Casa Felisa

On the short 9 km walk from Viana to Logroño I was lucky enough to pass by Casa Felisa. It was even more wonderful than the guidebook description: Here, from 1940-2002, Felisa Rodríguez Medel, and thereafter until 2021, her daughter, María Felisa Medel, welcomed pilgrims to Logroño with homegrown figs, water, and a special credential stamp depicting figs, a scallop shell, and a jug of water. Sadly, María Felisa passed away in March 2021, but others are carrying the beautiful tradition of this mother-daughter pair forward.

I'm ashamed to say I forgot to ask the woman's name but she said she was one of the granddaughters. All in Spanish, I complemented her beautiful roses, talked about my own fig tree, bought a few things, and told her about the guidebook entry. She went to her garden and shared a few of her mountain strawberries with me; they were quite tasty for being so small.Read more