Along the Camino outside of Portomarín, Spain.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
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
Gaita
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
Sunday, September 16, 2018
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
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
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