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Were you holding him hostage? I looks as if he is sending a secret message for help.This tiny tienda had everything you’d ever need and the owner was a popular man amongst the locals.
Obviously you’ve had no experience with the Spaniard male, they can be quite friskyWere you holding him hostage? I looks as if he is sending a secret message for help.
Yes!Casa das Crechas I believe?
Yes, the Monasterio Santa Maria de la Real is certainly worth a look. There is always next time.View attachment 91723
Crossing the Najerilla at noon and considering an overnight stop in pretty Nájera, but feeling strong enough to push onwards.
I read later that this place was the ancient capital of Navarre, and wondered if I should have lingered there for longer.
Most of mine are on that snapped SD card that $1,000 might fix. But this is the closest that I still have to yours.
Next time I walk the Francés, I’ll make this diversion too.Hello everyone, I am new to this thread. I did the Camino Frances in 2018 with my wife Clare. Here is our day 5 of walking, we stayed in Maruzabal and walked to Eunate on the way to Puente La Reina. We were lucky enough to visit the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria de Eunate! We had read that if you were to walk around the church twice in bare feet, eternal peace is given. So of course we did
Mim & Clare, welcome to this thread. Thank you for your post.Hello everyone, I am new to this thread. I did the Camino Frances in 2018 with my wife Clare. Here is our day 5 of walking, we stayed in Maruzabal and walked to Eunate on the way to Puente La Reina. We were lucky enough to visit the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria de Eunate! We had read that if you were to walk around the church twice in bare feet, eternal peace is given. So of course we didView attachment 91871View attachment 91872
I too found an echo in the sculpture, but the overwhelming heat and humidity led me to sit, almost never to get up again!Is there ever a wrong time to catch up with old friends or for siesta? How about two birds with one stone!
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It is a somber and deeply moving place. I used Google Eye to translate the plaque:The monument to the fallen from the Spanish Civil War.
MONTE DE LA PEDRAJA 1936
IN THIS PLACE, SOME THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE SHOT BY THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THE COUP OF GENERAL FRANCISCO FRANCO AGAINST THE LEGITIMELY ESTABLISHED REPUBLIC. AND WHAT GAVE PLACE TO THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE YEARS 1936 AND 1939
THEY WERE MURDERED IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF THE CIVIL WAR FOR THEIR POLITICAL IDEALS AND FOR DEFENDING FREEDOM
THIS HUMBLE MONUMENT, MADE BY ITS FAMILY MEMBERS, WILL SERVE THAT WE NEVER FORGET THEIR MEMORY
REST IN PEACE
I had quite an experience there myself. But I think I've told that story before!It is a somber and deeply moving place. I used Google Eye to translate the plaque:
Looks like they were dropped off by bus or very tired from walking up that big hill.
A bread theme... love it!I loved seeing all the fresh bread hanging on the doors "here and there" as I walked by. It was often all I could do to keep my hands to myself.
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I hear that fellow pilgrim.I loved seeing all the fresh bread hanging on the doors "here and there" as I walked by. It was often all I could do to keep my hands to myself.
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It's the hardest day, and to have it be the first day is a true test.That very first day....I will forever stand by my statement to Clare on the climb to Orisson “I feel like my lungs have jumped out of my body and are slapping me in the face”what a view though, of the Albergue and the scenery
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I believe they were dropped off. I don't remember seeing any groups near this size before then.Looks like they were dropped off by bus or very tired from walking up that big hill.
My wife shares this fascination with you. So much so that she became my artistic director. Needless to say there are more than a few photos of old buildings with crumbling staircasesSomewhere along the Norte. I often became intrigued by the uniqueness of a crumbling property on the Camino.
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Coming into Puente de Domingo Florez on the Invierno.
Hi John, I think it is. We only have one photo of the outside of the Cathedral which doesn't show the tower and many photos of the inside! But have found this guide online to the Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral. Hope you can read it. The tower certainly looks like the one in your photo.View attachment 92101
I know I took this picture in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, but I'm not sure if this is part of the Cathedral or not. Any thoughts?
Imagine being a teenager growing up in Irache.After a long wet day of walking (due to taking a alternate route) recommended by my parents , what better way to end it with the Wine fountain of Irache!
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You know how it is. They like to put the church at the high point in the village and to make sure that the Camino goes past the church, so you can get every inch of possible climb.Love those small, hilltop villages. You know, except for having to walk uphill to get into them!
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We were so looking forward to staying in Logrono last year to do exactly that Sabine.Logroño in 2011. Took a private room that night to go on a mini pintxos crawl.
Little secret : I like to walk a Camino to be able to savour wonderful food without having too much guilt about the calories , only half kidding....
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You've got the one that counts though.But don't have many photos from this day!
I often wondered if it was to ensure the Church sat at the apex or if it was a function of defending the village/town/city from invaders? In the end I suppose it was an equal blend of both.You know how it is. They like to put the church at the high point in the village and to make sure that the Camino goes past the church, so you can get every inch of possible climb.
When I visited Milan, we were told that no building was allowed to exceed the height of the Duomo, as it should always remain the tallest structure in the city.I often wondered if it was to ensure the Church sat at the apex or if it was a function of defending the village/town/city from invaders? In the end I suppose it was an equal blend of both.
My understanding is that the Church was meant to be closest to God, thus built on the highest point of land.When I visited Milan, we were told that no building was allowed to exceed the height of the Duomo, as it should always remain the tallest structure in the city.
That rule has long since faded into obscurity, but perhaps it is the principle that dictates why churches are so often set on hills.
This vista is surely one of the most frequently photographed on the Frances!Camino Frances- September, 2014 On the Meseta, looking towards Hornillos del Camino..
Is that the door to Beilari? That was the starting point for my first Camini too?This is giving me the opportunity to go through the THOUSANDS of photos I've taken over the years and sort them out - so thanks. I'm going to begin in 2006 on my first Camino. I was SO sick and after walking 6 weeks on the Camino, I came home feeling well again. It was the beginning . . . Here are Joe and I on our very first dark morning of walking. We had no idea what was ahead of us. My god, we look so young! ::::View attachment 92269
Hontanas was easily one of my favourite surprises on my first Camino. Can remember looking at my GPS thinking this can’t be right... says I’m less than 500m from town but I can’t see any town...? Lo and behold, 5 minutes later...
I’d build a concrete wall here at home just to have that mural!A faux wall painting on the Norte before turning onto the Primitivo. There were a few in a row...all lovely.
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