The conical water towers seen on the horizon

Camino de Santiago de Compostela - Villar de Mazarife to Astorga

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September 28th 2015
28 September 2015, Monday, Stage 24 Mazarife to Astorga GPS: 20.67 miles, 6 hours 43 minutes moving and 8 hours total from Albergue Padua to Pousada Real Casa de Tepa Fitbit: 20.67 miles, 44,213 steps, 77 Stairs Leave Villar de Mazarife albergue at 7.36, arrive in Astorga at 3:36 It is still very dark. In the middle of the town, Harlan is looking at the night sky with Google Sky as the ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Astorga

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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