On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 10.0

[Josep Montserrat]

Spiritual Variant. San Roque do Monte.
Tribute to the race of female donkeys.

 

[Rowena]

October 17, 2019 Camino Portugués
View of Porto from inside the cathedral

 

[Yoyo]

This is on one of the many Jakobswege (Ways of St. James) in Germany:
Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
It still has fully intact city walls and maintains its medieval character throughout the old town.
In front of the 14th century main church, St. Jakob, there is a pilgrim statue and from there you have a choice of two routes to walk on to Santiago de Compostela.
Photos taken in February, 2021.

 

[SabsP]

O Cebreiro, May 2011.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Canal de Castilla, about thirty minutes before reaching Fromista, after a long hot walk from Castrojeriz, luckily we left very early! May, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
towards Calzadilla de la Cueza

February 10, 2008



Much of this very straight bleak, flat and windy path followed the old Roman road, Via Aquitania, which once linked Bordeaux and Astorga. Tap the photo to read the new inscrption.

 

[Yoyo]

On the way to Sansol.
Camino Francés, May 2017

 

[Rowena]

October 18, 2019 Camino Portugués
Between Matosinhos and Vila do Conde

 

[SabsP]

Don Elias Valina Sampedro! 2011.

We owe him so much and not only the yellow flechas.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Sahagun
municipal Albergue Cluny

February 11, 2008



This clever contemporary metal sculpture of Saint James dressed as a pilgram (his head is a garden spade) marked the entrance to the municipal Albergue Cluny which is in the repurposed ex-Iglesia de la Trinidad..

 

[Anne&Pat]

Again, one of the amazing Capitals from Iglesia de San Martin in Fromista, which is now a museum.
May, 2022.

 

[Josep Montserrat]

Near Vilanova de Arousa.

 

[Rowena]

October 19, 2019
Convento de Santa Clara, Vila do Conde



After a pleasant stay at the albergue Santa Clara, I left Vila do Conde to cross over to the central route. Not a long walk, but it poured with rain all the way!
As soon as it opened, I checked into the welcoming donativo albergue in São Pedro de Rates with a few other drenched pilgrims. There was lots of room to drape our soaked clothing, and a drying rack with a powerful heater underneath was provided to dry out all our boots.

 

[SabsP]

Somewhere in Galicia.2011.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Leaving Fromista just before 7am. We saw no deer! May, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
leaving Bercianos del Real Camino

February 12, 2008



Seen amidst a cold fog this small homemade sign pointing the way west was a practical/colorful example of local folkart.

 

[Theatregal]

Walking through La Mesa on the Primitivo. August 1, 2013

 

[Rowena]

October 20, 2019
Entering Barcelos on the Camino Portugués

 

[Yoyo]

Dramatic clouds at Cruz de Ferro.
CF, June 2017.

 

[SabsP]

Towards Triacastela.2011.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Mansilla de las Mulas
municipal albergue

February 13, 2008



Camino life might be described
as akin to boot camp! As rookies we gain endurance plus tenacity while trusting personal gear and motivation. Most importantly we re-connect with others sharing both philosophic and geographic ways. Battered but proud of what has been accomplished we then belong to a very special group, our fellow pilgrims.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Ermita de la Virgen del Rio, after walking along the river route between Poblacion de Campos and Villalcazar de Sirga, a very tranquil rural walk. We were very happy to find it open, it was closed in 2014. May, 2022.

 

[Yoyo]

Pink early morning skies on the way from Ledigos to Moratinos.
I also loved the rich colour of the soil.
CF June, 2017.

 

[Rowena]

October 21, 2019
Leaving Barcelos, CP. This first photo of the day was taken in the suburb of Vila Boa.

 

[SabsP]

Out of Triacastela. 2011.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Leon
plaza de San Marcos

photo taken February 14, 2008



Sitting with a new camino friend is a timeless pleasure.

 

[Anne&Pat]

A welcome sight after a long hot days walk! Albergue Los Templarios, before Terradillos de Los Templarios. We have stayed there twice now and really like it. May, 2022.

 

[Yoyo]

Freshly baked bread outside a shop in Molinaseca.
More than once I enjoyed a slice of that type of rustic bread, toasted, with fried eggs on top. Delicious!
Camino Francés, June, 2017

 

[Rowena]

October 22, 2019
Ponte de Lima, CP

 

[SabsP]

Detail of albergue Los Blasones in Sarria. 2011.

Albergue Los Blasones, Sarria, Spain

El Albergue los Blasones está localizado en el número 31 de la Calle Mayor de Sarria, situado en pleno Camino de Santiago, junto al Ayuntamiento, en el casco histórico de la villa, a tan solo 100m. del Albergue Municipal y a 10 minutos a pie de las estaciones de autobuses y tren. Debido a su...

losblasones.com

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Trobajo del Camino

February 15, 2008



Leaving Leon the CF passed this hillside of partly underground wine cellars or bodegas; some were surprisingly large with space to sit, eat and, of course, drink.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Approaching Moratinos, we went looking for Rebekah Scott but couldn’t find her or her home unfortunately. June, 2022.

 

[Josep Montserrat]

Waiting for "La barca del Peregrino".
The skipper tells you what you're seeing and invites you to hot tea with sponge cake.

 

[Rowena]

October 23, 2019
Camino Portugués, shortly after the Fonte des Tres Bicas, and before the big climb up to Alto da Portelo Grande, on the way to Rubiães.

 

[SabsP]

Boente de Arriba. 2011.

Delivery of bread.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Looking back at the Via Romana from beside Albergue Via Trajana in Calzadilla de Los Hermanillos. This was our second stay here, one of our favourite Albergues. We were greeted enthusiastically by the family who own it. June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Astorga
Archbishop's Palace
entrance

February 16, 2008



This entrance to the Archbishop's Palace, designed from 1889 by Antonio Gaudi is emphatic; the building now known as the Palacio de Gaudi, is presently a museum.

 

[Theatregal]

Arriving in Zubiri. Camino Frances. September 7, 2012

 

[Yoyo]

Looking back, on the way from Melide to Boente.
CF, June, 2017

 

[Rowena]

October 24, 2019
Evening sun in Tui, Camino Portugués

 

[SabsP]

Xunta albergue Ribadiso de Baixo, next to the rio Iso. 2011.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Continuing on the Calzada Romana towards Reliegos, with ominous skies in the distance. A warm day ahead with rain and sunshine! June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Santa Catalina de Somoza

February 17, 2008



When arriving at Santa Catalina de Somoza it was always a pleasure to glimpse the church tower.



The distinctive tower shape/bells were repeated on the stamp of the small private albergue hospederia San Blas, calle Real, 11. Clean, cheap, friendly, and heated (!!) this was a perfect place to stop/eat/stay on a cold February day.

 

[Yoyo]

Just north of Padrón, Camino Portugués, September 2022.

 

[Rowena]

October 25, 2019
Between Tui and Porriño, CP

 

[Kirkie]

There I was today, trying in vain to get to the end of a filing job on my ipad, when I came across some photos from CF 2006. It strikes me this is El Acebo. A pair of miners who were having the time of their lives had hearty breakfasts which we also asked for, but we did stop short of the licor they had to chase it all down!

If this is not El Acebo, do correct me!

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
near El Ganso

February 18, 2008



This vivid combo of an orange door seen beneath a cobalt sky was exhilarating.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Leaving Mansilla de las Mulas just after 7am, passing some of the wall remains before crossing the rio Elsa and onwards to Leon. June, 2022.

 

[SabsP]

On my first arrival in Santiago on the 17th of May 2021 there was a peaceful protest of students going on.

 

[Kirkie]

This photo is a few numbers away from the previous one I posted, and it is in El Acebo. A tribute to a young woman cyclist.
A pause to think of al who mourn untimely deaths.

 

[Yoyo]

Puente de Órbigo
CF, June 2017

 

[Rowena]

October 26, 2019
Entering the village of Mos, CP

 

[Anne&Pat]

Puente Ingente or Giant Bridge over the rio Porma. It has a 20-arch span. Taken from the pasarela before entering Villarente on our way to Leon. June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Cruz de Ferro

February 19, 2008



All was timeless in the fog at the mythic
Cruz de Ferro where for centuries countless souls have left a stone.
As did I.

 

[Kirkie]

My filing is abysmal. However, I have a ping that this could be somewhere very close to the albergue in or around Montes de Oca, where there is a kind of board game on the ground, and there is a figure of a pilgrim sitting in a hallway, just before a set of stairs. Sleuths, off you go!
(I have other photos of myself eyeing the ups and downs of that set of ascents and descents, ruefully...)

 

[Yoyo]

The first glimpse of Santiago de Compostela as you approach on the Camino Portugués.
Still a good 1.5 hours to walk though, as the path first takes you down into the valley and zig-zags quite a bit before leading you up into the city center and on to the cathedral.
September, 2022

 

[Rowena]

October 27, 2019
Approaching the Ponte Sampaio at Arcade, CP

 

[SabsP]

Entrance of the albergue in Beasain. And old watermill.
Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Some of you posting to this thread or reading it may remember a photo thread some years ago with a Camino theme of "Where was this taken". Anybody, but especially those people, will want to look at the pictures submitted to this man and the ones he posts back.

People Contact This Man With The Hope That He’ll Find Exactly Where Their Beloved Pictures Were Taken, And He Delivers

Apparently, all you need to find where a photo was taken is some trees or mountains in the background...

www.boredpanda.com

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Ponferrada
Calle Obispo Camilo Lorenzo
Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

February 20, 2008



The Capilla is adjacent to the San Nicolas de Flüe albergue. I visited it while waiting for the albergue to open. This new painting within the dome was a splendid surprise.
These archives discuss the history of the site and the complex iconography of the vibrant 1999 painting.

 

[nycwalking]

Camino Frances
Ponferrada
Calle Obispo Camilo Lorenzo
Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

February 20, 2008

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The Capilla is adjacent to the San Nicolas de Flüe albergue. I visited it while waiting for the albergue to open. This new painting within the dome was a splendid surprise.
These archives discuss the history of the site and the complex iconography of the vibrant 1999 painting.

Thanks for the memory.

I was a hospie at San Nicolas de Flüe in 2002. I would sit in chapel during quiet times enjoying the peace and quiet.

 

[Kirkie]

These guys were lurking in a niche in the Cathedral when we arrived in 2006. They were being stored till time for them to be wheeled out for their annual procession.

 

[Rowena]

October 28, 2019
Combarro, Camino Portugués Variante Espiritual



I assumed that the people on the beach at low tide were collecting shellfish of some kind.

 

[Yoyo]

On that really steep narrow road down towards Redondela.
You have been warned!

[CP, September 2022]

 

[Theatregal]

After Armenteira and at the beginning of the path through the Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua on the Variante Espiritual. August 15, 2015

 

[Anne&Pat]

Looking through the door to the interior courtyard and cloister of Monastica Pax, Leon. In 2014 we stayed in the Albergue Santa Maria de Carbajal, last year we stayed next door in the Hotel Monastica Pax. They have very comfortable rooms for pilgrims, which cost a little bit less than their normal rooms we think.
We did go to Vespers both times but we were very fortunate last year to be invited with others to join in the welcoming of a new young postulant Cristina. We started in the cloisters and joined in the candlelit procession, then into the Chapel for Vespers. June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
east of Villafranca del Bierzo

February 21, 2008



Near Villafranca del Bierzo the CF crosses apparently endless acres of rolling vineyards which produce the famous/delicious Bierzo wines.

 

[lalaone]

Leaving Puente la Reina
An intricately adorned door, 2007.
I always used to see this door knocker as an anchor, but this forum has been nothing if not educational and humbling. Now I know the story could be something entirely different, and entirely fascinating to learn.

 

[Rowena]

October 29, 2019
After Barrantes, on the Variante Espiritual, the path follows the Rio Umia for several kilometers.

 

[Yoyo]

An albergue garden with a view
at Albergue Nuestra Señora del Camino in Combarro,
Camino Portugués, Variante Espiritual.

I was the only guest at this excellent albergue in September 2022. A friendly welcome, modern, spotless facilities, fresh sheets and towels, a comfortable lounge room and this beautiful garden – a really nice place for a good rest.

 

[SabsP]

Solo pilgrim contemplating.Santiago de Compostela. May 2011.

 

[Anne&Pat]

We would be going towards Santiago this time but we would be heading to Oviedo in just over a month! Nearing the Parador on our way out of Leon. June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Ruitelan
Pequeno Potala refugio

February 22, 2008




As always the Pequena Potala was a haven of caritas. All was calm, immaculate and welcoming. On a simple interior wall hung a wooden cross, pictures of the Dalai Lama and a card hand lettered, shalom, the Hebrew word for peace....Long may it be so.

 

[Rowena]

October 30, 2019
Monte Santiaguiño, Padron



I climbed many steps under a drizzly, gloomy sky to reach this site, high above the Rio Sar, where, according to legend, St. James first preached the gospel message.

 

[SabsP]

Iglesia San Martin de Tours in Gazeo.
Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

Church of Saint Martin of Tours in Gazeo - Álava Medieval / Erdi Aroko Araba

On the edge of the Camino de Santiago in Álava while passing through Gazeo is the church of Saint Martin of Tours. Its advocation of Xacobean resonances reminds us of the thousands of pilgrims who have contemplated its walls over the centuries.

alavamedieval.com

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
O Cebreiro
church interior

February 23, 2008



Within the dim church interior many candles were flickering; overcome with emotion I sat in the back of the nave and silently gave thanks for being able to climb here once again.

 

[Anne&Pat]

We saw this interesting door in the morning after we left Casa de Jesus, Villar de Mazarife, heading to Hospital de Orbigo, just a short day. June, 2022.

 

[Yoyo]

Portela de Tamel, Caminho Português.
September, 2022

 

[Rowena]

October 31, 2019
The church of Santa Maria de Iria at Iria Flavia, just past Padrón, CP

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Alto de San Roque

February 24, 2008



This contemporary sculpture of a pilgrim in the wind faces west; the trail would now descend towards Triacastela, the high mountaines had been passed.

 

[Anne&Pat]

We just missed this event in Hospital de Orbigo by a couple of days! 7th, June, 2022.

 

[Rowena]

November 1, 2019
Pilgrim mass at the church of San Francisco

 

[SabsP]

Breakfast of champions. Catering for a veggie and an obviously non vegetarian...
Camino Vasco Interior 2019.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Storks airing themselves (it must be a tight squeeze up there!) on the steeple of Iglesia de Santa Maria, Puente de Orbigo, a warm/hot evening in June, 2022.

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
east of Sarria
albergue Paloma y Leña

February 25, 2008



This handsome/well fitted common space in 2008 was part of a then new private albergue Paloma y Leña set in verdant terrain east of Sarria on route LU P 5602.

 

[Josep Montserrat]

From "La barca del peregrino"
With this boat they collect the mussels from the rafts.

 

[Yoyo]

Vilanova de Arousa
Camino Portugués, Variante Espiritual
Sept. 2022


At my albergue they said the washer was free, but they didn't tell me it wouldn't spin!
So there I was with a load of soaking wet clothes and nowhere to hang them to dry, as there was no patio or garden space. So I took everything a few blocks to the sea front, put up my clothesline and sat and rested for about two hours on a bench while my clothes and I enjoyed the breeze and afternoon sun. More than one passers-by gave me an amused look.

 

[SabsP]

Camino Ingles in spring 2018.

 

[Rowena]

November 2, 2019
Leaving Santiago for Muxia and Fisterra

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
leaving Sarria

February 26, 2008



Early morning after crossing the rio Pequeno on the medieval Ponte Aspera and traversing a railway track I entered a magical space, an enchanted wood, and saw what would become my favorite tree.

 

[Anne&Pat]

A welcome break on the way to Astorga. June, 2022.

 

[Josep Montserrat]

From "La barca del peregrino"
Torres de Catoira.

 

[Rowena]

November 3, 2019
After Negreira on the Camino Fisterra

 

[SabsP]

Traffic jam on the Ingles. 2018.

 

[Yoyo]

Fisterra or Finisterre where I arrived – I must admit – by bus, and not on foot.
September, 2022

 

[mspath]

Camino Frances
Portomarin

February 27, 2008



Following the CF through fields, oak wood and tiny hamlets I first glimpsed distant Portomarin through a delicate scrim of early morning fog.

 

[Josep Montserrat]

From "La barca del peregrino"
Punta das Tres Cruces

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Gypsy caravan Sevilla 2018

 

[Rowena]

November 4, 2019
Olveiroa, Camino Fisterra

 

[SabsP]

A fairly new and clean mojón on the Camino Inglés. 2018.
92 k. to go.