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Escultura moderna de un peregrino, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, 2011.
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Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain (No. 2)
The building that is now contemplated as the co-cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada is, really, an amalgam of different styles ranging from the Romanesque of its head to the baroque of its genuine free-standing bell tower, passing through its body of naves, which can be classified as fully Gothic. To all this we must add the different reforms and extensions that it suffered during the Modern Age as a result of restorations, collapses or, simply, by the changes that each bishop was making to adapt the see to the tastes and fashions of each historical moment.
Several modifications were made to the original plant, adding:
in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries: the naves, defenses and portico of the west façade;
in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: the chapels of the apse, of the Immaculate and the two in sections 2 and 3 of the south façade;
in the seventeenth century the baptistery of the section of the feet;
in the eighteenth century, the south portal;
the tower, original of the twelfth century, was rebuilt in the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries; the latter in the current location.
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Cristo en la cruz con dos dolientes, talla de piedra medieval, catedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, 2012.
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＋day8 to Santo domingo de la calzada（20.8㎞）
👣Nájera - azofra - cirueña - santo domingo de la calzada
my feet got in good condition for one day rest i took the day before. so i could arrive at santo domingo de la calzada earlyer than usual.
on the way, a small airplane flew very near my left side, the pilot smiled and made a thumbs-up sign to us (karen & I). looking so beautiful moment, i was so impressed.
☞ see below for the diary in japanese & more photos.
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Day 14 - 23 April Santo Domingo de Calzada to Belorado 21.7 km and 356m
Yesterday evening we joined Carol who has lived in America for 20 years but hails from Stafford prior to that. We had a meal in the hotel she was staying at El Molino Florin. It was a mill before being a hotel and is an ancient building. For a smart hotel I did think the cost would be higher but no - three courses including a beautiful white Rioja for 18€! My only gripe was that the rabbit stew I had was extremely bony. On our way back to our hotel we passed amazing Paradour hotel - the bar seems to be set in cloisters. Amazing place.
Left early for day 14 walk - think we were out by 7.30 to start the walk. We did a very short detour to Granon away from the very busy N120 Highway. Lovely village…even lovelier cafe! Other than that highlight it was a trudge trudge trudge day. The path ran very close to the motorway.
You see the shell signs everywhere. Our favourite was in a church along the way. We passed some very old villages - Viloria de la Rioja, Vilamayor del Rio (very pretty) and a beautiful albergue in Castildelagado.
There seems to be a huge amount of road building works going on. Carrie suggested it might be to divert the motorway away from some of the ancient villages.
For days we have been walking towards a hill (mountain? we are high up) we have named the nipple. Today we finally passed it. We both wondered if it was a hillfort at the top but on passing at close quarters I doubt it.
At Vilamayor del Rio we got to a cafe and were desperate for a pick me up of coffee and cake. Weirdly there was a ‘dance floor’ laid out in the cafe with a pole! This is Jenny who ‘striked a pose’.
I did tell her she should use the photo as her profile. We did meet up with her again the following day in Atapuerca - in the only bar in the village.
My face is suffering from the sun (a few days ago), the wind today, pollen, salt and God knows so I covered as much as I could. It made Carrie laugh anyway. And yes it did calm my face down.
One of the amazing churches on route - so many you get lost in them. This is Iglesia Santa Maria Belgrado.
Our Albergue in Belgrado was fabulous. We had a 6 bed dorm with its OWN BATHROOM. Unheard of! The Albergue also had a heated pool but as neither of us had brought cozies and because it was stupid cold we didn’t bother. We actually went to a bar to warm up. Carrie was upset at seeing a dog badly tethered to a post. His lead was too short and the dog looked malnourished. His owner had obviously been drinking in the bar for a while. Carrie took some bread out to him - almost took her fingers off - he was obviously hungry. It wasn’t pleasant seeing it.
The Albergue was one of the nicest we have stayed at other than the cold. It had so many facilities. And the food was really good. We made more friends in our dorm. Our Camino family is growing!
And yes I am a day late posting… especially as we have again rejigged our timetable. Tomorrow we head for Atapuerca…over 18 miles so our backpacks will be transported. Carrie sorted that out and booked us an apartment 😄😄 in Burgos while I fired a few WhatsApp’s etc to try and get accommodation. Its getting more difficult so in Burgos we will have to book the rest of the trip.
Some of the amazing wall art along the way.
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they posted the list of all the towns that will participate in this year's grand prix so i had to make a post about it !!!
for the uninitiated, the grand prix is a legendary spanish game show that was rebooted last year after years without it that puts two towns to fight one against the other in funny silly games in which the mayor and the most prominent neighbours participate! it serves as promotion for the town and there's also a monetary price for the winner of the final i think ? it takes place during all summer so it's a core memory of spanish summer :)
here's an extremely long video with the best moments of last year, so you can see the vibes and what the games are about and stuff, it's very family friendly and kinda cringy but in a fun way
anyways, the towns !!!! there's 14 this year, below i'll post a pic of each of them; they're, in order:
almacelles, in lleida (catalunya), with 6.8k inhabitants.
bembibre, in león (castilla y león), with 8.1k inhabitants.
binissalem, in mallorca (balears), with 9.1k inhabitants.
burela, in lugo (galicia), with 9.4k inhabitants.
cangues d'onís, in asturies, with 6.3k inhabitants.
llerena, in bazajoz (extremadura), with 5.6k inhabitants.
medio cudeyo, in cantabria, with 7.6k inhabitants.
morata de tajuña, in madrid, with 8.1k inhabitants.
ondara, in alacant (valència), with 7.3k inhabitants.
olvera, in cádiz (andalucía), with 7.8k inhabitants.
san adrián, in nafarroa, with 6.4k inhabitants.
santo domingo de la calzada, in la rioja, with 6.2k inhabitants.
tauste, in zaragoza (aragón), with 6.8k inhabitants.
villanueva de la torre, in guadalajara (castilla-la mancha), with 6.6k inhabitants.
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Day 12 - Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
The Guide Book says today was 13.2 miles, but we made a small diversion for lunch and my phone says 14.5 miles.
We had our bags transferred today so travelled light. As we walk more days the pads of our feet are getting a bit sore and the rucksack feels heavier and heavier! It’s really easy to have it transferred, most albergue’s have envelopes belonging to the carriers which you attach to your rucksack. You need to have somewhere reserved to send it to, and I have been doing all the booking online.
Anyway, back to today…We set off as usual at 7:30 in overcast weather with the odd spot of rain. Within half an hour we had our ponchos on but it never got more than a bit drizzly.
We climbed out of the town through some forestry passing an odd statue of Jesus up on the hill. The hillside, path, rocks and land in general is very red in this part.
There were plenty of vineyards to admire, some being very well kept with guys at the side of the path strimming the weeds away. The above ground irrigation system was interesting to see.
We were making for Azofra for breakfast, about 4 miles away. Breakfast was the usual coffee, orange juice and pain au chocolat. But to be honest the novelty is now wearing off and we’re thinking of other things that we could have instead.
The lunch stop was about another 6 miles away so we plodded on. Our lives are defined by how far away the villages are for breakfast, lunch and final destination!
The landscape initially wasn’t particularly pretty, the path passing by the side of a motorway, but it soon turned inland and we were once again rewarded by huge open fields, reverting back to the chalk path, deep green barley fields, yellow rape fields and poppies by the pathway. The weather cleared up, the sun came out, and we had some amazing views either side to the hills and mountains.
As we approached Ciruena, our lunch stop, we initially went through what looked like a golf resort, with modern seemingly empty houses, a golf course and swimming pool. It all looked a bit out of place and odd.
We diverted off the waymarked path into Ciruena village to the local bar for a welcome drink (Jane had freshly squeezed orange juice and I the local lemonade that I have become very attached to) and a warm tuna, cheese and egg roll.
After lunch we carried on through the open landscape finally reaching Santo Domingo shortly after 2.
We’re in an ancient very large albergue right in the middle of the old town. Our room is in the old part of the hostel up in the eaves. All bar one of the beds are single beds, it’s like an old school dorm!
I chilled until 5 while Jane went for a wander, then we both went to see the cathedral. It’s huge and they have done a good job inside of making sure everything is explained very well.
We had a Pilgrim’s menu in the square then went to find the supermarket for a few bits. On the way we passed groups of youngsters practicing for a dance competition and it was great to watch them.
Now we’re back and chilling, and hoping we’ll get some sleep. Tomorrow is a very short day so hopefully we can snooze in the afternoon.
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09 mai étape 35 , Navarrete - Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Hier soir, après avoir dîné avec 6 autres pèlerins (Canadiens, Anglais, Lituanienne, Allemande et une Bordelaise) , j'ai regardé la météo et... La grenouille espagnole m'annonce de la pluie à l'arrivée sur Santo... Vers 13h00. Je pars encore une fois de bonne heure en souhaitant passer entre les gouttes. Le début est plutôt difficile, le sac lourd (j'ai donné ma crème solaire à une canadienne. Elle en a plus besoin que moi, et ça enlève du poids), je n'arrive pas à trouver mon rythme, donc je fais un petit détour par le Village de Ventosa pour me faire un petit déj bien copieux dans un bar et 20 mn plus tard, "todo va bien" il me manquait juste du carburant. Durant cette étape j'ai remarqué qu'environ 66% des Pèlerins faisaient porter leur sac (très répandu sur la voie du Puy-en-Velay et sur le Camino francés) , cela leur permet d'être beaucoup moins chargé avec un petit sac contenant de quoi s'alimenter, boire et prévoir pour la pluie. Toujours aussi peu de Français, seulement 2 détectées qui m'ont ignoré lorsque je suis arrivé à leur hauteur, elles étaient en grandes conversations. Peut-être les retrouverai-je à l'arrivée, faut il encore qu'elles soient dans la même albergue. Le paysage est ondulé avec de grandes perspectives sur le chemin, tel un gosse j'essaie d'estimer le temps qu'il me faudra pour arriver... là-bas...au bout, évidemment je suis loin du compte. Rappelez vous, du côté de Bordeaux, j'ai rencontré Suzanne ,80 ans , aujourd'hui je crois avoir rencontré le plus jeune, 7/8 ans , un petit garçon avec sa maman, je lui ai fait un 👍, il était fier, buen Camino petit. Il reste un peu plus de 5 km et il commence à pleuvoir, poncho de rigueur. Et ça nous mènera jusqu'au final et bien encore après. Après-midi midi maussade, c'est pour cette raison que je n'ai pas de photos de Santo... Je doute que les chaussures soient sèches, demain, pour le départ, on verra bien, surtout que demain petite étape (pour moi) de 23km donc je partirai vers 7h30/8h00. Mental : au top et physique : pas de blessure donc ça va.
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México: una explosión de color y paisajes idílicos – Segunda parte
San Cristobal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas es otro de los 100 pueblos mágicos que existen en México. Ubicado en el estado de Chiapas, tiene unas calles empedradas adornadas con banderines de muchos colores, que contrastan con las fachadas coloridas de sus casas, iglesias de varias épocas y cafés y restaurantes.
Esta ciudad se encuentra llena de rincones que se quisieran atesorar en la memoria, por el colorido que ofrece en sus edificios coloniales, mercados de artesanías y sus miradores que regalan un excelente atardecer con el entorno montañoso que lo rodea.
Hierve el agua
Son unas cascadas naturales muy particulares que se formaron hace miles de años, y es un lugar mágico que resulta impostergable de visitar. Lo peculiar de esta serie de saltos de agua es que al contener un altísimo contenido de minerales están fosilizadas y petrificadas, por lo que presentan un color blanquecino.
Se encuentran en el estado de Oaxaca, envueltas por una naturaleza verdaderamente imponente. Pero Hierve el Agua no se trata solo de observar estas cascadas inusuales, sino que está permitido zambullirse en las piletas naturales de agua templada que se formaron en la parte superior, mientras uno se deleita con la belleza del lugar entre montañas.
Teotihuacan
“La ciudad de los dioses” se encuentra a tan solo 50 kms. de la Ciudad de México y es una de las zonas arqueológicas más importantes de este país.
Este enorme recinto cuenta con varios edificios entre los que se pueden mencionar a la Pirámide del Sol, que resulta una de las más grandes del mundo, la Pirámide de la Luna, la Calzada de los Muertos, el Palacio de Quetzalcóatl y el Palacio de los Jaguares como sus edificios más emblemáticos.
Declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad aun hoy en día es material de estudio ya que esta antigua ciudad maya conserva varios interrogantes todavía sin responder sobre la vida de sus ciudadanos.
Isla mujeres
Una de las excursiones más frecuentadas desde Cancún, además de visitar la isla de Cozumel, es subirse a bordo de un barco para conocer la famosa Isla Mujeres.
La fama de ambas islas se debe al paraíso que representan con sus playas de arena blanca y aguas cristalinas de color turquesa, y con un fondo marino mágico repleto de arrecifes de coral, y fauna marina como estrellas de mar y peces tropicales de colores, que las convierten en el deseo de todo amante del buceo y snorkel.
En Isla Mujeres, luego de la actividad acuática, es posible alquilar una bici o un carro de golf para dirigirse a Playa Norte, la playa más linda de la isla, aunque la más concurrida también.
México DF
Como capital mexicana, la Ciudad de México es una enorme ciudad que debe visitarse durante el paso por este país.
Es muy rica en cuanto a su patrimonio histórico por lo que resulta sumamente cautivador tomarse un día al menos para recorrer su antiguo casco histórico y conocer sus atractivos turísticos más reconocidos como el Zócalo, el barrio de Coyoacán, el barrio de San Ángel y el bosque de Chapultepec.
Además, hay numerosos centros de arte, entre museos y galerías como, por ejemplo, el de Frida Kahlo, y una oferta gastronómica exquisita, donde se deben probar los tacos mientras se disfruta de la animada música que producen los mariachis.
Oaxaca
Gracias a sus ancestrales tradiciones y a su centro histórico deslumbrante, el cual es considerado Patrimonio de la Humanidad, es una de las ciudades más recomendadas para visitar.
Presenta edificios coloniales realizados de piedra volcánica que destilan una gran belleza, siendo el más característico el Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
Es una de las ciudades que mantiene las tradiciones indígenas, por lo que visitarla durante la festividad mexicana del Día de los Muertos, es una experiencia que seguramente resultará inolvidable.
Puebla
Es otra de las ciudades coloniales con edificios de gran colorido y un casco histórico con importantes edificios que se encuentran en un muy buen estado de conservación.
El centro neurálgico de Puebla es el Zócalo, desde donde se puede partir para conocer la arquitectura de la ciudad con edificios como la Catedral, la Biblioteca Palafoxiana, el Barrio del Artista, el Templo de San Francisco y la Capilla del Rosario.
Es un paseo que se puede realizar en un día e incluir también a la localidad de Cholula, que se ubica a tan solo 7 kms. de allí, para ver la Gran Pirámide y la iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, con el volcán Popocatépetl coronando el lugar.
Guanajuato
Pasear sin rumbo por esta ciudad pintoresca es una excelente idea para descubrir sus coloridas casas y su centro histórico repleto de edificios coloniales, como el Templo de San Francisco, el Teatro Juárez y la Basílica Colegiata, además de conocer su interesante historia minera.
Posee un fantástico clima estudiantil, con una Universidad con fachada renacentista que también vale la pena conocer por ser uno de los íconos de la ciudad.
Y para obtener una perspectiva diferente de la ciudad se recomienda subir en el funicular a una de las montañas cercanas para obtener una panorámica espectacular desde el mirador del Pípila.
Originally published at on https://estilosviajes.com/April 21, 2023.
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On the Camino towards Santo Domingo de la Calzada in the province of Rioja. 📎 Visit my shop for Camino de Santiago Art products: http://caminoestrella.com/shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaminoEstrella ✈ Worldwide shipping
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Torre, catedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 2011.
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Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain (No. 4)
The hermitage stands on the south side of the Plaza del Santo and tradition says that it was built on the old and humble oratory made by Domingo García 'El Santo'. In 1487 the stonemasons Sancho and Pero Gil built two walls and changed the position of the façade. In 1527 the Master Hernando made the doors and the stonemason Yñigo the roofs. Thus it was raised until it was finished with the current appearance in 1710.
The hermitage had several destinations since it served as the first dwelling of the Cistercian Nuns until finishing their monastery and was the headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Saint.
The Virgen de la Plaza is the patron saint of the city, whose feast is celebrated on August 5 and her image, with that of the founder, go out in procession on September 18, Thanksgiving Day in the town.
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Escudo Municipal, encima del ayuntamiento, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, 2011.
The chickens which arose alive from the roaster are given honor above the city hall!
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Days 9 & 10, Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Belorado
I have left the lush, green vineyards of La Rioja behind and have now entered the quite sun scorched region of Castilla y León. The sun is blazing and there is rarely shade. I am carrying a lot of food and water so that I don’t get caught without supplies. I visited a pharmacy yesterday and the super helpful pharmacist hooked me up with a complete set of Compeed bandages to take care of blisters, SPF50 lip balm and electrolytes to help replenish as I go. Spanish pharmacies put my local CVS to shame!
All around me is great big blue sky and many shades of brown landscape. I can not only feel the heat, but it’s visible. I am crossing potato farms as well as fields of sunflowers used to make oil. These sunflower fields have seen prettier days, as now they are just skeletons of what they once were.
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Santo Domingo de La Calzada, Spain: One of ‘Las Doncellas’ carries a basket containing a loaf of bread on her head as she prepares for the ‘Bread Procession of the Saint’. The ceremony honours Saint Domingo de La Calzada who helped poor people in the region.
Photograph: Álvaro Barrientos/AP
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