Camino Photo of the Day: Calle Ruavieja

Once across the bridge and into Logroño, the Camino takes a sudden right turn down this narrow street, Calle Ruavieja. The name itself, of course, comes from rúa vieja, “the old road”, which will probably give you some idea of the antiquity of the street. Most of the buildings are, if not quite modern, let us at least say “not medieval”. Much of this is due to the destruction of the wars that raged through the town in the early modern period, where it was traded back and forth between Navarra and Castile. There are a couple of surviving gems further a little in, however.

Date: 07 April 2013
Place: Logroño (La Rioja, Spain)
Today started: in Los Arcos

Maps!