Category Archives: LA RIOJA

Viana to Logroño

Day 20 Fri 11 Apr
Viana to Logroño is an easy walk of 10 kilometers, still in good weather. Just before Logroño, an old lady greets pilgrims and offers drinks and a stamp in their credentials. Her mother did the same until she died a few years ago. We stopped for a chat.

Day 21 Sat 12 Apr
A day off In Logroño.

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We cross into La Rioja, home of the famous wines

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Like her mother before her, this lady waits to stamp pilgrims' credenciales

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Arriving Logroño

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Drinking from the fountain in Logroño

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Santiago Matamoros

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Saint Bartholomew, 12th Century

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Our room is behind one of those windows

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Vegetables from La Rioja

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The Camino is done by tapas, not stages

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The very same tapas shown on the wall

Logroño to Nájera

Day 22 Sun 13 Apr
Logroño to Navarrete, 13 kilometers, a pleasant walk through a park and along a lake for the first half, them through the vineyards of La Rioja.  We stayed at the same place, in the same room, as last time in 2012.  This is as far as we got that time.

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Mural of pilgrims on the Way out of Logroño

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Pam adds a cross to the fence to give thanks for passing Logroño

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Big bulls here

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Tempranillo vines on the Way to Navarrete

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Remains of an old pilgrims hospital

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Don Jacobo winery

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Water fountain, Navarrete

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Navarrete church

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Pam's 2012 note on the wall of the Pensión in Naverette

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Romanesque cemetery gate

Day 23 Mon 14 Apr
Enjoyed the walk, 18 kilometers from Navarrete to Nájera amongst the grape vines with the snow capped peaks of the Sierra de la Demanda in the background, the first of the red poppies in the fields.

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Giant wine pots

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Spring time in La Rioja

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Monastery, Nájera