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Camino Frances

Janez5218. 11. 2020 12:07:00

Now that we're locked in our municipalities it's also time to revive memories. That's why I'm uploading some pictures from Camino Frances, which my wife and I walked in August-September 2018. For the trail we needed 46 days, 43 days of walking and 3 rest days in larger cities, Pamplona, Burgos, Leon. Per day we averaged about 20 km, max 28 km and min 6 km. In 2018 I was still quite a “fresh” diabetic and had quite a few problems with hypo-low blood sugar on the trail. Because of this limitation we also used a taxi for 15 km around Portomarina. Camino Frances is especially the last 100 km before Santiago quite touristy. Which besides occasional crowds that get on your nerves has advantages too. A comfortable private room is very welcome after the previous almost sleepless night due to loud snoring in the shelter. And various little buffets in the villages where a bocadillo - sandwich and freshly squeezed orange juice come in very handy. Pictures depict the landscape on Camino Frances from the initial Pyrenees crossing to the goal in Santiago de Compostela.

Camino Frances Overview of the Camino Frances route.

Camino Frances Crossing the Pyrenees. View back towards Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port where the Camino Frances begins.

Camino Frances View from the Orisson shelter.

Camino Frances View of the path traversed. At around 1000 m in the Pyrenees.

Camino Frances Near Roland's spring - Fuente de Roldan.

Camino Frances Spain welcomed us wrapped in mists.

Camino Frances Descent to Roncesvalles. Still at 1400 m altitude.

Camino Frances View towards Roncesvalles.

Camino Frances Bridge over the Ulzama River. Arrival in the town of Villava, already close to Pamplona.

Camino Frances View back towards Pamplona from the ascent to Alto del Perdón.

Camino Frances Alto del Perdón - Where the path of the wind crosses the path of the stars.

Camino Frances Towards Villamayor de Monjardín.

Camino Frances Morning in the park in Pamplona

Camino Frances Puente la Reina - another view.

Camino Frances Part of the Camino also goes along a road from Roman times.

Camino Frances View of the monastery in Irache. Where the famous Bodegas de Irache are also located, with the famous fountain of water and wine.

Camino Frances Even on the stubble fields, something can still be found to eat.

Camino Frances August fields on the path between Los Arcos and Sansol

Camino Frances Alto de la Pedraja. We're back above 1000 m.

Camino Frances In the middle of nowhere. In the area of Burgos where the famous Meseta begins for hikers.

Camino Frances The Meseta is a high plateau between the cities of Burgos and Astorga. About 220 km of the Camino Francés runs through it.

Camino Frances The path through the Meseta runs at altitudes between 800 and 1000 m. The plateau is known primarily for long sections without shade and water sources.

Camino Frances Vineyards in the La Rioja region. Near the town of Navarrete.

Camino Frances Often the path starts still in the dark. This time departure from Najera.

Camino Frances And after about half an hour or an hour, the sunrise appears.

Camino Frances The landscape is dry at the end of August, but marsh plants also sprout from the irrigation channels.

Camino Frances Smeškoti on sunflower fields.

Camino Frances In the vicinity of the town Granon.

Camino Frances Bar El Alquimista in the town Ages.

Camino Frances Morning departure from the town Hornillos de Camino in the Castilla y Leon region. From the beginning of the path in Saint-Jeanu to here we have walked 300 km.

Camino Frances Ruins of the San Anton monastery.

Camino Frances We have almost arrived in Castrojeriz.

Camino Frances Sunrise. Castrojeriz where we started this morning is already quite far back at the foot of the hillock.

Camino Frances Morning light in the Meseta.

Camino Frances Canal de Castilla before Fromista. Without irrigation, agriculture here would be quite poor.

Camino Frances View back to the town Poblacion de Campos.

Camino Frances The Camino often goes like this along an asphalt road. This one leads to Villalcazar de Sirga.

Camino Frances Villalcazar de Sirga, Castilla y Leon region.

Camino Frances A thunderstorm is approaching.

Camino Frances Thunderstorm clouds near El Burgo Ranero.

Camino Frances It reminds of our Kras. Just a bit of homesickness.

Camino Frances Quite a long flat section towards the end of Hospital de Obrigo.

Camino Frances Bridge at the entrance to Hospital de Obrigo.

Camino Frances Arrival in the village Santa Catalina de Somoza.

Camino Frances Santa Catalina de Somoza.

Camino Frances On the path from the town Rabanal del Camino.

Camino Frances Path towards the village Foncebadon.

Camino Frances Cruz de Fierro. The highest point on the Camino at almost 1500 m. This cross has great symbolic significance for pilgrims. Here the pilgrim leaves a pebble that he carried with him the entire way. And with it, leaves his sins too.

Camino Frances Downwards towards the village El Acebo.

Camino Frances In the distance the larger town Ponferrada.

Camino Frances Iglesia de Santiago in the town Villafranca del Bierzo.

Camino Frances Vineyards around Villafranca del Bierzo.

Camino Frances We are slowly approaching the region of Galicia where the Camino ends.

Camino Frances Small church Ermida de San Pedro de Viduedo.

Camino Frances Preserved kašča in the village Filobal.

Camino Frances Chestnut tree in the village Ramil, said to be over 800 years old.

Camino Frances Monasterio de San Julián de Samos. Active Benedictine monastery. Built in the sixth century.

Camino Frances Morning mists in the valley of the Saria river.

Camino Frances You never tire of sunny sunrises.

Camino Frances Mornings are already quite fresh.

Camino Frances In the vicinity of the town Lestedo. Still 70 km to Santiago de Compostela.

Camino Frances Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.

Camino Frances Here on the square in front of the cathedral all pilgrimage routes to Compostela end, including Camino Frances.

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mosovnik18. 11. 2020 13:03:26

Congratulations, if there were captions under the photos it would be even nicer. I myself last year in June rode this route by bike and further to the sea to Finistere. Good luck!

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Janez5218. 11. 2020 13:28:11

I'll try to slowly add some description under the pictures too. But first I gotta rummage through memory and archive a bit, so I don't spread wrong faith. We also planned the route to Finistere 5 days before Santiago but unfortunately ran out of strength.

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