산티아고 가는 길(프랑세스) #8일차

Stage 8 - From Logroño to Nájera

 

 

Bike storage and clothes drying in the refugio at Logroño. They also had two free Internet computers!	The Pilgrim's fountain in the early dawn
40 km excursion to the castle of Clavijo	which looks over the site of the battle in 844 where St James appeared on his white horse and slew 40 000 Moors
but no-one in the village knew where the battle was	and the caster with its wafer-thin wall had the slight air of a film set
Clavijo has an impressive pelota court	Back in Logroño, a monument which could have been a sundial but wasn't
The camino is a bit indistinct as it crosses the new ring road	but is a nice smooth path after it
winding round a lake	and through a wood
with a fountain	and official waymark notices at crucial points
There are not many buildings outside the villages; this empty house would be ideal if your lifelong ambition is to run a refugio!	The red and white waymarks are quite common too
If you can identify this flower, please send an Email	Vineyards are a major feature of this part of the camino
The bull	A short stretch which is actually along the main road - fortunately it has a very wide verge area
The ruins of the Hospital of St. John of Acre on the outskirts of Navarete	Red and white "change of direction" waymark plus the universal yellow arrow
Red and white "wrong way" waymark	Cafe Los Arcos in Navarete - good food and shelter from the rain
The refugio in Navarete	Modern statue and church
The doorway from the Hospital of St. John which was moved to this cemetery in the last century	A new waymark
Cornflower or Bachelor's Button           Centaurea cyanum (thanks to Dale Calder for identifications)
Another new kind of waymark
If you can identify this flower, please send an Email	A cement plant outside Nájera
Wooden bridge on the outskirts	Church with stork's nests
Monastery in Nájera, built into the sandstone cliff	Red sandstone and vineyards on the way out