Valdeiglesias, Spain Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Jacqueline is Walking 2022
- May 12, 2022, 8:30am · ☁️ 12 °C Altitude: 858 m
  Spain Castille and León Villares de Órbigo Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias 42.456841, -5.93076842°27’25” N 5°55’51” W
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Day 29
Vill.de Mazarife - Hospital- Santibañez
May 12, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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Nein kein Krankenhaus, Hospital de Orbigo ist ein kleines Örtchen, da musste ich heute erstmal die Farmacia aufsuchen. Leider habe ich eine Schienbeinentzündung, die nach großer Anstrengung beim Gehen auftritt. Aber das scheint hier ein Camin-Phänomen zu sein, ich habe schon viel Schlimmeres gesehen. Um 10 Uhr öffnet also die Apotheke und ich stehe vor der Tür mit dem Gedanken an den Arztbesuch im Hinterkopf.
Ich bin sehr beeindruckt von der klugen und sehr hilfsbereiten Apothekerin. Sie holt mir einen Stuhl und bittet mich, meine Socke auszuziehen. Mit den Cremes in der Hand geht sie auf die Knie und trägt sie auf meine wunden Stellen auf. Sie holt auch einen Knöchelstrumpf, Kompressionsstrümpfe und entzündungshemmende Tabletten. So, das wird wohl helfen. Ich beschließe dann weiter zu laufen und danke diese Apothekerin für ihre Zeit und großartige Hilfe, Dankbar, dass Menschen sich so viel Zeit nehmen. Weiter geht es, angekommen bin ich bei Gumersindo, der alten Mann gibt mir eine Banane und ein Stempel und erzählt von allen Besucher der ganzen Welt, zeigt Klumpchen aus NL und eine kolombianische Fahne, Beatriz strahlt. Er nimmt uns in die Arme, küsst uns auf beide Wangen und wir verlassen ihn, um im Regen weiterzugehen.Read more
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Marco & Josss🤍
5/12/22Reply
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Unsere Buddies, Bill & Gina
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Die Apotheke in Hospital de Órbigo
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The World is Out There Camino De Santiago
- May 24, 2022, 7:58am · ⛅ 43 °F Altitude: 2,703 ft
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463268, -5.8871342°27’48” N 5°53’14” W
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Day 6
Hospital Orbigio to Astorga
May 24, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
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After a few miles of Maseta we’re in rolling hills. Very similar to the Santa Barbara back country, but with
alternating planted forests, wheat, and scrub oak stands. A pilgrim run camp station saves the day. The best part was the guitarist.Read more
The World is Out There
Sr. Gumersindo Cortes waits patiently in his garage for the passing peregrino. Sella!? You stop for a stamp to you compostela passport. You need two a day. He asks where you are from? Seattle then takes to his postcard collection, right to the one of Mt. Rainier, then to each one from practically every major US city. He then gives you two cookies, pats you on the arm, Buen Camino!, then off to another new friend
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Not sure what this means…
5/24/22Reply
The World is Out There
Saved by this little camino stop, run by peregrinos, gives you a chance to have a bite and recover
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Traveler Camino Frances
- Oct 17, 2022 · ☁️ 17 °C Altitude: 825 m
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463991, -5.8765342°27’50” N 5°52’36” W
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Day 36
On the trail of Don Quixote
October 17, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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Don Quixote is a 16th century Spanish Literary classic about a would be knight and his side kick Sancha. Hospital de Orbigo (which is a town, not a hospital) is the sort of town the mythical Quixote may have travelled to attend a jousting tournament. The jousting fields have been in use next to the long cobblestone bridge for centuries and tournaments are still held here in 2022.

Legend has it Don Suero de Quiñones and nine other knights, his friends, defended the Hospital de Órbigo bridge for a month against any knight who wanted to cross it. The bridge witnessed up to 700 combats in which knights from all corners of the Peninsula, Germany, France or Portugal participated. The chronicles speak of a single deceased, a Catalan knight who received a spear to the eye. This was all a display put on for a king to win the hand of a woman and so the tradition of a jousting tournament here was born.

The whole fairy tale was exactly that, with no written evidence of the event until at least 150 years later. Cervantes then immortalised the tales by referring to it in Don Quixote.

Tonight I find myself in the cutest of accommodation with a comfy rocking chair and a nice hot shower, after a stroll through the rain this morning.

"he who's down one day can be up the next, unless he really wants to stay in bed, that is..." Don QuixoteRead more
What is the tower for? [Tanya]
10/17/22Reply
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That is a very good question that I keep forgetting to ask someone. There are a few of them around here but this is the prettiest one I've seen. Silos??
10/17/22Reply
Or a water tower [Darryn]
10/17/22Reply
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probably
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Traveler Camino Santiago de Compostella
- Jun 9, 2022, 3:44pm · ☀️ 81 °F Altitude: 2,703 ft
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.88542°27’48” N 5°53’6” W
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Day 23
Albergue
June 9, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This is a very cool albergue! Arthuro the owner and his wife actually live here and all the paintings on the wall are done by pilgrims
if anything they encourage anybody who can paint to paint 👍😁
I was offered the same but of course I can't paint...Read more
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Did you ever actually try to paint? :)
6/10/22Reply
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no I didn't... maybe I should have. Hii (see next day) did...she did good
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Traveler Camino Santiago de Compostella
- Jun 9, 2022, 6:09pm · ☀️ 84 °F Altitude: 2,700 ft
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.88333342°27’48” N 5°52’60” W
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Day 23
Hospital de Orbido
June 9, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
So I went out to take a look around the town a little bit didn't cross to the other side of that bridge; it does look pretty cool ... very old bridge in any case Arturo told me to go to eat in Los Angeles restaurant which I will do so shortly but meanwhile he said go to the owner and tell him that Arturo sent you and go ask to see the grandfather house which is almost like a museum now ....which is what I did 😁
quite fascinating stuff 👍

As far as the town goes this is some quite cool little place
I wish I had a chance to explore some more
I am including a link to Wikipedia and apparently this little place saw a lot throughout the history

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_de_Órbigo

...and a door 😁Read more
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Beautiful town.
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Lovely doors!
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Traveler Camino Francés 2022
- Aug 13, 2022, 9:37am · ⛅ 19 °C Altitude: 824 m
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463333, -5.87833342°27’48” N 5°52’42” W
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Day 22
Orbigo river
August 13, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We passed through 3 nice villages built around the Orbigo river. The villages are small and close together, and very well developed, with nice cafes, modern houses, etc. I imagine it must be a holiday destination, not just a place for pilgrims.Read more
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Traveler Walking the Camino
- Jul 20, 2022, 6:42pm · ☀️ 90 °F Altitude: 820 m
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.463373, -5.88431342°27’48” N 5°53’4” W
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Day 20
Hospital de Orbigo
July 20, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
We trekked 20 miles today- cooler weather, feet are little achy, good time to put them up and blog. A little background about Orbigo: in 1432 a woman snubbed a knight. In order for him to be released from his prison of love and restore his honor, he had to joust and break 300 lances, near the Orbigo bridge. He succeed in his task, his honor restored, (get over it, already), and the old Roman bridge still stands, today. Signs seen along the way, since the beginning of the Camino: Castilla is crossed off many signs, signifying Leon's desire for autonomy; cute gender neutral shower/ bathroom signs; art in the park; two who met their demise in the Pamplona, Running of the Bulls; an invitation to my quilting sisters; good rules for any household; mural outside of a school; outside pooping area instructions for humans, you dog owners know the drill 😂; Socrates was right- the second bar WAS better😁; Just check out the name of the second bar!; Isn't it a shame that the free parking is perpetually Full? Oh wait, Full is the name of the hardware store!; An example of how the Basque language is so different from Spanish. I'll SIGN off for now. Love to you all!Read more
Quilting is international! [Barbara Massa]
7/20/22Reply
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Our next quilt hop! Great pictures makes an interesting collage. Hope you sampled your favorite bar. Are you tasting the different paellas along the way? It’ll be interesting to hear of the differences of the foods in each region. Taste on as you trek, you’re all doing fantastic! Tell Cyndee I’m cheering her on too
7/21/22Reply
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20 miles and I think your feet deserve to be tired. Thanks for sharing the pictures and it looks like a pretty place. Glad it’s not so hot now. Love You
7/21/22Reply
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20 more miles down, way to go!!! Love the signs and commentary! Dad says Buen Camino and we send big hugs❤️
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Traveler Camino Frances
- May 15, 2022 · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: 821 m
  Spain Castille and León Hospital de Órbigo 42.462688, -5.88436742°27’46” N 5°53’4” W
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Day 15
Villadangos to Hospital de Orbigo
May 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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15 km - die kort afstand wat nooit wou eindig. Weer industriele gebied en langs n besige pad loop vir 12km.

En net so is jy weer terug in medieval tye soos wat jy inloop by Hospital de Orbigo oor die steen brug met soveel geskiedenis.

My amazing cuz het my verras met vanaand se Albergue en iets baie spesiaal gelos. Dis die oulikste albergue sover met soveel lewe en karakter.

Dit was n lang en koue dag deur die reen. Sien uit om in my slaapsak in te kruip vir die aand.Read more
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Baie liefde uit Santiago de Compastela. Onthou om jou halfway Compostela te kry by Sahagun vir €3, by die toeriste informasie sentrum! 👍🏻
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awesome foto!!
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Mikka To the End of the World
- Aug 4, 2022, 9:41am · ☀️ 21 °C Altitude: 919 m
  Spain Castille and León San Justo de la Vega 42.460358, -5.98363942°27’37” N 5°59’1” W
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Day 19
La Casa de los Dioses
August 4, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The last time I came past here was four years ago. Since then the world has changed, and tens of thousands of pilgrims have come past as well. Three first sentence he greeted me with: "You were here before! Welcome back, Iceland."Read more
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You must have left a lasting impression. Nice.
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Traveler Camino Santiago de Compostella
- Jun 10, 2022, 10:03am · ⛅ 68 °F Altitude: 3,018 ft
  Spain Castille and León San Justo de la Vega 42.46, -5.98333342°27’36” N 5°58’60” W
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Day 24
La sonrisa
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
This was another Camino Paradise as the day relentlessly got hot earlier than usual
David is running this stand with quite a lavish spread as you can see totally DONATIVO!!!! 🙏
To all "Mucha gracias Senor" he just smiles and says Camino Provides
He bids a fond farewell to all by saying See you later Alligator 🤣

The young gents on photo 2 one is from NJ and one is from S.Korea; the girl with red backpack walking away is from Poland but now lives in Netherlands
They formed a group where they 'protect' her while she plays 'mommy' to them....Read more
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Love the directional arrow with the heart in the center.
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