Off again soon!
Starting out following in the footsteps of the mystic, composer and generally all round fascinating Hildegard von Bingen.
Stay Tuned!
Camino Teresiana, the first half
The Camino Teresiana is a 120 - 130km route, depending on the variant taken, North West of Madrid. It is waymarked in either direction from Ávila, the birthplace of Teresa, to Alba de Tormes, her tomb. It is quite a remote way, passing through small villages, and the occasional larger town. Ávila. We caught the little bus tour around the city before beginning our walk, but this was also where we passed on the first morning We began in Ávila, a beautiful walled city, with complete medieval walls. It is perched atop a small hill, at an altitude over 1,100 metres and is the highest provincial capital in Spain. It sits above Rio Adaja, which had flooded just days before we arrived, and was still flowing fast and high. Our hotel was right in the centre of town, next to the Cathedral. Scenes inside the Cathedral It is a city full of churches and lovely old buildings, but the streets run in a slightly shambolic way, making it har...
May your road be long, pleasant and great fun, Janet. From a fellow-walker who'll be on the Milford Track in December - a minuscule achievement compared with what you have planned.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have never made it to the Milford Track, have done the paths less travelled there. Hope you manage some dry days on the journey.
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