Camino Day 6: Lorca to Villamayor

Total Distance: 22.4km
Step Count: 38.7k
Blisters to date: 1
Tortillas to date: 4

Temperatures are averaging 35 degrees during the day by now so we started our day at 5:30am.

I’d been waiting for a whole week to make it to Estella to experience 900 year old markets but I was slightly underwhelmed. Going through different towns and seeing the way of life in Spain is fascinating though.

We bought some fruits, discovered dried Pomelo (so delish!) and wandered a bit in town before making our way to Villamayor de Monjardin. On the way, we stopped at the famous wine fountain in Ayegui. The climb and the heat from there were again brutal!

Once in the Albergue, I saw a couple heads pop in and it was the Spanish women from the night before who were also staying in the same town. We made a plan to walk up to a castle up in the hill for sunset and the photos speak for themselves! You could see over 70 towns all around from the top. Such a beautiful place! Our Albergue was also incredible and learned how to make the most delicious apple chutney! 🍎Read more