Exploring with my camera
The Parador of Santo Domingo is in the middle of the old town, next to the cathedral, and on the route of the camino. It was a wonderful place in which to live for a few days. Public rooms This … Continued
The Cathedral of Santo Domingo stands in the heart of the town, on the Camino. It is on the site where Santo Domingo first built a chapel for pilgrims. The original church has gone, replaced by the building designated a … Continued
A brief history The Pilgrim Station of Santo Domingo was originally mainly the work of one man. Santa Domingo founded the town in the 11th century to help pilgrims who were undertaking a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He built … Continued
It was time to move on again, and this time we were travelling from the Parador of Olite to the Parador of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The route It was 142 kms between the two towns but we managed … Continued
We had fortified ourselves with coffee and now it was time to continue our visit to Estella. We climbed up to see the Church of San Miguel – exploring can be hard work at times! The Church of San Miguel … Continued
We had spent a super week in Pamplona, which wasn’t at all what I expected. Now it was time to move on from Pamplona to Olite. Puente la Reina This small town was a disappointment because it just didn’t ‘feel’ … Continued
I wanted to trace the route of the Camino in Burgos because later in the trip we would be following, by car, this famous route across the north of Spain, and more as travellers than pilgrims.
The week spent in Léon had been wonderful but it was time to move on to our next destination. Our road followed the Camino de Santiago from Léon to Villafranca and we decided to stop in Astorga along the way. … Continued
