Log in
Register
UI.X
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
UI.X
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Tag Topics
Online Guide
Camino Francés
Camino Portugués
Camino del Norte
Via de la Plata
Camino Primitivo
Camino de Invierno
Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
Camino Ingles
Camino de San Salvador
San Olav
Caminho Nascente
Caminho da Geira e dos Arreiros
Camino Olvidado
Camino Aragonés
Camino de Levante
Via Podiensis (Le Puy Route)
Camino de Madrid
Services by Casa Ivar in Santiago
Luggage Storage Services in Santiago de Compostela
Camino Forum Store
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
Altus Poncho
Forum Rules
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Install the app
Install
⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app.
More on this here
.
Forums
Camino Routes
🇪🇸 Routes in Spain
🇪🇸 Camino CATALÁN (from Barcelona /Monts. /Llança)
Virtual/planning thread: Caminos Girona, Catalán, and Aragonés - Part 1: Llançà to Montserrat
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="VNwalking, post: 936916, member: 38350"] Day 1. Llançá-Figueres via Santa Creu de Rodes (35.5km). With possible shorter stages: Ending at either Vilajugia (20.8km) or Peralada (28.8km) Part 1. Llanca-Sant Pere vicinty and overview [I]The overview:[/I] [ATTACH alt="20210709_162326.jpg"]104364[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="Screenshot_20210709-163430_OsmAnd.jpg"]104365[/ATTACH] I am using the Dutch track mentioned above, but here is a link to Laurie's track: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifacts.do?event=setCurrentSpatialArtifact&id=10903615[/URL] Some of us can easily cover this kind of distance in a day, while others prefer shorter stages. So I'm putting the whole thing up, and we can discuss all the parts of the route at leisure and to our hearts content. Today we can focus on the very first part, taking up the rest and accommodation details in the next post in a few days. Personally, I would probably opt for Llançá-Vilajugia-Fugueres in two days for two reasons. First, it's [I]Day One ([/I]drumroll), and I see no sense shocking the system [I]too[/I] much. There's a not insignificant hill to climb right off the bat, which is no small consideration. Second, there's a whole bunch of [I]very[/I] interesting stuff up on that hill and I would hate to just walk on by without taking the time to poke around. [I]Sant Pere and vicinity[/I] Here is as close up of the way up to Sant Pere: [ATTACH alt="Screenshot_20210709-151819_OsmAnd.jpg"]104368[/ATTACH] I've routed us first through La Vall de Santa Creu, the closest village to Sant Pere de Rodes. There [I]is[/I] a more direct route to the village from Llanca, but it is much more up and down - the route that goes along the coast and then up only goes up once!. So, the interesting stuff: First La Vall de Santa Creu~ The present church is relatively modern, XVI century or XVII century. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elportdelaselva.cat/en/tourism/what-to-visit/la-vall-de-santa-creu/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elportdelaselva.cat/en/tourism/what-to-visit/sant-fruito-s-church-la-vall-de-santa-creu/[/URL] There used to be a closer village up on the mountain (more about that anon) but it was depopulated, and people from there came down here. So after the village there's a pretty steep climb, and OSM stubbornly routes me via a long switchback right before the monastery, even though there looks to be a much shorter footpath. It may be blocked by a monastery wall but that's not clear from the map - anyone who's been there know? Sant Pere de Rodes is a Romanesque jewel and looks like an astonishing place. [URL unfurl="true"]http://patrimoni.gencat.cat/en/collection/monastery-sant-pere-de-rodes[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]http://patrimoni.gencat.cat/en/monuments/monuments/sant-pere-de-rodes-monumental-complex[/URL] [ATTACH alt="1625832522603.png"]104372[/ATTACH] Opening times per the last website: That 10AM opening is a real drag if you want to cover any distance at all, so if you want to go all the way to Figueres, then do as Laurie did and visit the day before, fresh off the train from Barcelona: You need a ticket, 4 or 6 Euros, depending on age or student status. If you have spring in your step, a detour from the camino goes up to the castle above the monastery; it took [USER=9811]@alansykes[/USER] 15 minutes to get there. Leaving the monastery on the camino, about a km away we encounter first the church of Santa Helena, and then the remains of the village of Santa Creu de Rodes [URL unfurl="true"]https://ca.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Helena_de_Rodes[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://ca.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Creu_de_Rodes[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.arbar.cat/es/historia-de-rodes/historia-de-sant-pere-y-santa-creu-de-rodes/[/URL] Pandemics do change things - it is long abandoned: [ATTACH alt="1625831137239.png"]104367[/ATTACH] The church dates from the IX century, and is the only building in the village that is still standing. It musst have been a bustling place up here at one point with the village and the monastery inextricably linked. From [URL]https://www.arbar.cat/es/historia-de-rodes/historia-de-sant-pere-y-santa-creu-de-rodes/[/URL] : From even earlier times, there is a (fallen) menhir up there as well, quite close to the village, that was discovered in 2008. It's about 100m SSE of the ruined village, and there is a path that will take you there. [URL unfurl="true"]http://dolmensmenhirs.blogspot.com/2016/04/menhir-de-santa-helena-alt-emporda.html[/URL] A little farther along the camino, quite close to the road are two other sites, the Dolmen La Pallera, and the Paradolmen de la Pallera/Roca Galera: [URL unfurl="true"]http://dolmensmenhirs.blogspot.com/search?q=La+Pallera[/URL] Lots to keep us busy up here. Hence for me the 20km day. I haven't looked but assume that bringing a snack and plenty of water is essential - the next village along is 10km away. Feedback from those in the know? To be continued! [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
❓How to ask a question
How to post a new question
on the Camino Forum.
Latest posts
How to get rid of bed bugs from silk and merino items?
Latest: CanadianBarb
36 minutes ago
🥾 Equipment and Clothes
Getting from Oviedo to Somport
Latest: howardd5
59 minutes ago
🇪🇸 Camino ARAGONÉS (Somport - Pte la Reina)
Need to buy new shoes in SdC
Latest: howardd5
Today at 4:40 AM
Santiago de Compostela – The Destination
On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0
Latest: Theatregal
Today at 4:38 AM
Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics
Feeling alone and anxious
Latest: domigee
Today at 4:38 AM
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
This site is run by Ivar at
in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
|
2024 Camino Guides