Exploring history in London & abroad with my camera
We settled into the Parador at Villafranca del Bierzo for three nights and it was a wonderful stop - comfortable, quiet, friendly and with excellent food - highly recommended if you are travelling in the area. The town is built along the River Burbia. It is a major stop on the Camino, the only place apart from Santiago…
Astorga, the old Asturica Augustea, was established as a Roman city and two important roads cross here - the Ruta de la Plata and the Camino de Santiago. The Ruta de la Plata was the road used to transport mined goods from the north (Gijon) to the ports in the south of the country (Seville),…
The week spent in Léon had been wonderful but it was time to move on to our next destination - Villafranca del Bierza. We decided to look at Astorga along the way and from there take a quiet road to Villafranca, a journey of132 kms.
Once across the River Bernesga, the road on…Read More "Along the Camino from Leon to Villafranca del Bierza"
I am reluctant to leave Léon, which is probably obvious! I was sad to leave after staying there for a week, and I am equally sad to stop talking about it and leave the photographs alone! However, I need to move on so these are the last thoughts, for the moment. The Cathedral drew my…
We stayed in an AirBnB in Léon and after a day's walking were too tired to go out for dinner - we also wanted to eat rather earlier than the average Spaniard! We shopped in a nearby Aldi, and a Carrefour Express which did very good bread. On the way into the town was an…
We were based in Léon and wanted a day out of the city so visited several remarkable monasteries. It was a wonderful day trip of c. 90 kms on easy roads. I have written about the monasteries in separate posts but I thought it would be interesting to draw them together, and anyway I don't…
I loved walking the streets and walls of the old city of Léon and wanted to see, briefly some of the contemporary architecture. Sadly the Museum of Contemporary Art was closed for renovation but we could at least enjoy the exterior; there was a service in the Church of San Marcos so photography, or even…
