Camino Photo of the Day: Los Arcos at Last!

The three hour stretch between Villamayor de Monjardín and Los Arcos is an excercise in patience. The vast majority of the land is kilometer after kilometer of vineyards on gently rolling hills. As you crest or come around each hill, before you lays more of the same to the horizon. Although the land is peaceful and idyllic, it seems endless; an infinity of variations on a theme. And then, tucked into its hidden valley, Los Arcos suddenly appears before you. You can’t really spot it until you’re practically in it.

The entrance to Los Arcos reminds me a little of a dusty town in the old west, but once you get past the initial street or two, it suddenly becomes much more medieval.

Date: 06 April 2013
Place: approaching Los Arcos (Navarra, Spain)

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