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Knights Templar
We continue to make our way through the mountains. Today we descended to the City of Ponferrada. Ponferrada is home to a 12th century Templar Castle. The Templars took responsibility for protecting the pilgrimage routes and had a major presence in this area until they were suppressed in the 1300s.
We did our tour of the castle which …
Onto pontferrada. Castle of the knights Templar
... where we were to stop but all the albergues were shut so we walked another 8km to pontferrada where we booked into a hostal for the night. We went out and looked over the castle which was a knights Templar castle and the had a great meal looking over the castle. Tonight we will sleep well and will not have to be out before ...
Day 6: Ponferrada > Triacastela
After our first difficult climb and descent (Saturday and Sunday), we commit ourselves to 6 more miles of climbing, followed by a gradual 13-mile descent today. We begin our climb in the village of Herrerias, and shortly thereafter will enter the region of Galicia (where we will spend the remainder of our hike to Santiago). Galicia is a region historically influenced by Celtic culture, and so we expect the food and music to change a bit - ...
New Home(less)
... Barco, we began the quest for an apartment, a piso, which turned out to be complicated and confusing (surprise surprise). Everyone was so willing to help us that it turned out most were TOO willing and often had to backtrack a bit on how much they could actually help us. New friend, name Rachael, and I, after being bounced around this town, back and forth, at least 5 times in one day, have decided to live in a 3 ...
Astorga to Ponferrada
... to get to the top of the mountain, where the Iron cross awaited us. For those who don´t know it: It is a place where you can leave your sins and sorrows by leaving a personal belongin on or by the cross. Thousands of pilgrims go there each year, and meanwhile you have to walk up 4-5m to get to the top of the stone pile. From the messages, pictures and belongings there one can guess that a lot of people want to get rid of their grief for the dead of ...
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