Panoramic view of Ponferrada & surroundings

Camino Day 21:

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May 29th 2022
Today was to be a fairly safe travel day, with no hurry, so we got up and on our way soon after 7am. We passed through Campo just before 8am, and then Ponferrada just after 8:30am. It was as usual a fairly long walk through town, since Ponferrada is a pretty big town. There was a roman bridge over a very scenic river, then the famous Castillo de los Templarios. Right across from the castle was a d ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more