Albergue Parada Viloria

Santo Domingo de Calzadas to Belorado

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September 9th 2017
We left Santo Domingo de Calzadas just after 7am, heading towards Granon for breakfast. Just as we were heading uphill, as usual for most Spanish towns, it started to rain lightly. Some pilgrims in front of stopped to cover there packs and/or put on their ponchos. Since I already had my raincoat on, I kept going, anxious to get some breakfast and hot coffee. We stopped at the Bar My Way (cool that ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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