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    • TravelerSPAGNA ATLANTICA
      Day 12

      👁️ PUNTO DI VISTA_⛱️SPIAGGIAdi COMILLAS

      September 27, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      In ingresso al paese di Comillas incontriamo da subito la bella spiaggia 🏖️ con le sue onde 🌊 infrante sulla scogliera e il campeggio 🏕️ a picco sul mare. Non deve essere male una sosta qui, ma purtroppo nei prossimi giorni mettono forti venti e pioggie e le piazzole nel verde esposte al mare, per lo più posizionate in fondo ad una bella salita non sono le più adatte a noi per poter dormire sonni tranquilli in queste condizioni.Read more

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    • Camino del Norte y Primitivo
      Day 14

      El capricho de Gaudí

      May 20, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      One of Gaudi's masterpieces is this house here in Comillas. So if you're not close to Barcelona and want to experience something by the master, this is a great stop.

    • TravelerBuen Camino 2
      Day 4

      GO TO JAIL

      September 9, 2017 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      This morning when I woke up it was raining. I already knew it was going to be that kind of day........ WET WET WET. During breakfast I had a chance to chat with some really nice spanish people also staying at the albergue.

      One couple was from Bilbao en the other from Valencia. It was the last day for the couple from Valencia, so they gave me a pair of socks (so I wouldn't get more ampollas) and they also gave me their bastones ( walking sticks).
      I gave them my curaguide card, because they guy has always wanted to visit Curacao 😁.

      So after saying goodbye I started walking and after a while it started raining...... Hopi hard.... And there was nowhere to hide from the rain, so helaas my pants and shoes were empapados.

      When I arrived in Cobreces, the rain stopped for a little bit and then just when it started up again, I passed this little capilla. I call it capilla but don't know if that's the correct name. It was this little stone house with two stone benches on each side and at the back there was a statue of a saint.
      Anywayyyy, I stopped here out of the rain and had a chance to tend to my feet, which were wet and painful. After a while, feet rubbed with Vaseline and a compeed or two further, I started walking again.

      It rained off and on, and when I arrived in Comillas there was a light drizzle.
      I did not want to stop here, but with the rain and also the feet situation, it was the wise choice. The next albergue is 12 km away, and my feet can't handle that.
      Fingers crossed that I don't get bed bugs from this place 😁😁

      Comillas is also a nice town. Popular because a couple of buildings here are (partly) by Gaudi. I have been here before, and I think I even took mama, mimi and opa here to see El Capricho. So then I've been here twice already. Notice how I am trying to convince myself that it's okay that I'm staying in bed instead of exploring the town. Did I mention it's raining 😁😁😁😁.

      The albergue I staying at is referred to as La carcel, the jail! Because in the olden days it used to be a jail. No, I am not sleeping in a cell, they have been taken out. Tonight I am sleeping with 14 other people..... Let the snore fest continue 😝😝😝😝      Read more

    • TravelerCamino del Norte - Sept 2017
      Day 15

      21.5kms to Comillas

      September 26, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      It was good to do a shorter walk and to arrive in Comillas in time for a menu del dia. This turned out to be a marathon lunch, as they somehow forgot about our order and brought us a plate of patatas bravas as an apology. We then had the other three courses, plus the complimentary green teas to apologise again! All of this was quite funny as we hadn't actually complained - we were too tired and relaxed to notice how long it was taking to bring the food.

      Our accommodation choice today was based entirely on its proximity to that menu del dia. We're in a pension. I'm not even sure of its name. We'll walk around the town later and I'll hopefully have a swim.

      This was a pretty straightforward walk today. Nothing difficult or spectacular. I called into the San Pedro church near Oreña and the man there seemed delighted that someone took the time to visit. There's a sello and a Camino information board.

      Over the past few days I've seen quite a few posters about the Camino Lebaniego and a pilgrim in a bar in Santander was singing it's praises. So many Caminos .....,,,,,      Read more

    • TravelerHaley Camino 2019
      1

      Beautiful day on the Camino

      June 15, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      The sun shined on us all day!! And we walked through beautiful countryside, smell of fresh cut hay and eucalyptus, sounds of the bells on cows, goats and sheep. We had a few climbs that left us puffing, but nothing compared to what we’ve already done. And we had many views of the sea, as well as the Picos de Europe mountains in the distance.

      Just outside of Oruña, we passed the Church of San Pedro. Like most country churches, the entrance was locked. But just as we were about to walk away, a young man hurried up and asked us to come inside. In the shade of the portico, he offered us lemonade, an orange and a banana, “for strength.” Then he gave us a brief tour of the church.

      He asked if we were married. Then he picked up a clamshell from a small table. The two sides were decorated outside and inside, with a small painting of the church. The young man said the two halves were like the two sides of marriage, “ups and downs.” He broke the two halves apart, threaded one with green cord and one with red, the colors of St. Peter, and told us to place them around each others’ necks. It was a nice moment, and if we had arrived 5 minutes earlier, it would never have happened.

      Soon after that we arrived in Cobreces, had a nice brunch of eggs and toast, and continued walking toward the sea. We passed a nice beach, climbed a few more hills and finally arrived in Comillas. It’s also a tourist town, once favored by the Spanish nobility, and graced by several creations of Gaudí.

      As we were having dinner near the church square, we could hear bagpipes playing. We learned there’s a folk festival going on, so we spent some time listening in. If WIFI cooperates, there should be a video below —      Read more

    • TravelerMeandering with Murray
      Day 4

      Gawking at Gaudi

      September 26, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      One of Antoni Gaudi’s early commissions was the 1883-85 construction of El Capricho, a holiday villa in Comillas for Maximo Diaz de Quijano, a wealthy lawyer.

      It’s a small but comfortable house with each room displaying whimsical design features that related to the clients interests of music, botany & literature.

      Fun Fact: Quijano only spent 7 nights in El Capricho as he died of liver failure in his new bedroom just before the building was completed.      Read more

    • TravelerNunca Caminosólo Irun Santiago
      111
      Day 15

      Pueblos Medievales

      October 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Etapa 13 Santillana del Mar hasta Comillas 22'2 km.

      - 16/10/23  7:10 de la mañana con un buen despertar y saliendo del pueblo medieval a, 40 minutos, me detengo antes de empezar la luz del amanecer a escuchar la melodía de los pájaros despertando, un regalo que me permito detenerme a escuchar y gracias por eso.

      Viendo el amanecer sabiendo el sol. Bonitos caminos del interior igual que los de verde animales y en especial las llamas o vicuñas.

      Saliendo hacia la costa me encuentro con varias calas playas bastante bonitas y solitarias donde siempre hay mirador para contemplarlas.

      Caminos Llanos pasando por el interior pasando por la playa y terminando en Comillas un pueblo bonito un poco rústico y el alojamiento genial.

      - Aprendizaje del día, este es donde estés y vayas donde vayas siempre habrá alguien que te facilite y te ponga más fácil tu camino hacia tu destino.

      - Hoy me quedo con los caminos que te vas encontrando porque es gracioso encontrarte en un pueblo remoto y aparecer en otro seis siete horas después. Me quedo con lo fácil que es visualizar y estar en dos sitios el mismo día.      Read more

    • TravelerAuszeit
      Day 347

      Spanien, Comillas

      September 7, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Ab jetzt ging es wieder alleine weiter...
      Nach einer verregneten Nacht bin ich weiter nach Spanien. Den Grenzübergang habe ich komischerweise überhaupt nicht registriert, plötzlich kam mir die Sprache auf den Schildern "vertraut" vor.

      Vom Campingplatz aus habe ich einen Ausflug in den kleinen Ort Camillas gemacht, mit dem Fahrrad parallel zur Küste. In Camillas gibt es ein Haus von Gaudí, was ich besichtigt habe. Außerdem gibt es eine Uni (wahrscheinlich nicht für Normal-Sterbliche), die in einem imposanten Gebäude ist, von der man einen tollen Weitblick hat.      Read more

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    Comillas, 39520, Комильяс

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