For
those interested in completing the 500+ mile Camino of Santiago
on foot, I can arrange to offer a substantial discount, sufficient
to cover your basic accomodations.
Please inquire here
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A Basque
farmer welcomes us to the start of the French road from St. Jean
Pied a Port.
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A simple
iron door knocker. like many places, the beauty is in the details.
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| In the
afternoon sun a quiet grove of trees makes music in the wind. |
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A typical
small mountain village in Galacia is in many ways like an old
western US town.
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| A descent
in the Pyrenees mountains in autumn reveals a taste for the colors
of the camino. |
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Stork
nests are everywhere along the camino, especially on church towers.
Now we know the connection between the stork and the delivery
of babies!
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| Puenta
la Reina, where all of the roads of the Camino come together.
Since the 8th century, as many as 29,000 pilgrims per year have
walked across this bridge on their journey of enlightenment.
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In the
Porto de Glorio, at the entrance to the cathedral, musicians
in rapture. a museum houses reproduction of the instruments.
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| A
Roman bridge, typical of the North of Spain.
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The relics
of Saint James, the apostle, in the cathedral in Santiago. The
end of the pilgrimage for many, and the beginning of a new life
for some.
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| The geography
of the Camino changes several times per day.
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Atop an
ancient well, a pilgrim meets the morning sun.
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| Rush hour
along the ancient road. |
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| A chance
look up from the street finds the house where the queen of Spain
received Columbus after his second voyage.
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| A typical
stone house in Galacia, a few days' walk from the city of Santiago.
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| A quiet
moment along the camino trail at the end of the day.
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