Santa Maria la Blanca XIII

I asked the curator how such large churches came to be built in tiny villages. It’s a common question and the reply was that the Knights Templar were responsible for most of them. If you have any ailments , it’s said the white virgin is still there to cure them.

Day 16: 17 Very Easy Kilometres To Carrión de Los Condes

October 5th 2018
Today is the last easy day before 3 solid days on the Meseta, concluding in an 18km walk into León. I’m in the Hostel Santiago, in the same room as 2 years ago, only alone. It’s bliss. I even have a bath. I walked out of the albergue today at 6.50, followed by 2 Taiwanese girls who intended on going 34kms. Goodbye and good luck. The prediction is for a hot day and the last 17 kms will hav ... 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

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