Najera to Santo Domingo - 21km

We walked from Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 21 km through beautiful Rioja vineyards, open farmland and small villages.

The trail passed through Azofra, a small village where we stopped for morning tea. From there, it was a long, open walk across fields toward Cirueña—a newer town with a golf course, oddly out of place. It was like a ghost town. So many houses and businesses deserted due to financial crisis apparently. Even the local pool.

In the cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a live rooster and hen are kept to commemorate the miracle in which a cooked chicken came back to life to prove a pilgrim’s innocence
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The hotel was pretty flash. Right outside the cathedral and main piazza. We were awake at 6am by the beating of drums.

22km or so ahead of us today. Thunderstorms expected. So gearing up for that.Read more