jeffnd
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- March/April 2014
On the way to Reliegos, if you look to the left, you'll see the town of Villamarco. There is a large sign with a picture of a pilgrim or St. James, who seems to be welcoming you into town. However, the little yellow arrows keep you going straight. According to Google Earth, Villamarco is about a kilometer off the path. Brierley has this town marked on the map, but doesn't say anything about it. I felt like venturing into the town, but I thought I wanted to push myself and make it to Leon. (The Elvis Bar in Reliegos stopped that from happening.)
But as I walked on past, I felt sorry for the little town. Why had the Camino passed it by? I saw many towns along the way that the Camino had clearly been routed through, adding unnecessary distance in the hope of grabbing a some of that pilgrim cash. (Or at least that's how it looked to me.) I wondered why Villamarco had not done the same thing.
Has anyone ever been to Villamarco? Or some of the other little towns the Camino has passed by?
But as I walked on past, I felt sorry for the little town. Why had the Camino passed it by? I saw many towns along the way that the Camino had clearly been routed through, adding unnecessary distance in the hope of grabbing a some of that pilgrim cash. (Or at least that's how it looked to me.) I wondered why Villamarco had not done the same thing.
Has anyone ever been to Villamarco? Or some of the other little towns the Camino has passed by?