Camino Photo of the Day: Entering Cirueña

This brand of steel art is endemic along this portion of the Camino. On the other side of the village, the pilgrim cut out from this piece stands on his own. A neat trick: two sculptures for the price of one. As we will see in the next days, this village and the nearby village of Ciriñuela were the site of an enormous housing development that stands nearly empty, a result of Spain’s own housing bubble. There is enough housing here for thousands. Total population of Cirueña? Ninety-five. Ciriñuela? Thirty-seven.

Date: 09 April 2016
Place: Cirueña (La Rioja, Spain)

Map! Here’s our route out of Azofra, destination: unknown!