Texture of the walkway

Camino de Santiago - Najera rest day and Monasteries Yuso and Suso

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September 2nd 2015
2 September 2015, Wednesday-rest day in Najera and trip to San Millan and monasteries We take the regional bus up to San Millan de la Cogolia, a name given to an ensemble of a village and two monasteries. Its roots lie in the community which grew around the work of a sainted hermit named Millan (473-574) who spent his life devoted to prayer in caves in the mountainous area. Suso, Latin meaning ... 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