Carrión de Los Condes, Palencia

Our night stop is in the town of Carrión de los Condes which stands on the banks of the Carrión River. The centre preserves several medieval religious buildings and is a place of passage forЧитать далее
Léon, Castilla y León

Today we have visited the city of León. So lucky to have free motorhome parking within a 500m walk of the city centre with fantastic weather to enjoy this beautiful place.
We explored every bit ofЧитать далее
Puerto du Foncebadon, León

After a lunch stop at Astorga we took a beautiful mountain drive to Puerto du Foncebadon; this is one of the most arduous stretches of the Camino Frances.
At the top there is an impressive iron crossЧитать далее
Ponferrada, León, Castilla y León

We've had a very nice couple of days in the city of Ponferrada, another major stopping point on the pilgrim route.
We've had fabulous weather to enjoy this very interesting place, lots of notableЧитать далее
O Cebreiro, Lugo, Galicia

We stopped for lunch at the mountain village (1300m) of O Cebreiro on the Camino Francés. Fantastic views from a grass parkup, at the top of a steep slope. Lunch was a little later than usual as weЧитать далее
Sarria, Lugo, Galicia

The beautiful town of Sarria is another major stop on the Camino Francés. The old town which is the most populous on the Camino was alive with people; including lots of pilgrims enjoying the autumnЧитать далее
Portomarín, Lugo, Galicia

We started the day with a stop in Portomarín a stopover town on the Camino Francés.
The town has a remarkable recent history.
In 1963 with the construction of the Belesar Dam, the town ofЧитать далее
Guntin, Lugo, Galicia

We had a lunch stop in Guntin, a countryside location. The aire had free electric hook up so we took advantage and charged up a couple of devices.
O Peno, A Coruña, Galicia

We stayed the night in O Peno. Its been quite rainy today so tonight we are just hunkered down and chilling. We're very close to Santiago.
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña

Today we arrived at the end of the Camino Francés in Santiago de Compostela. We are parked up about a 30 minute walk from the Cathedral.
It has been a very wet day today but the rain eased afterЧитать далее
Jarrio, Coana

Jarrio was a very quiet night stop in a very sleepy place, not much here at all! We always find somewhere for a walk though! We found another stopover about 2 km away in Navia the following day (weЧитать далее
Villaviciosa, Asturias

Our drive today was beautifully scenic following the old main road and encountering very little traffic as followed a very winding mountain route. The weather had been fantastic today.
Our stopover isЧитать далее
Puente San Miguel, Cantabria

More beautiful scenic driving today, mountains roads and beautiful coastline in lovely weather so great visibility.
The end of our drive today is at Puente San Miguel. Its a lovely little town and weЧитать далее
Larrabetzu, Biscay, Basque Country

Today we have driven east of Santander and Bilbao through some really beautiful places along this stunning coastline.
We are in the Basque country, an area we really like with its strong culturalЧитать далее
Listoretta, San Sebastián, Basque Cntry

We had a stop this morning to restock our fridge and had lunch before taking quite a long drive along very winding mountain roads, of course with amazing views and much better weather today.
We haveЧитать далее
Saint Palais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

We have traversed the border from Spain into France this morning across one of the Pyrénées passes. We love this part of France.
We had a stop in Saint-Jean-Pied-Port for lunch. We had intended toЧитать далее
Stèle de Gibraltar , Uhart-Mixe

We took a little detour this morning to the Stèle de Gibraltar which marks the point where the pilgrimage routes from the North meet in a single path. The Via Turonensis from Paris, the ViaЧитать далее
Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes

A very nice stopover on the edge of the village.
The village has an open air theatre built around a lavoir (washhouse) from 1820. Some of the village houses overlook it.
Nice walks around here tooЧитать далее
Notre Dame des Cyclistes

In a secluded spot in the countryside in Labastide d'Armagnac is the Church of Our Lady of Cyclists which was converted in 1958 to a museum of cycling dedicated to racing and touring cyclists.
TheЧитать далее
Aillas, Gironde

Aillas is a tiny village in the Gironde where we decided to stop after another day of very scenic driving.
It is not unusual to find these small communes with quite imposing churches.
We had aЧитать далее
Lembras, Dordogne

We are staying in Lembras a lovely rural village, adjacent to our aire is Le Promenade du Caudeau a walk that takes you through woodland alongside a lake and up to a Roman Bridge. Niska thoroughlyЧитать далее
Mareuil-sur-Belle, Dordogne

We like to visit Mareuil as often as we can when travelling through France. This lovely peaceful spot holds very many happy memories for us.
Brantôme, Dordogne

Brantôme; Venice of the Périgord will always be a favourite of ours.
It has a wonderful lively atmosphere and attracts lots of visitors.
St Léonard de Noblat, Haute Vienne

We visited St Léonard de Noblat in Spring and it was also on our route today as a stopover on the Via Lemovicensis; one of the pilgrim routes.
We are perched above the low town with great views and aЧитать далее
Bénévent L'Abbaye, Creuse

We had a lunch stop at Bénévent L'Abbaye, worth the detour. We've put this on our list as a place to return to. It was incredibly scenic and peaceful, with lots of walking opportunities.