Camino Photo of the Day: Crossing the Río Pisuerga

The Camino weirdly sidesteps the village of Itero del Castillo, as the bridge across the Río Pisuerga (the eponymous Puente de Itero del Castillo) lies perhaps a kilometer to the south. Although it’s a highway bridge, with a roadbed of 20th century asphalt, the bridge itself is much older. The original 11th/12th century bridge was rebuilt in the 16th century, […]

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Camino Photo of the Day: a Window into the Soul of Castrojeriz

This small Gothic window may be found in the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Manzano. The church dates to the early 13th century, with extensive renovations up through the 18th century. I rather suspect that this window is from the older construction. There has been a church on this site since at least the 10th century, and for centuries this was an […]

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