I'm enjoying your videos very much! So special to see this father/daughter duo taking on this challenge. Undoubtedly an experience that will be remembered fondly throughout your lives. Good job you two!!!
Hi B. At 0:42, you can see the hotel where we stayed on the hill (white building.) It was a very nice small hotel. We also took the Complimentario path, and it was great to see the path again. At 2:08, the silos were a familiar site to see, the green fields were delightful (slight tear in my eye.) At 3:14, my group had a short break on those benches. Damn, I missed the Castro de Castromayor. We also stopped for a "nature break" at the white building with a cafe at 6:12. We got a stamp at the small chapel (6:44). And did you get stamps from Spanish, Italian, and French Police at 8:34? I only got the Guardia Civil. At 9:26, we veered off the path (it was some sort of Sports Center if you followed the path on the left side) to reach our Hostel. So much canopy and blue skies during your walk! Thank you for making me remember! Wonderful video and great editing again, B. Buen Camino!
Thanks for all your comments! 1. Do you happen to remember the name of the hotel you stayed at in Portomarin? Just in case we ever do the Camino again some day. :) 2. Sorry that you missed the Castro de Castromayor. If it's any consolation, we saw only four people (us and a nice couple from Australia) who went off the path to see it. Hundreds of people marched on by seemingly unaware or uninterested. It's something to add to your list for next time! There are things along the way that we missed as well. For example, at the end of the Camino we met a couple from the U.S. who told us of a fascinating museum they stumbled upon in Burgos, Museo del Retablo. This museum has been rescuing precious art and artifacts from abandoned churches across northern Spain. Maybe I'll return and visit it someday. www.museodelretablo.com/ 3. We did get a stamp from the Italian, Spanish and French police! They only had one stamp for all of them, but still cool to see all the countries' police officers together. Thanks for watching, and Buen Camino!
@eagerfeetfamily would you happen to know from your research, how much of the current Camino follows the original path? It's so wild to think this path is over 1000 years old, but then you show us the Iron Age ruins, dating back to the 4th century BC. They were quite spectacular, considering these were dug up not so long ago.
That's a good question, and the short answer is "I'm not sure." Certainly there were ancient settlements, and presumably trade routes, all along what is now the Camino Francés. You mentioned the foundation ruins we visited near Castromayor that date back to the 4th century BC. Amazing. There is also the active archaeological site (off limits to the public) at the caves near Atapuerca, just before Burgos. In the wonderful Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, we learned that the Atapuerca site has recently uncovered the jaw bone of a human ancestor that was dated to 1.4 million years ago. Mind - blown! In terms of Christian history, I did read in several places that the Camino Primitivo is the closest to the "original" Camino route that King Alfonso II took in the 9th century. The Camino Francés is a bit newer, having been described in Book V of the Liber Sancti Iacobi (The Miracles of Saint James) in 1137. And of course the modern Camino Francés started to be marked out by Father Elías Valiña Sampedro in the 1980s. While I don't have concrete evidence, I personally believe that today's Camino Francés must have many deviations from the original path of 1137. Much of the route today follows roads and highways that are relatively new, and not all of these follow along the older routes. Even during our walk in 2023 we encountered a few detours where the Camino was being rerouted to accommodate new developments or to make the way a bit more manageable. That said, the old churches, ancient Roman walls and roads, and iron age ruins that we encountered along the way gave me a sense of awe that we were walking in the footsteps of people from far distant times. Thanks for watching, and Buen Camino! vivecamino.com/en/portomarin/castro-de-castromaior-3367/#:~:text=In%20this%20castro%2C%20developed%20in,with%20the%20first%20Roman%20approaches. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_site_of_Atapuerca#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DIn_July_2022%2C_archaeologists_announced%2Ca_tooth_of_a_hominid.?wprov=sfla1 artsandculture.google.com/story/the-camino-de-santiago-cathedral-of-santiago-de-compostela/OAWBDrH9T-6yKQ?hl=en theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-camino-de-santiago
Prior to our trip I purchased and read through John Brierly's "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)", 2023 edition. However I did not take the book on Camino as I was trying to minimize weight on my backpack. During the Camino I just used the apps "Buen Camino", "Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés", and "Wise Pilgrim Finisterre & Muxia". I also used Google Maps and the Booking.com apps quite often. Hope that helps. Buen Camino!
I'm enjoying your videos very much! So special to see this father/daughter duo taking on this challenge. Undoubtedly an experience that will be remembered fondly throughout your lives. Good job you two!!!
Thank you very much. It was certainly a journey that we will remember throughout our lives. Thanks for watching, and Buen Camino!
Hi B. At 0:42, you can see the hotel where we stayed on the hill (white building.) It was a very nice small hotel. We also took the Complimentario path, and it was great to see the path again. At 2:08, the silos were a familiar site to see, the green fields were delightful (slight tear in my eye.) At 3:14, my group had a short break on those benches. Damn, I missed the Castro de Castromayor. We also stopped for a "nature break" at the white building with a cafe at 6:12. We got a stamp at the small chapel (6:44). And did you get stamps from Spanish, Italian, and French Police at 8:34? I only got the Guardia Civil. At 9:26, we veered off the path (it was some sort of Sports Center if you followed the path on the left side) to reach our Hostel. So much canopy and blue skies during your walk! Thank you for making me remember! Wonderful video and great editing again, B. Buen Camino!
Thanks for all your comments!
1. Do you happen to remember the name of the hotel you stayed at in Portomarin? Just in case we ever do the Camino again some day. :)
2. Sorry that you missed the Castro de Castromayor. If it's any consolation, we saw only four people (us and a nice couple from Australia) who went off the path to see it. Hundreds of people marched on by seemingly unaware or uninterested. It's something to add to your list for next time! There are things along the way that we missed as well. For example, at the end of the Camino we met a couple from the U.S. who told us of a fascinating museum they stumbled upon in Burgos, Museo del Retablo. This museum has been rescuing precious art and artifacts from abandoned churches across northern Spain. Maybe I'll return and visit it someday.
www.museodelretablo.com/
3. We did get a stamp from the Italian, Spanish and French police! They only had one stamp for all of them, but still cool to see all the countries' police officers together.
Thanks for watching, and Buen Camino!
@eagerfeetfamily would you happen to know from your research, how much of the current Camino follows the original path? It's so wild to think this path is over 1000 years old, but then you show us the Iron Age ruins, dating back to the 4th century BC. They were quite spectacular, considering these were dug up not so long ago.
That's a good question, and the short answer is "I'm not sure."
Certainly there were ancient settlements, and presumably trade routes, all along what is now the Camino Francés. You mentioned the foundation ruins we visited near Castromayor that date back to the 4th century BC. Amazing.
There is also the active archaeological site (off limits to the public) at the caves near Atapuerca, just before Burgos. In the wonderful Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, we learned that the Atapuerca site has recently uncovered the jaw bone of a human ancestor that was dated to 1.4 million years ago. Mind - blown!
In terms of Christian history, I did read in several places that the Camino Primitivo is the closest to the "original" Camino route that King Alfonso II took in the 9th century. The Camino Francés is a bit newer, having been described in Book V of the Liber Sancti Iacobi (The Miracles of Saint James) in 1137. And of course the modern Camino Francés started to be marked out by Father Elías Valiña Sampedro in the 1980s.
While I don't have concrete evidence, I personally believe that today's Camino Francés must have many deviations from the original path of 1137. Much of the route today follows roads and highways that are relatively new, and not all of these follow along the older routes. Even during our walk in 2023 we encountered a few detours where the Camino was being rerouted to accommodate new developments or to make the way a bit more manageable.
That said, the old churches, ancient Roman walls and roads, and iron age ruins that we encountered along the way gave me a sense of awe that we were walking in the footsteps of people from far distant times.
Thanks for watching, and Buen Camino!
vivecamino.com/en/portomarin/castro-de-castromaior-3367/#:~:text=In%20this%20castro%2C%20developed%20in,with%20the%20first%20Roman%20approaches.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_site_of_Atapuerca#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DIn_July_2022%2C_archaeologists_announced%2Ca_tooth_of_a_hominid.?wprov=sfla1
artsandculture.google.com/story/the-camino-de-santiago-cathedral-of-santiago-de-compostela/OAWBDrH9T-6yKQ?hl=en
theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-camino-de-santiago
@@EagerFeetFamily Thank you so much for the footnotes!
Which guide book did you use for the Camino Frances?
Prior to our trip I purchased and read through John Brierly's "A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)", 2023 edition. However I did not take the book on Camino as I was trying to minimize weight on my backpack. During the Camino I just used the apps "Buen Camino", "Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés", and "Wise Pilgrim Finisterre & Muxia". I also used Google Maps and the Booking.com apps quite often. Hope that helps. Buen Camino!