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Camino Frances - 2014

Day 7 Tuesday 22nd April 2014

Estella to Los Arcos

22km 5.5 hours

 

 

Monument on the outskirts of Estella

Looking across towards the monastery at Irache

The wine fountain.... one of the favourite stopping points on the Camino!

 

 

Walking through the forest of Holm Oaks

Distant mountains

Approaching Azqueta

 

Bar Azketako... a good resting place in Azqueta

 

The conical peak of Monjardín and the ruins of St. Stepen's Castle (Castilo de San Esteban)

Approaching Villamayor de Monjardín

 

Fuente de los Moros (Fountain of the Moors)
A 12th century Gothic fountain that has recently been restored

 

Approaching Villamayor de Monjardín

Church of San Andres

Beautiful flowers in Villamayor de Monjardín

 

The path winding into the distance after Villamayor de Monjardín

Sign for a new pop-up coffee shop. Is the image supposed to be a "Spermagrino" or a "Condomagrino"?

The new "Bocateria"

 

 

"Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil"....... thanks for that Peter and Merle!

 

Entering Los Arcos

Watching the pilgrims go by

Church of St Mary, Los Arcos

 

The parish was founded by Sancho VI (the Wise), King of Navarre, in 1175, but its 12th century structure was heavily overlaid in Baroque times, and the retable of the high altar was covered with gold from the American colonies in the 1600s. There are numerous figures of saints and prophets, row on row. On a second story of this astonishing retable is a simple medieval statue of Our Lady of Los Arcos, a painted wooden figure of the 13th century, seated with Our Lord on her left lap, her hand raised in blessing.

 

 

Los Arcos central square

L to R: Jane, Glenn, Peter, Merle & Mick

Troy (Canada) and Watze (Holland)

Accommodation Notes

 

 

Casa de la Abuela

My private room in the rafters

The kitchen area. Merle looking very studios!