Month: June 2017

I left before sunrise and made my way down the mountain tracks to Molinaseca with a romanesque bridge where I stopped for breakfast. The next section to  Ponferrada is semi-urban. Ponferrada with its 12th-century castle built by the Knights Templar is the last major city before Santiago. From Ponferrada, I

It was a beautiful morning as I left Villafranca – I was back in the mountains and the day started with a gentle climb as the path followed a quiet road cut into the side of the mountain – it followed the river in the valley below The first stop

Constant rain for 7 hours and cold as I walked from Sarria to Gonzar a distance of about 25 kilometres. The walk like yesterday was along country lanes and woodland paths – even more like England than yesterday with the rain! Passed through numerous tiny hamlets and the town of

A much better day with rolling hills, dirt tracks, and country lanes. Left Gonzar around 7.00 am, passing through the small hamlets of Castromajor and Hospital Alta da Cruz before reaching Ventas de Naron with its small chapel “Capilla Maria Magdalena” – where a pilgrim’s hospital was once located. On