Day 26 Thu 17 Apr
A short day, only 12 kilometers to Villafranca de Montes de Oca, perfect weather and the next village always in sight – our kind of walking. The town was full, no more space for another pilgrim.
Beautiful day
Tosantos church in traditional building style
Virgen de la Peña, chapel in the cliffs
Breakfast
Villambista
Villambista, fountain & Ermita
Countryside Castilla y León
Espinosa del Camino
Romanesque burial place of founder of Burgos
Iglesia de Santiago, Villafranca Montes de Oca
Giant conch shell brought from the Philippines used as the font
Antique albergue San Antonio Abad now a hotel
Day 27 Fri 18 Apr
A very cold, clear morning, but we soon warmed up on the stiff 300 meter climb on the Way to Atapuerca, 19 kilometers. The Way takes us through forest, in days of old dangerous because of bandits. We enjoyed it; there will be plenty more wheat fields to come. Enroute is the enchanting Avés, World Heritage for its traditional wooden beamed, mud walled houses.
Walking through the forrest
Monument to the disappeared of the Civil War
The magnificent San Juan de Ortega is being restored
The rear of the San Juan de Ortega monastery, restored
Old water fountain, still used by pilgrims
World Heritage Agés
One of the traditional wood and mud houses, Agés
Agés church with its distinctive bell tower
A pilgrim crosses an old bridge near Agés
Atapuerca
Atapuerca site of oldest human inhabitation in western Europe
Pam ponders the menu in a magnificent Atapuerca restaurant ...
... before going for the lamb
Wooden cross marks the high point before Burgos
Day 28 Sat 19 Apr
The punishment for the previous days of ideal walking is the 20 kilometers into Burgos, by far the worst of the Camino. But when you arrive …
Burgos Cathedral, a religious Gothic masterpiece