Gareth on my "Camino Wall" covered with photographs and maps I have a photo of Cirauqui with a group of pilgrims walking towards the town. To me that photo epitomises the whole pilgrimage. The green of the vineyards, the brown of the tilled earth, the stark whiteness of the village - on a hill, like so many of the villages, with the church as the focal point where it can be seen by the people on the plains and the village, and then the pilgrims - always walking onwards. There are 2 villages I always think of when I hear the word Spain - one is Ciauqui and the other is Arres on the Aragonese way. That is the opposite in some respects - it is brown rather than white, but it too stands proudly on a hill though the Chuch here is more hidden from view. It is surrounded by thick low scrub (what I would call a wattle bush) and shows a strength and resilience to what must be pretty fierce weather at times.
Not only are you able to paint pictures with words but also with a paint brush. Well done. Cheers, Janet
It is indeed Cirauqui. Well done! 
