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    A street in Burgos

    Burgos recognizes the work of Dr. Aurelio Alemán with the name of a street. The City Council has removed Bernabé Pérez Ortiz Street for failing to comply with the Law of Historical Memory and has awarded the honour to the well-known doctor specialized in the digestive system. This is Google...
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    Hostal Acacia, Burgos

    According to the sello in my credencial, I stayed at the Hostal Acacia, Burgos, in September 2014. I have no actual memory of the place, though my diary tells me I left the accommodation in the early evening and had forgotten where the entrance was when I got back. The sello is headed 'ACACIA *...
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    A Simple Question

    What does the abbreviation "Rda" mean in Spanish? In context: "Calle la Rda, Villalcázar de Sirga". I have googled (of course), but I've obviously not been asking the right questions, as I've found no answer there. Thanks
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    Exploring Pena dos Corvos on Camino Francés

    Have you heard of Pena dos Corvos? It is supposed to be a high point (660m) before Portomarin. Google Maps can find four Penas dos Corvos on the north coast of Galicia, but not on the CF. A lot of the camino references are suspiciously similar: The Camino ascends to a high point at Pena dos...
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    Hotel Continental, St Jean PdP

    Do you have an email address for the Hotel Continental, St Jean PdP? Google says it's temporarily closed, but if I could email, maybe I'd get a reply. I can only find a telephone number, but I don't speak French. Have you stayed there recently? Old-ish reviews say it needs some tlc. Has it had any?
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    Is my guide book accurate?

    I have an old guide to the Camino Francés, “The Pilgrim Route to Compostela in Search of St James”. It is an English edition (1990) based on “Le Chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle” (1989). The book says that in Ligonde “Facing No 7 is a house showing the name 'Nabal del Hospital.' I have...
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    The church of San Tirso, Palas de Rei

    Do you have any information about the modern stained-glass windows in the church of San Tirso, Palas de Rei? I have tried the concello and the Galicia Tourist Office and had no reply from either. I'd like to know what year they were installed and who designed them.
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    Ermita de San Román

    Between Torres del Río and Viana there is an ermita marked on the map, the Ermita de San Román. It seems to be in the middle of nowhere, and there appears to be no road or path leading to it. I've not been able to find a picture of it on t'internet. Have you seen it? Do you have a photo of it...
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    Can you name this albergue?

    Can I introduce you to a brilliant blog made by Pete Schloss? https://mediationkc.com/2021/07/10/part-10-friendships-with-little-in-common/ From there, you can go to Part 1, but first take a look at photos #22 and #23 from the start or #8 and #9 from the end. Can you tell me where this is? Pete...
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    San Pedro de Monte to Fresneña

    When I was leaving Viloria de Rioja in October 2022, I saw a sign for a variante or alternativo pointing to San Pedro de Monte. It was not there in 2014, when Streetview's cameras went by. As I had walked the 'official' route twice before, I took the variante. I walked through San Pedro, but I...
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    Santiago cake

    All the recipes I've found for Santiago cake have it baked on a sweet pastry base. My memory may be at fault, but I don't remember Santiago cake that I had in Santiago, or on the way there, having a pastry base. Are there any cake-making authorities on the forum? Does authentic Santiago cake...
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    Where was I? Bando? Cortiñas?

    I walked my first camino in 2003. I kept a diary, which I usually wrote when i arrived at the place I would be staying the night, so some details may have got confused by the time I got there. On the day I walked from Triacastela to Sarria I walked the San Xill route, though I have no memory of...
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    Can you name this plant?

    The photo was taken in October last year between Redecilla del Camino and Villafranca Montes de Oca. I don't have a smartphone, so I couldn't use the app that identifies plants.
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    What the fanega!

    The sign by the Cruz de los Valientes says: "Esta cruz recuerda una disputa medieval entre Santo Domingo de la Calzada y Grañón por la propriedad de una dehesa. Hoy, olvidadas esas antiguas demandas, hermana a ambas localidades." However, a noticeboard in Grañón says (in English): "It is a well...
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    Where was I?

    The photo was taken on 13 October, last year. I know that I was near Población de Campos, and I think that the fence behind the hand was the boundary of an albergue. It was not far from the main road. Can you tell me the name of the albergue, if it was near an albergue. Any further info...
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    Cugullo – Where is it?

    If you google 'cugullo' you won't get many results. I got 470. One of the more interesting ones comes from this site: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/camino-photos/cugullo-ruins-ancient-hospital-de-peregrinos.1980/ As you will see, it claims to be the name of an ancient hospital for...
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    How do I spell this sculptor’s name?

    We were talking about the unusual sculpture of the Crucifixion in the church of Furelos: I had 90 results with <"Manuel Cagide" escultor> (including one from melideturismo.com) and 1600 with <"Manuel Cajide" escultor> (including one from santiagoturismo.com). This wouldn't matter to anyone with...
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    Help identifying mysterious letters on a door knocker in Cirauqui

    The attached photos were taken in Cirauqui last September, though the date is irrelevant. Streetview says the door belongs to 9 Calle Portal. What intrigues me is the letters on the 'ribbon' wrapped around the ring of the door knocker. Some of the letters must be on the other side of the ring...
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    The Mystery of the Inscription on Fuente (de) Reniega

    I took two photos of the Fuente (de) Reniega on the way up to the Alto del Perdón. Only when I got back and looked at the photos could I see that the stone at the back of the spout was inscribed (faintly -- scratched might be a better word than inscribed) with the word GAMBELLACOS and the date...
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    Statues at Monte do Gozo

    I have read that the statues of the two pilgrims on Monte do Gozo were erected in 1993, a Holy Year. The sculptor was José María Acuña López. But Acuña died in 1991, at least 12 months or up to 3 years earlier. I don't suppose that Acuña was working up to the day of his death. Do you know why...

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