Puente la Reina - Estella | Camino de Santiago
Well what a beautiful start to another day's hiking on the Camino de Santiago! The first thing we saw as we opened the front door of the albergue was 'la luna' creeping towards the horizon. I could not resist taking a few snaps as the moon passed inside the frame of the street lamp.
In the morning, we seem to have an abundance of energy. I'm not sure if it is excitement for the day ahead, or the wonderful coffee from the Italian hikers. But before the sun gets too high we feel like we could walk all day without stopping!
We left this morning with our friends Emily and Courtney. After a couple of days apart it was really nice to catch up on stories from the road and just enjoy each other's company again. As far as personalities go, Courtney is more like me and Emily is more like Charlotte. If you haven't worked it out by now, I'm the silly one and Char is the sensible one. So we kind of split into pairs naturally and keep a good pace with each other.
Once the sun had come up we were feeling fantastic. Walking past olive groves and through small rural Spanish towns, it was such a serene morning. We stopped off for a bit of a snack at the church in one of these towns. Apparently this was a hot bed for stone masons and carvers. If you look closely at the stonework you can see the intricate detail that the craftsmen have created.
Pressing on wasn't much of an issue, we did see some more 'buena vistas' and a few more 'gratis/donativo' food and drink stands. There was one in particular called the olive garden which was sweet. It had a large olive grove, cold drinks to choose from, fruit and dotted all over the grove were seats, tables and games for pilgrims to play like noughts and crosses. There was even a free book stand and a free clothes stand. It was so nice to see such generosity, though it is hardly uncommon on this trail.
We stopped for lunch soon after and made the mistake of ordering pasta. Carb overload. We really had to mentally push ourselves after this to get moving! On top of this, by now the sun was at its highest point. So we wrapped up well and trudged on. I was taking notice of a lot more now. Here i saw a beautiful bee collecting sweet nectar from the wondrous gardens in one of the towns. This place is just so colorful.
We had about 7km to go now. And to be honest not much really happened, we each zoned out. I put some folk pop on and really just enjoyed myself. Bobbing along, thinking nice thoughts about how I could possibly make this into a lifestyle...
When we arrived at our destination we had to climb a hill to get to our chosen albergue. It was the only one on the list that was donativo. Since we are having money issues we thought this would be nice. Once we arrived we were steadily welcomed by the hosts who brought us in, gave us our stamps, showed us around and shared a lemonade. To eliminate the spread of bed bugs they had an unusual process of taking our rucksacks and placing them in black plastic bags and leaving them in the sun to 'cook' any unwanted guests. This wasn't too much of a stress but memorable.
We went out for dinner with Emily while Courtney had some alone time. We were recommended a little place called Mundo a block away and it was superb. We enjoyed a vegan fried rice and a tasty tomato pasta as well as a cheeky couple of glasses of wine with Em. We laughed and talked for ages. I truly feel like the friendships we are making here as we go on this journey together will last a lifetime and I dread the day when finally we have to say goodbye to all of these wonderful people for who-knows-how-long!
Tomorrow is going to be a bigger day with an initial mountain climb first up. So look forward to seeing that one and wish us luck!
Day 7 Camino De Santiago. Full Journey. Pamplona to Puente la Reina. How do you eat an elephant?
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In this video I walk from Pamplona to Puente la Reina, a Roman city. 24K. My body is feeling stronger but the heat is relentless. Spain is having record breaking heat and pilgrims are suffering.
I woke up early in the dark and headed out to get as much cool weather as possible. The trek across was so beautiful. First misty fields that had been harvested, sunflower fields that were sleeping, snails clinging to strands of grass, then up to the top of Alto del Perdon to see the beautiful view, along with huge wind turbines and the famous metal pilgrim sculptures. On the way to Puente La Reina I picked sweet grapes along the way that quenched my thirst.
When I arrived into Puente la Reina, I was amazed at the narrow cobblestone paths and gothic Roman walls , churches and buildings. After checking into the albergue 5€ across from the bell tower I went to dinner and had pimiento peppers padron ,roasted with fresh olive oil and garlic. Then I prepared for the next day and crashed. Thanks for the love. Jeanee - Alaskan Pilgrim
03 Camino de Santiago, peregrinos todos - Larrasoana - Puente La Reina
Stage 3 of our Camino starts in Larrasoana and ends at Puente De La Reina, a distance of 40 kilometers. In the middle of this stage is Los Altos Del Perdon a very difficult climb and a more difficult descent. The reward of this stage is incredible scenery and for us on this occasion, perfect weather.
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Today we have ended our visit to Pomplona, Spain. It is a wonderful city and quite old. We attended Easter Mass at the most beautiful church I have ever visited. It is was the Church of St. Saturnino in the heart of Pomploma and dates to the 12 century. It was absolutely beautifull with all the art work. Boy, these Spainards really know how to do it.
We purchased a few things for everyone back home and we expected to mail them to the States tomorrow but Monday is still a holiday here so the post office is closed. We will have to carry these things with us until we find a post office along the Camino on Tuesday or the next day. We are desperately trying to keep the weight down of anything we take because things have a tendency to get really heavy by the end of the day.
Tomorrow, our goal is to walk 11 kilometers to the halfway point of the next ¨Etapa¨. That is Spanish for a stage of the walk. We are walking only half an etapa because typically each etapa is 20 or more kilometers long. That is too much for us as we are dead tired after 10 kilometers or so. Our longest walk thus far was 15.8 kilometers and we were desperately beat.
Day 5 Queen's Bridge Camino Frances, Puente La Reina-Estella, 2016
Starting at Puente la Reina-the Queen's Bridge named in honor of Dona Mayor, wife of Sancho III. Dona Major ordered the building of this magnificent bridge to help pilgrims cross the river safely during the medieval times, passing a small cemetery wineyards, to Estella. Total of 22 kilometers. Chocolate croissant was our sweet moment.
Camino de Santiago | Day 5 | We were CHASED! | Pamplona to Puente de la Reina | Camino Frances
Camino de Santiago adventure July 27 2019 The Way of St. James or Camino Frances from Pamplona to Puente de la Reina on Day 5. We were chased and experienced Spanish Rock-n-Roll and a man wearing only his underwear ????in the Camino de Santiago, Camino Frances. We finished our walk through Pamplona on our way to Puente de la Reina. It was extremely hot and humid for our hike today. On our way to El Alto del Perdon, we had to run as fast as we could. The descent to Uterga was very challenging and our knees were collapsing. We pressed on towards a monastery church called Santa Maria de Eunate and got a wash right outside Obanos. Finally, we arrived at Puente de la Reina. Hiking the Camino de Santiago is one of the greatest experiences one could have.
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Etapa 4: Pamplona a Puente la Reina/Gares
Bordeamos la Ciudadela, la antigua fortificación militar, y nos dirigimos hacia Cizur y el alto del Perdón. En la subida conocemos Zariquiegui y su iglesia románica de San Andrés, del siglo XIII. Ya en el alto del Perdón y junto a los molinos eólicos disfrutamos de las vistas sobre el nuevo valle de Valdizarbe. En el camino hacia Puente la Reina pasaremos por Uterga, Muruzabal y Obanos. Una visita muy recomendable es la ermita de Eunate, apartada mínimamente de nuestro camino, pero bien merece la pena disfrutar de este templo románico al que nos podemos dirigir desde Muruzabal. Hoy en día dicen que los caminos de Roncesvalles y Somport se unen a la entrada de Puente la Reina, pero parece que es Obanos el antiguo punto de unión de estos dos “caminos franceses”.
Y en Puente la Reina, una antigua ciudad amurallada, tenemos las iglesias del Crucifijo y de Santiago, ambas del siglo XII, y que nos llevan hasta el puente románico del siglo XI. Mañana partiremos hacia Estella por este puente de siete arcos sobre el río Arga.
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English Reading, Female) Santiago where the wind greets you. Camino de Santiago, audio book, free
Santiago where the wind greets you, written by me. (775 km, 32 days walking in summer) This audio book has all contents from the paper book. 5 hours +.
“We have to be brave to say hello and also to say goodbye.
If you know how much I love you, you’d cry of joy.
Exactly ten years ago, on a summer day, I was walking through the Tibetan Himalayas. I walked with a very painful headache from altitude sickness, along the muddy trails, chitchatting with my Chinese friends in the mountain rain. I remember one day I took off in a car and sped without any direction, suddenly surprised by the unforgettable scenery of a lake and mountains, reflected by the glow of sunset.
It was ten years ago that I was touched to tears by the impression of Dalai Buddhists, who walked hundreds and thousands of kilometers from the door of their house to the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. And ten years later this summer, I am walking to Santiago de Compostela on two clay shoes and it has been over 30 days so far.
“We have to be brave to say hello and also to say goodbye.
This is one of the things that I learned from Camino de Santiago: because we were heading to the same destination, we could become friends in the same boat. But as time went, we slowly recognized that one day we should say goodbye and go our own way after the pilgrimage. It was difficult to say goodbye to really good friends.
This is a travel essay walked through The way of Saint James, aka, Camino de Santiago, also in the names of Peregrinatio Compostellana, Pilgrimage of Compostela, O Camiño de Santiago leading from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain.
You will need to get a pilgrim's passport (also called credencial) and follow the sign of shells or yellow arrows. You will experience many types of albergue or religious dormitory/bed for all journey. I hope you don't meet any bed bugs that I suffered from in hot summer.
The main and popular routes are Camino Francés (French Way) , Camino Primitivo (Original Way) , Camino Portugué (the Portuguese Way) and Camino del Norte (Northern Way).
Prologue
Day 0. From Slovakia to Saint Jean in France
Day 1. Drinking raindrops on leaves (to Roncesvalles)
Day 2. Loving spicy noodles (to Zubiri)
Day 3. Are you Japanese? (to Pamplona)
Day 4. I want BBQ(to Puente la Reina)
Day 5. You are fat, really? (to Estella)
Day 6. Race discrimination? (to Los Arcos)
Day 7. Oh, my chili pasta (to Logrono)
Day 8. No energy (to Najera)
Day 9. Should I pay for the entrance to “Chicken” church? (to Santo Domingo de la Calzada)
Day 10. Holy water (to Belorado)
Day 11. My legs are short (to Ages)
Day 12. Tapas with beauties (to Burgos)
Day 13. Wanted to escape from bed bugs (to Hontanas)
Day 14. Two girls with long legs (to Boadilla del Camino)
Day 15. Please, stop complaining (to Carrion de los Condes)
Day 16. My beer belly is gone (to Terradillos de los Templarios)
Day 17. Why so many Korean pilgrims? (to El Burgo Ranero)
Day 18. The best side dish for alcohol (to Mansilla de las Mulas)
Day 19. I forgive you because I like the wind (to Leon)
Day 20. Right knee has a problem (to San Martin del Camino)
Day 21. Because it is a pilgrim road (to Astorga)
Day 22. I want to see the stars (to Foncebadon)
Day 23. It’s the same wind (to Ponferrada)
Day 24. Don’t be lonely (to Villafranca del Bierzo)
Day 25. Any music, please (to O Cebreiro)
Day 26. How could it be? (to Triacastela)
Day 27. I was not lonely (to Sarria)
Day 28. Can we spend more time here? (to Gonzar)
Day 29. Hurt is hurt (to Melide)
Day 30. Friends will meet again (to O Pedrouzo)
Day 31. Why did you bring me here? (to Santiago de Compostela)
Day 32+. “We have to be brave to say hello and also to say goodbye.
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De Eunate a Puente la Reina
En Camino a Santiago se encuentra el peregrino con dos monumentos que evocan dos realidades centrales de la fe cristiana: la Resurrección y la Cruz. Un camino, por así decirlo, a la inversa, el que tiene que recorrer el peregrino
Camino de Santiago Full Doumentary (The Way of St. James )
Camino de Santiago full documentary in english and spanish.
Camino de Santiago (The Way of Saint James) is the perfect mix of touristic-sports adventure and religious sentiment. This documentary shows all of the story from the origins until today.
The discovery of the sepulcher of the Apostle Santiago, in the first third of the IX century, compelled many Christians to make pilgrimages to Compostela doing the Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) to worship his relics.
This required the construction of a church. This building, besides guarding and honoring the relics of the Apostle and his disciples Teodoro and Atanasio, had to take in a greater number of pilgrims coming from the Peninsular kingdoms, as well as from the rest of Europe. The purpose of its builders was not only to construct the most perfect church dedicated to the cult of the pilgrims; they wanted to make Compostela a religious and artistic reference for the world, like Rome and Jerusalem.
These are the beginnings of a fascinating story, a fabulous saga spanning centuries carried out
by thousands of people united in their devotion to the figure of the Apostle Santiago, in a remote corner of Finisterre. They called it Compostela: the field of stars.
The present state of the Santiago Cathedral is the result of numerous changes, projects, works, remodeling; in short, an evolving and impassioned architectural and artistic creation developed throughout many centuries.
Camino de Santiago. The Temple of the Stars - Full Documentary
Even though Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago have been the three great destinations for pilgrims
since the Middle Ages, the Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) to Santiago is the only one that is still traveled the same way today as it was back then: on foot and with little else than a shoulder pouch.
It had been a long time since news of the discovery of the Santiago sepulcher had reached France. Those were dark and dangerous times.
Terror broke loose when the Saracen army flattened Compostela. Almanzor had destroyed its basilica and other churches and monasteries. Bishop Diego Peláez decided to build a new church
to replace the pre-Romanesque Basilica. We fly over the city of Santiago. From up here, we can see the cathedral and near it, the church of San Félix de Solovio.
And it is in this place where chronicles tell of a hermit known as Pelayo who, as he fasted, observed some lights shining on the ancient Roman citadel. Before such news, the bishop arrived at the site and discovered the entrance to a small sepulcher among the weeds.
A church was built above the sepulcher to worship the Apostle’s relics. Construction was finished in 830 and Bishop Teodomiro consecrated the first Church of Santiago.
In the year 1101, while in Santiago after being named bishop by Pope Paschal II Diego Gelmírez initiated his projects. The first would be the conclusion of the cathedral. It was apparent that if he wanted the Santiago church to become that great Apostolic see, it had to be at the vanguard of art.
To this end, he patronized continuous exchanges between Compostelan builders and the most advanced constructors of the times. Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) had definitely become a torrent of culutral and artistic exchange between Galicia and the rest of Europe.
Diego Gelmírez had achieved all of his goals: the construction of the cathedral was well on its way
and it was a benchmark for European Romanesque art;
And finally, on April 21 1211, Archbishop Pedro Muñiz, in the presence of King Alfonso IX,
consecrated the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago. The visits of Pope John Paul II and later Benedict XVI in the Holy Compostelan year of 2010, surrounded by a fervent multitude of pilgrims from all over the world, through Camino de Santiago ( Way of St. James) are a testimony to the magnificent vitality the Jacobean cult has today.
But notwithstanding all the changes, the works of Peláez and Gelmírez, of Masters Bernardo, Esteban, Mateo, and countless others, still remain unaltered and recognizable. In the spaces within its naves, columns, tribunes, chapels and porticos, the spirit of all those who contributed to its erection is conserved.
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world held each year Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) to venerate the relics of the Apostle. Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) ends in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
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What a difference a day makes – after a good meal, a wine and a sleep we both woke up feeling refreshed and keen for the day.
We arrived at the wine fountain ‘Bodegas Irache’. It produced no wine this morning and probably just as well as it was 6am and I think the legs may have got a bit wobbly.
Not a hard day today. Very few hills and down hills. It did get rather hot in the afternoon but plenty of stops, water and refueling got us through the day. You would love our diet of carbs, sugar, beer and wine just hoping we are walking it off on the way.
Every morning we are graced with the most spectacular sunrises. This became one of my most favorite photo shots.
We passed through some beautiful towns, always with a cathedral or old church with a large steeple, and amazing scenery. As usual we took time to breathe it in and take photos. The good thing about the Camino is that every day is different and you look forward to what the day holds.
Tonight we stayed in Albergue – Hostel San Andres. This had a lovely swimming pool. Jim went for a swim. I got as far as my toes and decided it was a little cold for my liking, so I sat and had a refreshing beer by the pool, while Jim frolicked around like a teenager. It is our anniversary so tonight we had a room with our own private bathroom. We chose to have tea by ourselves tonight to sit, chat and reflect on our day.
Until tomorrow – Buen Camino – Jim and De
Camino de Santiago | Day 7 | Estella to Los Arcos | SINGING WITH THE LOCALS | Camino Frances 2019
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Camino de Santiago 2019 specifically the Camino Frances from Estella to Los Arcos with BDE Travels on Day 7. We experience the world famous pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago in the Camino de Santiago route in Spain. There are many historical facts along the way of St James or The Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain that we will unravel in our episodes. We are not just another vlog. We share our experiences of the people, food, and culture with our audience. In this episode, we depart the town of Estella towards Los Arcos. Through the day we experience the fountain of wine, the monastery of Irache, a castle at the top of Villa Mayor de Monjardin and the many treasures of the churches we encounter. You will not find another vlog with more historical information for your enjoyment. Come and join us and Welcome Onboard!
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