Day 29: Baena to Castro del Río

Day 29, from Baena to Castro del Río, 21.3km.
If there's one bar you should visit on leaving Baena, it's the Al Lío bar. The friendly owner offers pilgrims a sello.
A large mojón showed us the way out of Baena. it's bitumen road, but fortunately the traffic isn't too bad.
After 2km, we took a gravel road. Unfortunately, this only lasted 4km.
The rest of the stage is on sealed roads, with hardly any verges. Fortunately, the only people on this road are farmers on their way to their olive groves.
At the eighth kilometre, we crossed the bridge over the Río Guadajoz. This bridge replaced another, which was not destroyed, and offered us a place to take a break.
The only distraction on the rest of the route is the river, which meanders across the plain, and a few rural activities, such as a goat farm.
Before reaching Castro del Río, there are olive tree nurseries. With all these young olive trees, the olive oil industry is not likely to disappear any time soon.Read more