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    • TravelerCamino Mozárabe 2023
      Day 55

      Day 41: Don Benito to Medellín

      June 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C

      Day 41, Don Benito to Medellín, 10.4km
      A short stage, just the way we like them when the weather is hot. The "official" route of this stage goes along the carretera EX-206, with its high volume of traffic, for almost half of the stage (9km).
      Our Australian friend, who had walked with us for two days, recommended that we take a taxi for this stage. In his own words, he had told us that it was dangerous, crossing the bridge over the railway line, which we saw from a distance, was an accident waiting to happen.
      Manuel of Badajoz Jacobea had sent me the tracks of an alternative, which, although a little longer, is certainly safer, and I would even say more pleasant.
      Instead of worrying about traffic, we were able to enjoy the views of the rural area.
      We saw lots of different crops: tomatoes (the ones that are a bit oblong), apple trees, squash, rice paddies, nectarines, peaches, olive trees, maize and cereals.
      We had plenty of shade for our breaks, and our arrival in Medellín was just below the castle.
      A quick visit to the tourist office for a sello, the Ayuntamiento being closed as it was Saturday, a hello to the storks on the roof of the church of Santa Cecilia, and we dropped off our bacjpacks to go and see the church of Santiago, now a museum, the Roman theatre and the castle.
      If there's one thing that stands out today, it's our gratitude to Badajoz Jacobea for turning what could have been a stressful stage into a very enjoyable day! ¡Muchísimas gracias!      Read more

    • 12 Pfoten auf Europa Tour
      11
      Day 49

      Weiter, weiter

      November 16, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Morgenwanderung in Medellin mit schöner Sicht auf die Burg aus der Römerzeit. Danach Frühstück, Besuch einer Gans, die uns sehr interessant fand, was bei einem Mitglied unserer Reisegruppe auf Gegenliebe stoß.
      Am Nachmittag haben wir noch einen Spaziergang im Cabaneros Nationalpark gemacht, gut anderthalb Stunden, und dadurch dass hier viele Hirsche leben, hatten die Hunde auch genug zum Schnüffeln.
      Und nach wie vor Regen, Regen, Regen.      Read more

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    • Laurie ReynoldsCamino Mozarabe April 2018
      1
      Day 25

      Castles --2 for 2; Dolmen --0 for 1

      May 2, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      I left very early today because I knew it was about 38 km plus a nice little town in the middle with a castle on top. Magacela its name, also home to a fabulous dolmen.

      Soon after leaving Campanario, little Magacela came into view, so for 12 kms or so I seemed to be getting no closer till I was actually there. The camino arrows did not go up to the castle so I meandered my way around till I got there. Well actually I circled it completely, having missed the turnoff from a high spot in town. No problem, I got lots of great views. The castle was open for climbing around and of course I had to walk all over. When I figured I had had about a 40 minute detour, I picked my way down and managed to get back on the camino, which was a very nice off road track through lots of fields with lots of sheep grazing. The flowers weren’t as amazing as yesterday but still very good. But I must have missed the dolmen by doing that.

      The rest of the way was a combination of one very long dirt road through fields and a 7 km slog at the end, again with a castle tantalizing me by appearing so clearly so many kms away.

      I talked with the usual assortment of “locals.” The woman sweeping her steps who was grateful for the very cool weather; two young guys taking a break from their work sitting on the back of a tractor and feeding tomato seedlings into a tube from which they somehow got magically planted; and a guy my age who was riding his bike and training for his departure as a bicigrino on the camino in a few weeks. He told me he was not sure he could do it because he is so old—joder, he said, he will turn 68 tomorrow. When I told him I’d be 68 in September, he seemed to take heart!

      In the town of Medellín for some afternoon touring. I went up to see the Roman theater and the castle. Both definitely worth a visit. This is Herman Cortez’s birthplace and they seem to celebrate that fact. He gets a much more glowing write-up here than in Mexico City.

      Not sure whether I’ll make it all the way to Mérida tomorrow, but I’m going to try!      Read more

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