CAMINO DE LA PLATA II.
2nd stretch.
From MERIDA to ZAMORA.
06/Oct/2015 to 23/Oct/2015.
Itinerary :
Tuesday 06/Oct/2015.
Home to MERIDA journey.
- walk from home to Aix-en-Provence bus terminal (12:15-12:30, 15min).
- Airport shuttle bus from Aix-en-Provence bus terminal to Marseille-Provence airport (12:40-13:20, 40min).
- Flight from Marseille-Provence to Madrid-Barajas, Ryanair flight FR5447,14:40-16:30, 1h50, Boeing 737 plane, 797km, 22.90€ one way.
- Underground line 8 from Madrid-Barajas airport to Nuevos Ministerios metro station (15min).
- Underground line 6 from Nuevos Ministerios metro station to Méndez Alvaro metro station (20min).
- Short walk from Méndez Alvaro metro station to Estacion Sur de Autobuses bus terminal.
- Bus from Estacion Sur de Autobuses to Mérida bus station, 18:30-22:40, Avanzabus, 32.65€, booked.
- Walk from Mérida bus station to the hotel (20min).
|---| Hotel Cervantes, Mérida, 40€/n, booked.
Wednesday 07/Oct/2015.
MERIDA to ALCUESCAR hike, 36.8km.
Thursday 08/Oct/2015.
ALCUESCAR to CACERES hike, 37.7km.
|---| Albergue Las Veletas, Caceres, 18€ incl. breakfast.
Friday 09/Oct/2015.
CACERES to CANAVERAL hike, 44.8km.
|---| Hostal Málaga, 20€/room.
Saturday 10/Oct/2015.
CANAVERAL to GALISTEO hike, 28km.
|---| Bar Los Immigrantes, Galisteo, shared room, 15€.
Sunday 11/Oct/2015.
Galisteo to ARCO DE CAPARRO hike, 33km.
|---| Hostal Asturias, private room, 19€.
Monday 12/Oct/2015.
Arco de Caparra to BANOS DE MONTEMAYOR hike, 23.0km.
Rainy day.
|---| Albergue Municipal, Baños de Montemayor, shared room, 13€ including breakfast.
Tuesday 13/Oct/2015.
Baños de Montemayor to FUENTERROBLE hike, 33.1km.
|---| Alberge Parroquial Don Blas, Fuenterroble.
Wednesday 14/Oct/2015.
Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to SAN PEDRO DE ROZADOS hike, 28.0km.
|---| El Milliario, San Pedro de Rozados.
Thursday 15/Oct/2015.
San Pedro de Rozados to SALAMANCA hike, 22.9km.
|---| Escala Luna, Salamanca, 20€/n single room
Friday 16/Oct/2015.
Salamanca to EL CUBO DE LA TIERRA DEL VINO hike, 31.6km.
|---| Albergue Torre de Sabre, El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino, 12€/n single bed.
Saturday 17/Oct/2015.
El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino to ZAMORA hike, 31.6km.
|---| Albergue de Peregrinos de Zamora, Zamora, donativo.
Sunday 18/Oct/2015.
Zamora to LEON and Madrid journey.
Bus from Zamora to Leon, 10:15-12:10, 10.60€.
Train from Leon to Madrid, 17:25-19:39, 52.45€/1st class.
|---| Hostal Lourdes, Madrid, 35€/n single (not recommended !!!).
Monday 19/Oct/2015.
MADRID.
|---| Hostal Lourdes, Madrid, 35€/n single (not recommended !!!).
Tuesday 20/Oct/2015.
Madrid to Aix-en-Provence journey.
- Underground line 2 from Sol metro station to Cuatro Caminos metro station.
- Underground line 6 from Cuatro Caminos metro station to Nuevos Ministerios metro station.
- Underground line 8 from Nuevos Ministerios metro station to Madrid-Barajas airport.
- Flight from Madrid-Barajas to Marseille-Provence, Ryanair flight FR5446,12:25-14:15, 1h50, Boeing 737 plane, 797km, 26.51€.
- Airport shuttle bus from Marseille-Provence airport to Aix-en-Provence bus terminal.
- walk from Aix-en-Provence bus terminal to home, 15min.
|---| Home, Aix-en-Provence.
2nd stretch.
From MERIDA to ZAMORA.
06/Oct/2015 to 23/Oct/2015.
Itinerary :
Mérida – Alcuescar –
Caceres – Canaveral – Galisteo – Arco de Caparro – Banos de Montemayor –
Fuenterroble – San Pedro de Rozados – Salamanca – El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino
– Zamora – Leon (last section by bus).
CLICK HERE for Part 1 (1st stretch : Seville to Merida, (Nov 2014)
CLICK HERE for Part 3 (3rd stretch : Zamora to Santiago de Compostella, 2016) Tuesday 06/Oct/2015.
Home to MERIDA journey.
- walk from home to Aix-en-Provence bus terminal (12:15-12:30, 15min).
- Airport shuttle bus from Aix-en-Provence bus terminal to Marseille-Provence airport (12:40-13:20, 40min).
- Flight from Marseille-Provence to Madrid-Barajas, Ryanair flight FR5447,14:40-16:30, 1h50, Boeing 737 plane, 797km, 22.90€ one way.
- Underground line 8 from Madrid-Barajas airport to Nuevos Ministerios metro station (15min).
- Underground line 6 from Nuevos Ministerios metro station to Méndez Alvaro metro station (20min).
- Short walk from Méndez Alvaro metro station to Estacion Sur de Autobuses bus terminal.
- Bus from Estacion Sur de Autobuses to Mérida bus station, 18:30-22:40, Avanzabus, 32.65€, booked.
- Walk from Mérida bus station to the hotel (20min).
Weather forecast for Mérida, as on Wednesday morning, before leaving home.
|---| Hotel Cervantes, Mérida, 40€/n, booked.
Wednesday 07/Oct/2015.
MERIDA to ALCUESCAR hike, 36.8km.
Leaving Mérida at sunrise (endpoint of last year's pilgrimage),
passing by the roman Milagros aqueduct
(notice some stork nests on the top).
passing by the roman Milagros aqueduct
(notice some stork nests on the top).
Proserpina lake, reached after 1.5 hour,
created by a 425m dam from the roman era
created by a 425m dam from the roman era
The water was brought to Merida by the Milagros aqueduct.
El Carrascalejo, reached after 4 hours.
No bars...
The renaissance portal of the 14th century Santa Maria del Camino church of Carrascalejo.
Aljucen, reached after 4.5hours.
Finally a bar and a shop for the picnic.
This way please.
Alcuescar, reached after 10 hours (including rest and picnic times).
'Casa de la Misericorda', a convent of the Esclavos de Maria y los Pobres.
|---| Albergue de Peregrinos 'Casa de la Misericorda', free donation, Alcuescar.
Thursday 08/Oct/2015.
ALCUESCAR to CACERES hike, 37.7km.
Sunrise.
Entering Casas de Don Antonio.
Casas de Don Antonio.
Roman milestone.
A luxury picnic place near to an old roman bridge.
Aldea del Cano. Reached after nearly 4 hours.
Crossing the strip of an old military airfield.
Valdesalor, a welcome bar justifying a stop for one or two cool cervezas (beers).
When leaving, the kind owner insisted to be on the picture.
When leaving, the kind owner insisted to be on the picture.
Leaving Valdesalor after two refreshments.
Another cool cerveza, now when entering Caceres.
Caceres.
The roof of this church is full of stork´nests.
Caceres, in front of the cathedral.
Caceres, the Plaza Mayor.
Caceres, Plaza Mayor, in good company.
Caceres, Plaza Mayor, Arco de Estrella.
|---| Albergue Las Veletas, Caceres, 18€ incl. breakfast.
Friday 09/Oct/2015.
CACERES to CANAVERAL hike, 44.8km.
The Hostal in Caceres.
The village of Casar de Caceres (few km north of Caceres) is famous for its
'Torta de Casar', a Camembert style cheese.
'Torta de Casar', a Camembert style cheese.
Leaving Casar de Caceres.
Picnic.
Finally approaching the Embalse de Alcantara lake,
Europe's second largest artificial water reservoir.
Embalse de Alcantara lake.
A giant bridge construction for the fast train Madrid-Lisabon.
Another, similar bridge construction furtheron.
Remains of a Roman bridge.
Saturday 10/Oct/2015.
CANAVERAL to GALISTEO hike, 28km.
Sunrise.
Probably one of the most beautiful strokes of the pilgrimage.
Entering walled Galisteo.
|---| Bar Los Immigrantes, Galisteo, shared room, 15€.
Sunday 11/Oct/2015.
Galisteo to ARCO DE CAPARRO hike, 33km.
Leaving Galisteo early in the morning.
The 'Camino' sign disturbing more than one pilgrim.
Farms from the fascist period.
The first 10km of this stroke are along a hard road (with very few traffic).
Three crosses, leaving Carcaboso.
Almost all of this day is on little paths.
In a beautiful landscape.
Roman milestone, broken.
See next picture!
Reached the roman 'Arco de Caparra'.
A highlight on the Camino.
Monday 12/Oct/2015.
Arco de Caparra to BANOS DE MONTEMAYOR hike, 23.0km.
Rainy day.
Leaving the Albergue.
A dark sky, announcing a rainy day.
Still 569km to go for Santiago de Compostella !
|---| Albergue Municipal, Baños de Montemayor, shared room, 13€ including breakfast.
Tuesday 13/Oct/2015.
Baños de Montemayor to FUENTERROBLE hike, 33.1km.
Leaving the comfortable municipal albergue.
On the tiles of the old roman road.
Crossing other pilgrims.
The Puente de la Malena bridge.
Entering Valverde de Valdelacasa.
Valverde de Valdelacasa.
Valverde de Valdelacasa.
The bar was closed.
Valverde de Valdecasa.
With the mayor of Valdelacasa, after she opened the bar of the small village.
Fuenterroble de Salvatierra.
The Albergue 'Don Blas', named after the local priest running the pilgrim hostal.
The priest also made the Saint Olav's way.
Here he put one of the typical Jerusalem crosses,
as found on the Norvegian pilgrimmage path.
The huge bedroom of Albergue 'Don Blas'.
|---| Alberge Parroquial Don Blas, Fuenterroble.
Wednesday 14/Oct/2015.
Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to SAN PEDRO DE ROZADOS hike, 28.0km.
Sunrise.
A strange object, in the middle of nowhere.
Reaching San Pedro de Rozados.
|---| El Milliario, San Pedro de Rozados.
Thursday 15/Oct/2015.
San Pedro de Rozados to SALAMANCA hike, 22.9km.
Leaving the run-down El Milliario hostal.
At the moment of plugging the electric heating for the bedroom, the power went downt,
leaving the village in the dark for fifteen minutes.
Salamnca hostal.
Salamanca cathedral.
An mysterial stone-carved astronaut in the Salamanca cathedral !!!
Salamanca, Plaza Mayor.
Salamanca, Plaza Mayor.
Salamanca, university garden.
Salamanca, Convento de San Esteban.
Progressing credential (pilgrim passport) ...
The credential stamped for 2/3 while just halfway on the Camino !
|---| Escala Luna, Salamanca, 20€/n single room
Friday 16/Oct/2015.
Salamanca to EL CUBO DE LA TIERRA DEL VINO hike, 31.6km.
Salamanca cathedral.
Reaching the albergue of El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino.
|---| Albergue Torre de Sabre, El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino, 12€/n single bed.
Saturday 17/Oct/2015.
El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino to ZAMORA hike, 31.6km.
Taking a coffee break in Villanueva de Campean.
Villanueva de Campean.
Approaching Zamora.
The sky full of storks.
The local 'Toro' wine is EXCELLENT.
Sunset of the last pilgrimage day, makinga promise to return next year.
Leaving the Camino with regrets !
|---| Albergue de Peregrinos de Zamora, Zamora, donativo.
Sunday 18/Oct/2015.
Zamora to LEON and Madrid journey.
Bus from Zamora to Leon, 10:15-12:10, 10.60€.
Train from Leon to Madrid, 17:25-19:39, 52.45€/1st class.
Entering Leon (halfway between train station and the historical center).
Leon is located on the most famous Santiago pilgrimage path (the Camino Frances).
Here, there are many more pilgrims than on the Camino de la Plata.
The atmosphere here seems to be less spiritual.
Leon's famous Gothic cathedral, 13th century.
Construction took only 50 years,
while the town had only 5000 inhabitants at that time !
Leon Cathedral, some portal statues still have the original colorful paint.
Those stone carvings of the hell unfortunately lost their color with time.
Leon Cathedral.
Leon Cathedral, a rare pregnant Maria statue.
Leon, San Isidoro church.
San Isidoro church portal, Saint Jacob statue.
Leon, announcements for pilgrims.
AVE train from Leon to Madrid.
The train speed reaching 300km/h.
|---| Hostal Lourdes, Madrid, 35€/n single (not recommended !!!).
Monday 19/Oct/2015.
MADRID.
|---| Hostal Lourdes, Madrid, 35€/n single (not recommended !!!).
Tuesday 20/Oct/2015.
Madrid to Aix-en-Provence journey.
- Underground line 2 from Sol metro station to Cuatro Caminos metro station.
- Underground line 6 from Cuatro Caminos metro station to Nuevos Ministerios metro station.
- Underground line 8 from Nuevos Ministerios metro station to Madrid-Barajas airport.
- Flight from Madrid-Barajas to Marseille-Provence, Ryanair flight FR5446,12:25-14:15, 1h50, Boeing 737 plane, 797km, 26.51€.
- Airport shuttle bus from Marseille-Provence airport to Aix-en-Provence bus terminal.
- walk from Aix-en-Provence bus terminal to home, 15min.
|---| Home, Aix-en-Provence.
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