sillydoll
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
When planning your camino you might want to coincide a visit to a particular village or town with a fiesta. For a calendar of fiestas in different regions go to:
http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishfest ... tivals.htm
If you are going to be near Hospital de Orbigo in the beginning of June, try to stay for the JUSTAS on the Bridge of Paso - a medieval re-enactment of a Knight defending the bridge which includes jousting tournaments, Knights and ladies in medieval garb, hundreds of colourful tents, food and reveleries that go on into the night.
The history of the bridge is linked to the memory of Don Suero de Quiñones. This gentleman of royal blood belonging to the House of Don Álvaro de Luna, challenged to fight any man from whatever part of the world who dared cross the bridge, as a sign of his love for a lady. History mixed with legend tells how, in 1434, Don Suero broke 300 spears while he fought against French, Italian, Portuguese, German and Spanish men taking up his challenge. When the Paso had ended, the men set off on a pilgrimage to Compostela.
http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishfest ... tivals.htm
If you are going to be near Hospital de Orbigo in the beginning of June, try to stay for the JUSTAS on the Bridge of Paso - a medieval re-enactment of a Knight defending the bridge which includes jousting tournaments, Knights and ladies in medieval garb, hundreds of colourful tents, food and reveleries that go on into the night.
The history of the bridge is linked to the memory of Don Suero de Quiñones. This gentleman of royal blood belonging to the House of Don Álvaro de Luna, challenged to fight any man from whatever part of the world who dared cross the bridge, as a sign of his love for a lady. History mixed with legend tells how, in 1434, Don Suero broke 300 spears while he fought against French, Italian, Portuguese, German and Spanish men taking up his challenge. When the Paso had ended, the men set off on a pilgrimage to Compostela.