Canfranc to Jaca

Day 1 Sun 23 Mar
As El Camello (The Camel Train) climbed to Canfranc Station at 1100 meters n the Pyrenees, snow started falling.  The forecast was for 15 cms of snow and winds to 80 kph.  No walking for us today so we took a taxi 10 klms down to Villanua to start our Camino from there.

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Snow started as El Camello climbed to Canfranc

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Canfranc Station, the largest in Europe in 1928, now abandoned

 

Day 2 Mon 24 Mar
Next morning we set out from Villanua with the frozen ground crunching beneath our feet on a cold sunny day, making it the 15 klms to Jaca before the rain started.  Jaca is a very clean town with a pedestrianized old section; would have enjoyed it a lot more in the summer.

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A journey begins ...

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Walking along a frozen path

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Church at Castillo de Jaca

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Fort at Jaca

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Jaca street

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Jaca Cathedral, oldest Romanesque building in Spain