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Hi, Lydia,Hi Laurie,
I had booked to stay for 3 nights in Silos before I start walking from Burgos to Leon, but then I heard that Pope Francis has designated the year of Mercy and the holy door will be open in Santiago. Knowing that the next holy year is 2021 and as I no longer buy green bananas I decided to continue from Leon to Santiago. However my sister has decided after many years to come back to Ireland for a short visit arriving to my house on the 20th May so I must leave Santiago on 17th to get here before her and this leaves me quite tight for time. I can go only as fast as I can, and that is quite slow. So I have had to forego the trip to Silos. Pray God I live to visit it again some other time.
The carvings on the pillars of the cloisters are amazing. I make sure to do the tour twice when I am there. Also the pharmacy is wonderful. I suppose I, being a member of the Society of Apothecaries of London, could really appreciate all these lovely ancient pieces. At one time the monks were so poor that they had to sell all their white and blue jars. The Jars came up for auction some centuries later and a rich benefactor bought them and graciously returned them to the monks.
I usually stay Hotel Arco de san Juan but two months back I could not get a booking for the 3 nights I wanted in late April. (saying that the last night was a Friday and this might explain why) Silos gets very full at weekends.
Buen Camino
Lodging can be a bit dodgy
Hi, Alan, I thought the albergue was only open to men! What's it like? Is it run by the church?The donativo monastery albergue seemed very comfortable to me when I was there a few weeks ago. Not sure if it's available to people coming in by bus from Burgos, but it was certainly very welcoming to pilgrims (of both sexes, as it's not inside the monastery itself) walking on the caminos of the Lana or the Castellano-Aragonés.
Matins in the chapel, starting in the dark, with the gathering dawn light accompanied by the Gregorian chant, was unforgettable (3 in the congregation, compared to the crowd of 12 of us for Vespers the previous evening).
scruffy1, this is a door-opening bit of information. The thought of being able to stay in SDdS for 3 days in simple surroundings with contemplative time........what could be better? Has anyone out there in Forum-land done this?open for all pilgrims who were willing to stay there for three days
I feel like I'm sitting under a cherry tree with fruit falling into my lap--receiving information without having to ask the questions! ... The thought of being able to stay ... in simple surroundings with contemplative time...
Absolutely. No doubt about it...I am sure you would enjoy a stay there.
Ignorant question: I thought only the Lana goes through SDdS--but it sounds like the Castellano also? I'm confused (and wish I had a decent sized paper map of all the caminos!).
And is there a town on the Lana about 2 or 3 days walk before SdDS that is easily reached?--I don't have the time to do much, but am thinking that it might be nice to have more than the 2 or 3 days on this route between SDdS and Burgos.
Ha Ha...Laurie, I know you walk fast...but even for you that's a bit more than 2 or 3 days!Alejandro, the former owner of the albergue extraordinaire on the Primitivo at Bodenaya, had walked the Lana from Cuenca.
Ha Ha...Laurie, I know you walk fast...but even for you that's a bit more than 2 or 3 days!
But I see Soria's just about right on the Castellano.
Interesting thought....
Well, yes, but I didn't read closely--I wasn't thinking about this then, so all the names ran together. Now to find that thread again...Have you seen Alan's descriptions of the stages?
Alan had originally done his postings in the "Live from the forum" section. ...
What beautiful typo! Aren't a lot of us living on the forum when not being on the Camino? Smiles, SY
good night ladies!
And is there a town on the Lana about 2 or 3 days walk before SdDS that is easily reached?--
Exactly what I was thinking when I wrote that, Alan--and now it is more timely!Good night ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night.
Maybe resize and print this one:Ignorant question: I thought only the Lana goes through SDdS--but it sounds like the Castellano also? I'm confused (and wish I had a decent sized paper map of all the caminos!).
And is there a town on the Lana about 2 or 3 days walk before SdDS that is easily reached?--I don't have the time to do much, but am thinking that it might be nice to have more than the 2 or 3 days on this route between SDdS and Burgos.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I see now. Much comes clear--it's great because unlike some similar maps it's got major towns also.
It really is great. The best map of Spanish Caminos I've seen so far although a few still missing but there are included some of those less known, like Besaya, Manchego or Torres. It gives you good overview and if you click on certain route usually there are links where you can get more info.Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I see now. Much comes clear--it's great because unlike some similar maps it's got major towns also.
Brilliant, K1...thanks!
Hard to print given my available technology--but I bookmarked it for easy reference
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I see now. Much comes clear--it's great because unlike some similar maps it's got major towns also.
Brilliant, K1...thanks!
Hard to print given my available technology--but I bookmarked it for easy reference
It really is great. The best map of Spanish Caminos I've seen so far although a few still missing but there are included some of those less known, like Besaya, Manchego or Torres. It gives you good overview and if you click on certain route usually there are links where you can get more info.
Enjoy your planning
... This is not a brilliant map, this is a map that does nothing other than inflict pain and longing on peregrinos who find themselves overwhelmed every year by a tantalizing number of beautiful camino options. ...
It has been posted here already a few times, at least I did that after getting the link on this very forum. Don't remember who posted it first though.Yeah, happy planning indeed, Kinky1..like for the next few decades, until I'm too old to totter into SdC.
Do you mind if I post it on it's own thread? It's too good to not share!
You are both wrong. This is not a brilliant map, this is a map that does nothing other than inflict pain and longing on peregrinos who find themselves overwhelmed every year by a tantalizing number of beautiful camino options. (and it doesn't have the route on the top of my list for next year, the Mozárabe starting in Almería -- so take that!).
Ah I see got sucked into the old tradition of reinventing the wheel...(or the rack, as the case may be).It has been posted here already a few times, at least I did that after getting the link on this very forum. Don't remember who posted it first though.
Exactly what I wrote yesterday - not all of the Caminos on that map:Going on a detour there from Burgos next year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_of_Norway,_Infanta_of_Castile
Can one catch that alsa bus at the airport?
Exactly what I wrote yesterday - not all of the Caminos on that map:
http://www.caminodesanolav.es/es/burgos/
Hello out there...is there anyone with the skills to do this for the welfare and benefit of all??If someone has the skills to make a better map, s/he could also include:
The list could be bigger (specially if an erudite starts to quote all the crossings of the Pyrenees used by pilgrims on their way to Santiago) but I think all the ones showed on the map plus the ones quoted above would make a great map.
- The Caminos Alcarreños.
- The Pamplona branch of the Camino Olvidado (from Pamplona to Aguilar de Campoo).
- The Ruta del Azahar.
- The leg of the Mozárabe between Almería and Granada.
- The Mozárabe through Úbeda.
- The link between Benavente and the Sanabrés.
- The -mostly unknown- Badajoz branch of the Vía de la Plata.
- The link between Toledo and Madrid.
- Missing Portuguese routes that are out of my expertise.
Good, thanks for the information Castilian--that's easy enough.AFAIK, the direct bus from Madrid to San Estebán de Gormaz doesn't stop at the airport. Therefore, you would need to go to Avenida de América to catch it.
Hello out there...is there anyone with the skills to do this for the welfare and benefit of all??
Good, thanks for the information Castilian--that's easy enough.
I would love to hear someone say this!Intercambiador
There seems to be some confusion about staying at Santo Domingo de Silos.
From recent experience, there is an ordinary pilgrim albergue just across the road from the monastery, which I stayed in this autumn. It has four (bunk) beds and is open to both sexes, and is donativo.
Hi there,Alan, is this an albergue run by the monastery or by someone else? Any more you can say about it? Kitchen, for instance?
Thanks, buen camino, Laurie
Hi Laurie,Well, this thread took a little detourbut to bring it back to the original question -- Is there any pilgrim walking the Camino Francés this year who would like to visit Santo Domingo de Silos? If the answer is yes, you could bus down, spend the night and visit it, and then take a roundabout two day walking route back to Burgos that would include a stop at the Visigothic church at Quintanilla de las Viñas, which also takes you past a dolmen and some dinosaur footprints according to trailblazer Alan: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...thic-jewel-south-of-burgos.36974/#post-352219
I just saw blog posting on the monastery at Santo Domingo de Silos (as always, thanks to Javier for always finding these articles and posts), and it intensifies my interest in walking there this summer! http://viajarconelarte.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/los-avatares-del-monasterio-de-santo.html
So, I'm hoping to be there around June 9, and it'd be fun to meet up with some Camino Francés pilgrims who have the time and interest to take a detour. Buen camino, Laurie
Autocares Arceredillo provides bus service from Burgos bus station Taquilla: 16 to Caleruga via Santo Domingo de Silos once daily 1730 (1830 friday) Monday to Friday.
Estacion de Autobuses Burgos
http://www.aytoburgos.es/turismo-en-burgos/como-llegar/estacion-de-autobuses-de-burgos
Autocares Arceredillo
http://www.autocaresarceredillo.es/
Hi Butch,
I am not Laurie but do have bus info from a recent Forum thread.
Unfortunately there is no bus service on weekend only on week days. See more in the quote below.
Hi Laurie,
Do you have the bus schedule on weekend for De Silos from Burgos? We are walking from SJPP June 2 and would like to take a 2 day detour to hear the Gregorian Mass.
Butch
Hi, Butch, well, you may not want to break your walking rhythm anyway, so you should know it's a nice two day walk, well marked, on the Camino de la Lana. You could even make a circle of it and walk the Camino San Olav from Covarrubias, but that would make it a total of five days. But if you've got lots of time....
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