Lots of Crosses

San Juan de Ortega to Burgos - 34 km

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June 19th 2015
After a rather restless night in the "snore dome", we were more than ready to leave San Juan de Ortega and headed out about 8:30 a.m. After a pleasant few kilomteres, we found ourselves in an absolutely beautiful village, Ages. We found an awesome little cafe and bought some bocadillos (hammon & cueso) and, of course, a cafe con lecher (sooooo good here!). We wished that we had had enough energy t ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León

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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