Stage 5: Puente La Reina to Estella

686.8 km to go!

Today was full of old Roman roads and bridges as well as vineyards and lush valleys. We ended the day with mass at St. John the Baptist. The altar was spectacular with statues of Jesus's baptism, saints burning in caldrons and John the Baptist waiting to be beheaded. It is easy to forget that for centuries the art in the churches communicated with an illiterate medieval audience. I find it interesting to contemplate the messages in the sacred art.Read more