Further on up the road was the Church of the Virgen del Poyo, a 16th century hermitage pilgrimage chapel that houses a gothic statue of the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, the...
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Tag Archives: Navarre province
Torres del Rio #2
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Torres del Rio, Spain
Torres del Rio, sits along the Linares River and is just a short walk from Sansol. Not a typical hilltop village, one wonders why anyone would build a...
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Seeing Sansol from the Olive Grove
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Sansol, Spain Scenes
Los Arcos to Logrono, Spain –> 27.8 km, or 17.3 miles. Sansol is only 6.8 km into the day; gonna be a long one, but it’s going...
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San Esteban de Deyo – #2
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Hearty
Delicate sprigs of wildflowers confront the bouldered wall, each undaunted....
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Lemon Lime
Lush, rich soil… hills and fields of yellow, green and gold grass and grains – not at all bad on the eyes as we continue to lollygag...
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San Esteban de Deyo
San Esteban de Deyo , also called the Castillo de Monjardín, is a ruined medieval castle on a hill overlooking Villamayor de Monjardín in the Navarre region of...
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The Steeple of Iglesia de San Andres
Entering the town of Villamayor de Monjardín...
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Azqueta and Villamayor de Monjardín
Through the charming village of Azqueta, Spain for a brief rest stop, then on to Villamayor de Monjardín, a town that sits below the hilltop ruins of...
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The Field Snails’ Tales
Cargols (Spanish for snail). These could be either species, the Cernuella virgata or Theba pisana. The LOCATION of these creatures is what floored me! Of course I’ve seen...
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Autumnal Scene in Oil
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Autumnal Scene
Farms and grasslands of the lush, green lower altitudes gave way to the higher plains of golden grain fields. ...
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Further on Up the Road
We’d already experienced longer hiking days than this, so perhaps this one seemed so much longer due to the hot sun and dry, calm air. We were...
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