Travelogues Castile and León

On 29.04.25 Departure to Salamanca Pretty good weather during the day, a thunderstorm with heavy rain in the evening On 30.04.25 Departure to Caceres Nice camping with a...

The view of the Leon Cathedral is simply incredible.

La Bañeza. The art took center stage again today. But this time it wasn't Roman or Muslim masterpieces; it was contemporary art: graffiti. Many only know the often ugly...

Zamora. We are now in Zamora, a provincial capital in Castilla y León - after Andalusia and Extremadura, our third region. For the nearly 70 kilometers from Salamanca here, we...

Salamanca. We wanted to leave early this morning to explore the center of Salamanca. However, that did not happen. During our arrival yesterday, we had problems with our...

Salamanca. A relaxed travel day was planned for today. However, at the start, two rather small towns, Bejar and Guijuelo, were on our stamp list, where the likelihood of the...

Today we leave Portugal for Spain and slowly make our way home. Our journey from the magical coastal town of Sintra to the historic Salamanca took us through breathtaking...

Photos of the interesting Museum of Historic Motorcycles in Sta. Marta de Tormes (Salamanca).

We take it easy and drive to Burgos in the morning. Around midday we reach the municipal campsite, which we really like. There are almost only Dutch people around us, and we...

We had a somewhat restless night! Due to the Villamayor “Virgen de los remedios” fiesta, there was a huge party with a disco and laser show not far from us. It started at 11:30...

After a little shopping - as almost always in an Intermarche - we drive straight to Spain to Salamanca to the campsite a little outside in Villamayor. From here there is a good...

7:45 a.m., I wake up just as the last pilgrims are leaving the hostel. I slept very well last night. I get ready in a relaxed manner and then go to a bar and have churros for...

Sleep in. Finally. Well, I wake up without an alarm clock at just before 6am, but stay in bed for a while. When I got up, I checked again to see if everything was dry and dried...

The accommodation tonight was a disaster. There are four-person rooms, but all the rooms and the bathrooms are completely open above 2m. As soon as someone got up, the motion...

Grow beyond myself. Breakfast was at 7:00. Everyone was supposed to be out of the hostel by 7:30. At 7:33 we were woken up by a hospitalero. We had been given a four-bed room...

We start the day after breakfast at around 8:15 a.m. We continue across the fields until we reach the ruins of the St. Anton monastery. There we take our first break of the day....

Today is two weeks since I started the Camino. The day starts very rainy, very windy and above all cold. The first few kilometers are on the country road, on the asphalt road...

The first part of our trip through Spain and Portugal.

I then went out into the city, but there felt like nothing was going on. Although it has to be said that most people are taking a siesta now. I went to the church which was open...

Today I woke up at 6:15 and was shocked that the pilgrim in the other bed next to me had already left without me noticing anything. This is really something special. Anyway, I...

I woke up at 6:15 when my roommate went to the bathroom. I discovered surprisingly late. Even though I was still a little tired, I went into the hallway with all my things and...

I explored the city a little. And I have to say, even though there's a lot going on now (which is probably the weekend too), I really like it here. I visited a church, a park...

I slept very well and woke up at 6am. That's early for some people, but I went to bed early and did almost nothing other than lie around yesterday. I packed my things and left...

Continued around the Picos, for me by bike, Della chauffeured Louise on the 60 km long uphill and winding road to Posada de Valdeon. After seeing some racing cyclists on the...

Friday May 12, 2023 On Friday we went to Burgos with the Spaniards. There, we were able to walk around Burgos for half an hour. Then we visited the cathedral. It was very, very...

Wednesday 10.05.23 On Wednesday we had muesli for breakfast again. Then Paola took us to the bus stop and we went to Bilbao without the Spaniards. In Bilbao, we had a guided...

Friday is the first day we do something with the Spanish people and they don't have to go to school. We went together to Burgos and visited the English. Also, I bought a lot of...

The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating that Spaniards follow to be healthier and balanced. But, how does this diet work? It consists of eating vegetables, fruits, legumes,...

It's the first day in Aguilar de Campoo and we visited the school and a guide explained everything about the monastery. The video in the church was my favorite thing. Then we...

On Friday, we went with the Spaniards to Burgos. We visited the third largest cathedral and took a city tour. After the tour, we had free time and Paloma and I bought Spanish...