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[QUOTE="peregrina2000, post: 101372, member: 537"] Ventasierra to Cistierna A very short day. In fact, the man in the ayuntamiento in charge of the albergue in Cistierna told me he had expected to see me a day earlier. I had been spotted by someone when I was walking between Riano and Ventasierra, and in his mind the stage is from Riano to Cistierna. That would be a do-able, but very long day, especially if you take the highly recommended off-road option in the tunnel of Remolina after Riano. The walk is almost ALL off-road, how blessed. The marking is also generally excellent. You meander along the river, through fields. The surprise of the day is when you reach a huge, coal mining facility, totally abandoned, with rail yards, empty buildings, lots of coal dust, etc. I lost the arrows here, but soon found that I should stay on what appeared to be the "main roads" connecting the plant to the rail yards. Instead I had erroneously stayed on what looked to be a horse path that went to the river. Doubling back to the industrial facility, it was easy to find the rail yards. At that point, you will curve to the right, just as the river does, and look for a gate -- it is huge, heavy, and has a "private property" sign on it, but it takes you to the camino (I later confirmed that with an employee at the electricity building I describe at the end of this paragraph). You will then be between a cliff (on your right) and a large water channel (on your left). Take that till you get to an electricity generator building of some kind and you are then back in civilization. The building has a sign that reads: CH Pena Corcida, not sure what that means or refers to but it should identify the building for anyone who walks. Go under the highway at KM44 marking, and the arrows take you into the town of Cistierna. There is some new highway construction here, but the Camino has been re-routed to accommodate it. The Camino takes you into the town of Cistierna on the main road, the Avenida de la Constitucion. Stay on it till you come to a very dismal modern church. Turn left at the church and you will arrive at the ayuntamiento/town hall. That's where the keys to the albergue are, and someone will take you up to the albergue, sign you in, give you the keys, stamp your credencial, etc. Cistierna has plenty of shops and commerce. The bar that seemed the most lively to me is on the Avda. de la Constitucion, just as you enter town, on the right hand side. It is right next to a "tienda de chinos" and is run by the same Chinese family that runs the shop. The little tapas they give you with your drink are excellent, so I assume they serve some pretty good meals as well. There is also a good restaurant in Cistierna with an excellent 10 euro menu del dia. It is also on the main Avda. de la Constitucion and t's connected with the Hotel Moderno. It is located one floor up from the ground. It was a very lively, friendly place, one of my better meals on the Vadiniense. The albergue in Cistierna is in a municipally owned apartment, and there is a municipal employee living on the first floor, a very helpful young man. It gave me some comfort to think that I was not totally alone -- he helped me get the hot water going, told me to ask for help if I needed it. The albergue is on the second floor. It has several bedrooms with single beds, clean bathrooms and showers, a huge living/dining room with a lot of books and info on camino-related material. There is no kitchen to speak of. There was a coffee maker, and after running water through it about 15 times, the water finally came out relatively clear and had nothing floating in it, so I took my chances and made instant coffee in the morning. BTW, since I do not like black coffee, I learned from a German peregrina that you can use "condensed milk in a tube" -- no need to refrigerate, and though I prefer my coffee unsweetened, it is a very practical way to add milk. I am assuming that it is the Cistierna group that is responsible for the re-routing effort that Rebekah posted about. I can't wait to hear about the results of this effort, because if the Vadiniense adds off-road paths to its already exceptionally beautiful scenery, it could become quite popular. As it is now, this Camino is extremely under-traveled. I was in the albergue in early June, and the last pilgrims to use it had been in early May. Buen camino, Laurie [/QUOTE]
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