Walking the Camino de Santiago
As we continued our tour of the inside of the Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos, there were two constants: the deep beauty and grandeur of the place, and the grainy and blurry photos taken by my high-tech iPhone-4. This was 2013, after all. The interiors of the main level are all painted with stunning, almost-life-sized murals, and I […]
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Here’s another view of the beautiful monastery cloister of the magnificent Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos. It is, by design, a little slice of Eden. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)Today started: Fonfría (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)
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Once we were settled into the monastery albergue in Samos (and had showered), we took a little tour of the monastery itself. This is a photo of the beautiful monastery cloister. I think this is quite the nicest one I saw in Spain. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)Today started: Fonfría (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)
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The interior of the monastery albergue in Samos is covered in pseudo-medieval illustrations like this. I’m particularly taken with a series of vignettes that follow the months of the calendar around the crypt-like great room like a mural version of a book of hours. Next week we’re likely to have some additional scenes posted. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province […]
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After circumnavigating about 75% of the great Royal Monastery of Samos, we finally arrived at the albergue! It would probably have been shorter if we’d gone the other way, although I suspect that we might have run into some trouble with the course of the river. We were so happy to finally find it! Time for a shower. Date: 26 […]
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As we continued circumnavigating the great Royal Monastery of Samos, we eventually passed the main entrance. It faces on to a long, curving road with a steep, walled embankment. Although the entrance is quite grand, it’s actually impossible to see it unless you’re right in front of it, as we are here. For the record, the small door to the […]
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Samos is a tidy little town, and I particularly enjoy the little details. As an example, this railing above the river bank is made of pilgrim shells. In this photo, we’re still wandering around looking for the entrance to the monastery albergue. It’s 4pm, and a glass of vino tinto wouldn’t go amiss, either. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province […]
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Happy new year! As we entered into the central portion of the town of Samos, this was our first close-up view of the magnificent Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos – the Royal Monastery of Saint Julian in Samos. It was slightly overwhelming, and our plan was to stay in the albergue located within the monastery itself. If we […]
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Yesterday, amid a drenching rain, the Puerta Santa, or Holy Doors, of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela were closed. These doors are open only during the Jacobean Holy Year or a Jubilee Year declared by the Pope. So what is a Jacobean Holy Year? Simply, it’s any year when the Feast of Saint James, 25 July, occurs on a […]
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As we trundle our way towards the New Year, it’s perhaps appropriate that we end with a view of trundling downhill into the town of Samos. Years later in 2018 we again visited Samos, but I think that the route into town may have been adjusted a bit, as I don’t remember this part then. May you have a happy […]
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