Walking the Camino de Santiago
Although I first spotted them here, this sort of topiary technique is found throughout the larger urban areas of Northern Spain. The branches of the trees are literally grafted together, forming an arch or tunnel. I imagine that these are quite spectacular when the leaves have returned later in the spring. I’ve looked in vain for the name of this […]
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This is a view of some of the buildings along the Camino as we walk through Villava towards Pamplona. I’m always amazed at how the buildings, though constructed centuries apart, blend together into a more or less harmonious whole. They’re not identical in style, but they clearly belong together. Date: 03 April 2013Place: Villava (Navarra, Spain) Maps! On the way […]
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The village of Trinidad de Arre blended seamlessly into the village of Villava. Perhaps they had been separate places once, but they had grown together. We would pass through three such “villages” that were now really just places on a map as we made our way down those last five kilometers to the great city of Pamplona. It was definitely […]
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Every local region (and sometimes town) has their own different signage on the Camino. Some are better than others. The signs in Navarra, perhaps because they were the first I encountered, are pretty much my favourite. They’re clear, easily spotted, and have relatively accurate distances. This one is just over the bridge into Trinidad de Arre. Date: 03 April 2013Place: […]
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This is the entrance to the Romanesque basílica de Trinidad de Arre, a grand church that dates to the first half of the 13th century. Unfortunately, the church itself was closed, so we couldn’t go in and look around. Three years later, Francine and I were finally able to visit – and take some photos! Date: 03 April 2013Place: Trinidad […]
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The view downstream as you cross the river into Trinidad de Arre is quite something. I’m pretty sure all of us got photos as we crossed the bridge. Date: 03 April 2013Place: approaching Trinidad de Arre (Navarra, Spain) Maps! On the way from Zubiri to Pamplona.
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Here we are, resting after a long morning’s walk. Here we see Ali, me, Carlos, and some Irish folks on the bridge over the Río Ulzama into Trinidad de Arre. From here, the Camino wends its way though a connected suburbia of sorts – villages that perhaps were separate in medieval times, but have long since grown together. It will […]
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The Camino crosses this bridge over the Río Ulzama into the village of Trinidad de Arre. Although it may not look it, this is the beginning of a long stretch of urban walking, that will lead us into the great city of Pamplona. I took this photo about 1pm, and we’re all pretty tired. And we’re not the only ones […]
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After the tunnel, and as we continue making our way towards Pamplona, the Camino runs for awhile on a path above the PA-30 highway, the very road we just tunneled under. Fortunately, this only lasts a short while, before the Camino again strikes out overland. Date: 03 April 2013Place: Zabaldika (Navarra, Spain) Maps! On the way from Zubiri to Pamplona.
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The way down was from the Iglesia de San Esteban de Zabaldika was much more gentle than the way up. In the distance, you can see the village of Arleta. The Camino proper is in the valley below us, off to the left in this photo. We’ll meet up just after Arleta, as the Camino takes a tunnel under a […]
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