For Movie Tragics

For Movie Tragics

Having watched the Martin Sheen movie, The Way, at least 20 times, I’m always interested to pass through locations used for the movie. This time we were lucky enough to stay at Hotel Akerreta, which was used for a movie location. And we were lucky to spot a...
Day 19 – Burgos to Hornillos

Day 19 – Burgos to Hornillos

After a very pleasant day off in Burgos, we set off on a 21 kilometer stretch to Hornillos. After the first few kilometers out of the towns and roads, we got out into some really nice countrysides. Although some of the path led us through a motorway junction which...
Belén the Supermum

Belén the Supermum

Last night we stayed at La Casa del Abuelo in Hornillos. This was a casa rural that I used three years ago that I found really comfortable, you should note there isn’t a lot of accommodation in Hornillos and it fills up very quickly. As we came into the village,...
Day 20 – Hornillos to Castrojeriz

Day 20 – Hornillos to Castrojeriz

Camino Waves I’ve actually been surprised at the number of pilgrims on the path since we started in Saint Jean. I can understand in the beginning you journey with two or three hundred stowing off from Saint Jean per day, and so you’ll be in a fairly large...
Day 21 – Castrojeriz to Frómista

Day 21 – Castrojeriz to Frómista

Today is quite a long section for us, about 24 or 25 kilometers. It started off in a spectacular fashion, with a climb out of Castrojeriz with fantastic views.     After a short walk across the top of the plateau, we head down for our lunch stop. During the...