To Villamayor de Monjardin
26 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Via the wine fountain and Azqueta with a fun musical interlude from the travelling Portuguese minstrels
To Villamayor de Monjardin
26 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Torres del Rio
27 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
To Torres del Rio
27 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Hottest day's walk so far but 7.30 start made for cool and fresh air for the first half at least. Out of step with the hump of pilgrims in our wave so we walked alone quite a lot of the time. Arcos aLeia mais
Los Arcos
29 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Through Los Arcos on our way to Torres del Rio. Los Arcos very sleepy and not as beautiful as other places but did find some faux-twisties!
To Logroño
29 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Via Viana "Oooohh Vianaaa" with amazing sculptures on the portal to the church in the center of the town like an early C12th graphic novel. Bumped into Monty again. Still wearing jeans, the goose.
Second day Logroño
29 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Stuck in Logroño for an extra day - combo of long weekend - labour day (Monday, national), Madrid founding day (Tuesday), a wine festival (local) andvegetable celebration (local) meant all accomLeia mais
Logroño to Ventosa
30 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Bloody weekend party people from Barcelona raucous till about 3am. Others didn't even roll in till we were getting ready to leave.
Easy walk to Ventosa and a real bed! Tight accom meant we had noLeia mais
Ventosa
30 de abril de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Cirueña
1 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Ventosa to Cirueña
1 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Long hot day with a trudge up to Ciruña past a golf course and ugly new golf apartments development. Old town of Cirueña a bit tired and dusty - not the most beautiful town we've stayed in - but theLeia mais
To Viloria de Rioja
2 de maio de 2023, Espanha
Walked with our new friend Dirk from 70 km outside Cologne. Separated from the mother of his children, quitting his job and not much use to his 15 year old daughter or 19 year old son, he's lookingLeia mais
Viloria de Rioja to Villafranca de Oca
3 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Delicious Paella dinner last night, with copious amounts of wine. Very friendly manager Mariela.
Another hot walk. Stopped in Belorado for second breakfast and watched the storks nesting on the churchLeia mais
Villafranca Montes de Oca to Cardeñuela
4 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Villafranca hostel was the rear end of a very flash hotel. Checking in all sweaty and smelly at the same desk as the rich folk. Met Kubalin and Scarlett - lovely young couple, already been travelingLeia mais
To Cardueña Riopico
4 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Cool start to the day - a bit chilly but we quickly warmed up on a steep climb through an ancient holy oak forest. Oasis half way across served life saving coffee and chocolate croissants.Leia mais
To Burgos
5 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lovely walk into Burgos via the green route along the river and awesome wild parks. Totally different view compared to the regular walk through the grimy industrial suburbs and gave me a completelyLeia mais
Burgos to Tardojos
6 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Easy walk mostly flat but too much beside motorway. Tardajos not much to talk about but a nice garden bar and excellent menu de dia for Euro 13. Castilian soup was delicious.
Annie finally decided weLeia mais
Tardajos to Hontanas
7 de maio de 2023, Espanha
Finally, the Meseta! Do do doooo
Beautiful climbing up easy rate. Just birdsong and breezes and at some points the rhythmic whoosh of the wind turbines. First day and we're ok.
Hontanas lovely. HalfLeia mais
Hontanas to Itero de la Vega
8 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Out of the albergue nice and early - just after 7. Still cool - cold hands on the poles - lovely walk along a river valley, past a huge derelict church and through massive arches by the church. Up aLeia mais
To Calzedilla de la Cueza
10 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Mostly long straight walk across the plain after Carrion de Los Condes. Supposedly no breaks but the summer only pop-up cafe turned out to be open so we scored a welcome coffee.
Practicing the wisdomLeia mais
Itero to Villarmentaro de Campos
10 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Got caught in the rain, just. Enough rain to get us to get out our rain gear. Decided me to get a poncho.
Great albergue. Lovely grounds, donkeys, attack geese, teepee and concrete pipe and hammocksLeia mais
To El Burgo Ranero
11 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Great night in Sahagún where we stayed in a monastery albergue run by Marist brothers and attended a Pilgrim mass! I've been blessed! Shared meal with great variety and had heaps of leftovers for aLeia mais
To Sahagún
11 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Great coffee day. After breakfast coffee and toast at Calzadilla de la Cueza, coffee stops at Ledigos, Terradillos de los Templarios and San Nicolas del Real Camino. Very easy day's walking but a bitLeia mais
To Leon
13 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Easy walk across the last of the Meseta.
Mostly straights from El Bugo Ranero, but lots of trees planted by the path along the way made it a pleasant walk.
Rather than miss the Eurovision party inLeia mais
To Villar de Mazarife
15 de maio de 2023, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Lovely dinner - paella - made by octogenarian - and served by friendly and attentive volunteers from Colombia who worked hard the whole time to make our start a good one.

















































































































































































































































