June 2018

Today we walked about 25 kilometers from Triacastela to Sarria in the Galicia region of Spain. Sarria was a pre-Roman settlement, first documented in the 6th century. King Alphonse IX of León died in Sarria in 1230 while making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. King Alphonse sponsored many different building projects during his time […]

While the Camino de Santiago has long enjoyed its prominent position in history, religion, and culture, it passes through many places that have their own stories to tell. Included below are several Spanish myths of monsters and transformations. ———————— THE LEGEND OF ALVARO PEREZ “This man, Álvaro Pérez, did not live much and, according to

Though Villafranca del Bierzo’s name can be traced back to 791, it has existed as a town for much longer than that. The first settlements in the area date back to the Neolithic age, but the first historically known group of people to inhabit the area were the Celtiberians. The town became more widely known

Our battle with the rain continued as we walked through the Galician countryside. The undulating hills of this region came to a halt as we descended towards the river Mino. Miraculously, the rain ended and the sky cleared. We reached our stop for the night: Portomarín.     Long before the Camino de Santiago emerged as

THE WALK FROM LEON TO HOSPITAL DE ORBIGO:   From a dry, brown, treeless plateau area (called mesata or paramo) to the green valley that’s irrigated by the river Orbigo             After our first, and very long, day of walking — at 32k/19.6 miles, this will be our longest walk