Walking the Camino de Santiago
Every town, no matter how charming or beautiful, has its rough sides. I don’t know if this is Viana’s, but it certainly isn’t the best foot forward. It’s just your basic vacant lot with a looming hill town in the background. Date: 07 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain) Map of the day:
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The Camino wends its way through a number of towns, and in doing so typically wanders through the oldest neighbourhoods. Viana is no exception. Other than replacing some of the cobbles with concrete, these narrow, winding streets can scarcely have changed since medieval times. Date: 07 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain) Map of the day:
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Every day of our Camino, Francine and I took a morning selfie. Normally, they were on her camera, but here’s one on mine. This is the start of April 7 – my mother’s birthday. It’s day 9 of the Camino, and we’re in Viana. My beard is already looking pretty weird. We’re barely awake. Ultreïa! Date: 07 April 2016 Place: […]
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I mentioned yesterday that the evening Mass we attended was in a semi-detached chapel that I think was originally a sacristy. Here’s the ceiling of that chapel. It pays to look up sometimes! As you can see, this chapel is a very different style from the main church building. Date: 06 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain)
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Have I mentioned how overwhelming the Church of Santa María de Viana is? This is one of the many, many side chapels here. (For more, check out our Flickr gallery!) This is an absolutely beautiful church. Oddly, with all of these beautiful altars, the Mass that evening was in a semi-detached chapel that I think was originally a sacristy. Date: […]
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This side chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Nieva, is one of a dozen or so scattered throughout the Church of Santa María de Viana. On our Flickr gallery, you can see many, many more photos of these chapels, side altars, and statues. Check them out – they are amazing. Date: 06 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain)
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Another photo of the high altar of Santa María de Viana, this time from an oblique angle so you can see some of the painting that covers the walls in the sanctuary. Just beautiful. Date: 06 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain)
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And this, this is the high altar of Santa María de Viana. No words required. Date: 06 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain)
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This is one of the reasons I love Spain’s churches so much. To orient you, you’re standing in the middle of the nave of Santa María de Viana, looking down the north transept to a side chapel – and there were many side chapels. If you look up above the chapel, you can see the original Gothic walls and window. […]
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After our visit to the ruins of San Pedro, we returned to the church of Santa María de Viana and actually went inside. Omigosh, it was amazing. Here’s a first taste, a baroque statue of Santiago to greet the weary pilgrims. Date: 06 April 2016 Place: Viana (Navarra, Spain)
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