산티아고 아르곤 #8

Day 8 - Sanguesa to Eunate and Puente La Reina

 

The roofs of Sanguesa	The San Blas stone marks the crossing of two Caminos
	The hamlet of Yarnoz
which one leaves on a fine road as far as the cemetery!
There are hills always on your left	and a great plain (currently with motorways under construction) on your right
	Otano
	Esperun
Guerendiain - a very well-tended villege
	The castle at Tiebas
	which also has a very good cafe
Disruption due to roadworks	The tunnel under the motorway
Back on a good track again	Muruarte de Reta
Distant view of Olcoz
First view of Eneriz
Main street of Eneriz	A fitting sign for my last day on the Camino Arangones
Santa Maria de Eunate - "the jewel of the Camino". This unusual octagonal Romanesque church stands in the middle of cornfields, between Enériz and Puente la Reina. It is surrounded by a free-standing colonnade. Its origins are obscure - some believe that it was a church of the Knights Templar, and that the octagonal design came from the East, being based on the Templar church of the holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Whatever its origins, it is a place of great calm - one of the places where one feels a great sense of unity with all those pilgrims who have gone before.
The main portal with richly decorated carving	The cloister with its slim double pillars
	Patterns on the cobbles
Santa Maria de Eunate	The windows of translucent stone
Interior looking towards the altar