LIVE from the Camino Galisteo - Riomalo de Abajo

[Erromesa]

Aside from the Via de la Plata and Via de la Estrella, there's apparently another Camino that passes parallel to the Via de Plata, but goes through the area of Las Hurdes before entering Castilla y León.

The towns on the way are:

Galisteo
Valdeobispo
Montehermoso
Aceituna
Santa Cruz de Paniagua
El Bronco
Casar de Palomero
Ribera Oveja
Caminomorisco
Cambrón
Cambroncico
Arrolobos
Riomalo de Abajo. Ending in Meandro del Melero, in the Sierra de Francia.

I've been waiting for a week for the rain to stop and it looks like I have a good week of clear skies ahead of me. I'll start in Caceres tomorrow morning and follow the Via de la Plata up until Galisteo, then ask for more information at the town hall.

I don't even know if there are arrows. Apparently they're supposed to be doing something to equip the route, but I haven't found a map or any publicity yet, just news that it's going to be done:

La actuación más singular es la recuperación del antiguo camino jacobeo que parte de la Vía de la Plata o Camino Mozárabe, a la altura de Galisteo, y va cruzando la zona norte de la provincia por Las Hurdes hasta conectar con Salamanca para continuar hasta Galicia. Se trata de un camino natural, con grandes posibilidades turísticas, que atraviesa Galisteo, Valdeobispo, Montehermoso, Aceituna, Santa Cruz de Paniagua, El Bronco, Casar de Palomero, Ribera Oveja, Cambrón, Cambroncino, Arrolobos y Riomalo de Abajo. De ahí conduce hacia la Peña de Francia, ya en Salamanca, y sigue el rumbo hacia Santiago de Compostela.

I'm going to be taking my tent and don't plan on sleeping in albergues, if there are any.

Why am I doing a route I know nothing about? I live in Extremadura, so the route is relatively close to me. Everyone I talk with tells me that the region of Las Hurdes is beautiful, one of the most beautiful regions in all of Extremadura. Also one of the most culturally interesting, thanks to its isolation, it has many interesting customs and traditions. The Extremaduran language is strong here. I've been meaning to visit for a long time, so why not.

 

[SabsP]

Wow! Enjoy @Erromesa .Lucky you living in Extramadura. And yes imho Las Hurdes is wonderful. Visited many times on our regular holidays.

EDIT...although the history of Las Hurdes is extremely painful.
Reference to Tierra sin Pan by Luis Buñuel.

 

[peregrina2000]

I'll start in Caceres tomorrow morning

Lucky lucky you. Can’t wait to hear all about it, if you are inclined to post here while walking, or afterwards.

My grandmotherly instincts want to warn you about the very dangerous “official camino” out of Cáceres. On weekends it’s fine, alongside a two lane road to Casar de Cáceres, but on weekdays if you leave around morning rush hour you will have many speeding cars coming your way.

See this thread for an alternative. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-safer-route-out-of-cáceres.66651/

Wishing you a great adventure! Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Madrood]

I had a quick scout on google, red line is the VdlP, blue is connecting the villages listed. If nothing else, it seems like you could roadwalk most of it? Wouldn't be unfeasible to rejoin the VdlP either, google makes it 40km from RdA to Bejar, maybe it has a future as a monotony-breaking detour. Though it would mean missing the Roman 4-way arch (red marker).

The geography reminds me a little of a drier west of Ireland.

 

[JillGat]

Aside from the Via de la Plata and Via de la Estrella, there's apparently another Camino that passes parallel to the Via de Plata, but goes through the area of Las Hurdes before entering Castilla y León.

The towns on the way are:

Galisteo
Valdeobispo
Montehermoso
Aceituna
Santa Cruz de Paniagua
El Bronco
Casar de Palomero
Ribera Oveja
Caminomorisco
Cambrón
Cambroncico
Arrolobos
Riomalo de Abajo. Ending in Meandro del Melero, in the Sierra de Francia.

I've been waiting for a week for the rain to stop and it looks like I have a good week of clear skies ahead of me. I'll start in Caceres tomorrow morning and follow the Via de la Plata up until Galisteo, then ask for more information at the town hall.

I don't even know if there are arrows. Apparently they're supposed to be doing something to equip the route, but I haven't found a map or any publicity yet, just news that it's going to be done:




I'm going to be taking my tent and don't plan on sleeping in albergues, if there are any.

Why am I doing a route I know nothing about? I live in Extremadura, so the route is relatively close to me. Everyone I talk with tells me that the region of Las Hurdes is beautiful, one of the most beautiful regions in all of Extremadura. Also one of the most culturally interesting, thanks to its isolation, it has many interesting customs and traditions. The Extremaduran language is strong here. I've been meaning to visit for a long time, so why not.

I like that there is a town named Aceituna.

 

[Madrood]

Judging from the article, they plan to continue the route northwards past this Meteora-esque monastery: