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- May 21, 2022
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 807 m
- SpainCastille and LeónSalamancaPlaza Mayor40°57’51” N 5°39’56” W
Morille - Salamanca 21 km
May 21, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
I slept surprisingly well considering the quality of the albergue. At 0510 someone's alarm went off and it was like flicking a switch in everyone's brain, we all just got up and got ready, some stayed to make their own breakfast, others just left. I was on the road by 0540.
I made good time in the cool of the morning, the path was mostly flat, it was one of those days where you didn't have to worry about finding way markers as there was only one path, all you had to do was stay on it. By the time it was daylight the landscape had changed from woodland to rolling hills and fields that surrounded Salamanca. You could see the path winding its way across the countryside for several km, and every so often you would get a glimpse of the city and the towers of the two cathedrals, getting ever closer. Eventually, after a steepish hill with a cross at the top the city lay before us, but there was still over an hour's walking from that point to the city, and further still to the Plaza Mayor. I went there first as it was too early for me to check into the hotel, and I got some coffee and tostada and watched the world go by. The Plaza Mayor in Salamanca is thought by many people to be the finest Plaza in Spain and it's easy to see why.
I found the hotel (Hotel Emperatriz I) checked in, it was very nice and great value, the guy at the desk was friendly and super helpful. The bed was really comfortable and the shower was amazing, and it was right in the heart of the city. After showering and changing, I got a taxi to the Decathlon store, about 4km away, bought the stuff I needed and then walked back. I bought a long sleeved top for the colder mornings and a pair of trainers because a lot of the camino ahead was on tarmac which my boots were not suited for.
In the evening I went to McDonalds for dinner, it's one of my least favourite places for food but I really wanted something that was very different from the menu del dia which was virtually the same in every village and town.
I decided to have an early night and enjoy the luxurious comfort of my hotel room.Read more