albergue

photos taken October 26, 2013



West of Estella in Villamayor de Monjardin this private albergue, named after the town, was very comfortable; each hyper-clean, small dorm had a near-by shower and loo. The view west from "my" balcony showed the autumnal route ahead.

 
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northwest of Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias
and east of San Justo de la Vega

photo taken November 21, 2014



Each successive time I hiked past this fellow his clothes and kit had changed. This shot was during my last full CF. I wonder what he is wearing now.
 
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Estella
calle Curtidores

photo taken October 24, 2014



Near the camino entrance to Estella shells and other tourist trinkets were for sale at this shop on the street named Curtidores after the Tanners who during the past would have used the river Ega water in processing hides.
 
When I passed in September of 2013 he had a white cowboy hat, a white scarf with a yellow ribbon/scarf tied around his staff. I'm happy to see this pilgrim is well cared for. I don't have any pictures of him from 2019, I don't know how I missed it. I did pass through that area in the dark but I'm pretty sure I would have noticed it and no doubt it would have scared the living tar out of me.
 
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Lavadoiro in Cedeira. 29th of April 2022. I inserted 3 pictures of this because it'll give you a better perspective and some information about it.

The explanation says:

Here, the women of Cedeira worked, talked, laughed and sang.
This meeting space is a living memory of our people (of who we are).
Be careful of it. Respect your heritage.




 
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Early evening in Boadilla del Camino with the entrance to the Albergue En el Camino in the centre and the 15th century Rollo de Justicia on the right. September 23, 2012



Rollo Jurisdiccional de Boadilla del Camino

El Rollo Jurisdiccional en la localidad palentina de Boadilla del Camino, se erigió en el siglo XV lo que se llamaba el Rollo Gótico Jurisdiccional
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leaving Navarette
marker

photo taken October 28, 2015



This contemporary marker/tablet depicting two pilgrim basics, a water gourd and staff, is located on the entrance wall of the Navarette cemetery. On the west side of town the entrance of the cemetery earlier repurposed/reused the ruins of a medieval pilgrim hostel originally located on the east of the town
 


Gorgeous in its simplicity.

I spotted the same one in Santa Olalla de Bureba on the Vasco Interior in 2019.

 
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I just love your selections from all of your caminos, @mspath. Due to my hopeless filing, I have misplaced a great many photos, so it is a pleasure to be nurtured by your gift to us all in the forum.
All others, also with your contributions I appreciate them very much. Maybe soon, I will have a few more to add, when I have some days around Pamplona before my duty spell in Zabaldika.
 
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Burgos
cathedral museum
reliquary

photo taken October 20, 2004



Within the cathedral museum is this mid-15th c. reliquary. Roughly 30cm. high, clad in vermeil/ gold plate on silver, Saint James wears a pilgrim hat complete with shell atop his delightfully precise curls. Sainthood is depicted by the flat halo behind his head. He grips his pilgrim staff and from one shoulder hangs a tiny traveling bag known as a scrip also decorated with shells.

...I still fondly recall seeing this exquisite figure for the first time.
 
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Carrión de los Condes
Iglesia de Santiago

photo taken November 14, 2012



The western facade of the Iglesia de Santiago built mid-12th c. is a splendid example of Romanesque style. Christ sits in the middle of a broad frieze beneath the roof eaves surrounded by symbols of the four Evangels flanked by the Apostles. The other facades and much of the interior have been rebuilt/repurposed over time.
 
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Léon
calle Cien Doncellas.

photo taken March 7, 2007



This is an handsome use of repurposed historic sculptural fragments set into a more recent wall on one of the narrow streets north of the cathedral cloister.
 
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La Virgen del Camino
windows

photo taken February 27, 2009



Deep yellow windows light the contemporary church, La Basilica de La Virgen del Camino, located 7 km beyond Léon on the CF. The basilica was designed in the 1960s by a Dominican monk, Francisco Coello, in the Brutalist style. The town is named for a 15th c. figure of the Virgin holding the dead body of Christ; today that figure is displayed within the basilica.
 
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mspath said:
Josep Monserrat,
This is a great shot of an historic replica. Thanks for posting.
In Viana do Castelo I've always found the history of this ship and North American salt cod to be a fascinating account of renovation and repurpose of an actual ship.
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Thank you
 
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near Calzada de Coto
sign

photo taken November 9, 2011



This confusing sign shows 2 ways to get to Mansillas de las Mulas after leaving Sahagun. The CF passes through Bercianos del Real Camino, El Burgo Ranero and Religios. The alternate route accesses Calzada del Coto and continues through Calzadilla de los Hermanillos.
 
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Casa Barrunta

photo taken November 15, 2014



Casa Barrunta is a very pleasant bar/restaurante at in San Nicolas del Real Camino, roughly 7 km east of Sahagun on the CF. I happily ate there on all my caminos. Their daily menu was always delicious and a great value. An eclectic mix of varied mementos provided the background ambiance while tbe staff were VERY pilgrim friendly.
 
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Cruz de Ferro at sunrise
3 June 2022



Of the many, many photos I took during my Camino in May and June, this one may be my favorite.
Very happy I decided to stay in Foncebadon the night before, as I probably wouldn't have been able to capture this moment otherwise.
 
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Saint Jean Pied de Port
rue de La Citadelle

photo taken February 6, 2007



Just after dawn in a cold mist I set off alone walking west, thrilled to be moving towards new adventures on this 3rd CF but my first in winter. As always I would follow the Valcarlos alternate route
 
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30th April, 2022 on Ruta do Mar. As we were walking leaving Cedeira in the morning this sweet lady called us out from her window. She asked for help with a new mobile phone her daughter had just given her because she had no idea how to set it up.We were happy to oblige and by the time we left she was able to make a call to her daughter It was a great experience and a left us with a good feeling!


 
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Outside Villacazar, en route to Carrion de Los Condes
25 May 2022



I dreamt I was in a field of poppies last night, and woke up this morning to find that my phone had chosen this picture (another favorite from my walk this spring) as one of today's Featured Photos.
A nice reminder of a perfectly beautiful day on the Camino.
 
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