Monday, September 17, 2018

Igrexa de San Pedro

 

"The San Pedro de Portomarín church dates from the 10th century although it was consecrated in 1182 by Rodrigo II, Bishop of Lugo, according to an inscription on the church’s façade.

It is of Romanesque origin and was declared an artistic historic monument. Its façade was moved stone by stone from the old Portomarín before the waters of the reservoir covered the town.

The church was built using dressed granite blocks and the door, with its rounded arches and archivolts covered in geometric motifs preserves its Romanesque style. The tympanum is supported on capitals shaped like a bull's head and is decorated with two semicircles surrounded by stars.

The interior contains a stone tomb of the Marquis of Bóveda, and the beauty of the 16th century altarpiece is noteworthy."  -- Ribeira Sacra 

Galicia


Galician landscape between Sarria and Portomarin as seen from the Camino de Santiago.

Wall


On the way to Portomarin, Spain.

Gaita


"The Galician gaita is the traditional instrument of Galicia and northern Portugal.

The word gaita is used across northern Spain as a generic term for "bagpipe", although in the south of Spain and Portugal it denotes a variety of horn, flute or oboe like instruments according to region." -- Wikipedia

Hay Rolls


El Camino de Santiago somewhere between Sarria and Portomarin, Spain.

Hórreo


Spotted on the Camino somewhere between Sarria and Portomarin, Spain.

Caracol


Along the Camino near Sarria, Spain.

Ponte da Áspera

 
 

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Albergue

 
Sarria, Spain 

Sarria Blossoms

 
Sarria, Spain 

Convento de la Magdalena

The Potter

 
 Albergue Monasterio de La Magdalena
Sarria, Spain
 

Cemiterio Municipal de Sarria

Sarria

Masón o Tapas

 
A simple light meal at the restaurant in Sarria before a short tour of the town. So very fresh, as if these vegetables came straight from the garden.

Hotel Novoa

 
I was quite comfortable in my room at the Hotel Novoa in Sarria. Which was good, because I started my trek along the Camino the next day. 

León


The view from my room at the Hotel Abad San Antonio in León, Spain. Probably not the fanciest hotel in León, but very convenient to the highway that I travelled the next day to Sarria. Great dinner companions for an evening meal of chicken with mushroom sauce, mixed vegetables, custard, red wine, and mineral water.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

María


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain

Codex Biblicus Legionensis


"The León Bible of 960 or Codex Biblicus Legionensis is a mozarabic Bible manuscript copied and illuminated in 960 at the monastery of Valeránica in Tordómar. It is now held in the library of the Basílica de San Isidoro, León - why it moved there is unknown, though the monastery in which it was produced disappeared at the end of the 10th century and so it could have been given to the Basilica during the 11th century by Ferdinand I of Leon and his wife Sancha, the main patrons of the basilica." -- Wikipedia


Basilica de San Isidoro
León, Spain 

Entrada



San Isidoro Interior

Baslica de Isidoro
León, Spain

San Isidoro Stained Glass

 
 
 

Basilica de San Isidoro
León, Spain 

Rio Alanzón


Rio Alanzón
Burgos, Spain

Cordero Cochinillo


Cordero Cochinillo
Burgos, Spain

Cathedral View


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain

Los Arcos de Castifalé

Paseo del Espolón




Burgos Cloister


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain

St. Martin of Tours


Catedral de Santa María Museum
Burgos, Spain

Burgos Madonna & Child


Catedral de Santa María Museum
Burgos, Spain

Tabernacle


Catedral de Santa María Museum
Burgos, Spain

Processional Cross


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain

Stoup



Catedral de la Santa Marìa
Burgos, Spain

Scrivener


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain

Capilla de los Condestables


Catedral de Santa María
Burgos, Spain