Horse riding: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

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ROAD TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: 8 DAYS

The primitive way, that it was the first in its original that we are taken captive, when, through mountains, valleys, PEOPLE FOR THE CARVALLEIRAS IMPELS GALICIAN, Dilute ENJOY HARD TO EXPLAIN, complemented by the most authentic gastronomy GALLEGA, WALK TO CHANGE WITH THE CHANGING SAME people, villages, roads to walk on and the rumble of the hooves of our horses will make us to remember. For the pilgrim is to reflect in its report, the evolution of thinking that the roads we wake up. And getting it is not finished Santiago we open new paths to explore.

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PRIMITIVE ROAD TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

History shows that the primitive road to Santiago is the first way, which makes you live and understand each step passing of life, cultures and religions, and these are who created this way.

It was for thel year 813 when the first horses and pilgrims walked these roads. It was when Alfonso II El Casto, who then cross it and mark its first route control to construct a church in the place found the grave.

About the year 840 Çllego the first group of pilgrims from Asturias capital at the time of the whole reconquered Spain.

This is a journey that begins in the capital of Asturias, Oviedo. From the Cathedral (San Salvador), our adventure begins.

Asturian rainy day, the hooves echo in the walls of the cathedral and narrow streets, our legs, tight to the sides of the horses. Still nervous, we turn to cross the city. We left the source of the Plata, Paniceres way. The city becomes calella meadows and walk flanked by occasional oak, chestnut and birch. After cars, trucks, and bustle of the city is changing at the moment. Our legs are relaxed as we cross the Puente Rio Gallegos Nora.

After climbing the high Escamplero we expected our first meal, authentic and Sabrosona. Our first days pass between mountains, rivers and forests, and we crossed the Nalón a Grado, dined at the restaurant ..................... unimaginable, yet very rich and abundant. We slept in the shelter of Villa Panada next to the church of the same name, a hostel for pilgrims since the Middle Ages. We went down to the Narcea, Asturias second major river that we crossed Cornellana. We continue to rooms in which we entered the Chapel of San Roque, we see the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria and the Palace of Valdés. Once across the town, proceed through the river canyon Nonaya It is in these contrasts, both body and mind rest. We reached the top of the spine, where gentle slopes and Calella their paths take us to Tineo.

In the distance to our left is contemplated the immense peaks of the Cantabrian Mountains. In Tineo slept in the hostel Mater Christi. Tineo not leave without tasting its delicious sausages, we went up Piedratecha to continue falling from forest to Obona Monastery, where he was famous for its medicinal herb gardens. We crossed meadows and villages up to the Mortera. Here the road splits into two options: Pola de Allande or the Sierra de los Hospital, named for its mountains have hosted in the ancient pilgrims Farfaraon hospitals and Valparaiso, which with the ringing of bells guided the Pilgrims in the thick fog that sometimes cover these mountains.

We are lucky and clear day the views are contemplating a special beauty. The roads still have snow from recent storms, we proceed along this path, at an altitude of about 1300 meters. Treading the snows of the last temporary move while the gray clouds follow us closely. The scenic beauty makes us forget the worry of crossing the two ports that lie ahead, that of Marta of 1100 meters and the Puerto del Palo, who will address its right side in which there is a bandit cave Xuan The Rat ... and we take the hail, we do not care, we are looking at (3 or 4 km.) Montefurado, named for the tunnels and caves that were the Romans to extract gold from the place and sat there next to the chapel of St. James, surrounded by the immensity of the mountains of Asturias eat our sandwiches, and we thank the Apostle by clearing the sky of clouds, and with a full belly go down among the heather in bloom, (found with partridges and deer) and we to Berducedo, where we slept in the house of Amalia and Paco, thanks to his kindness we had a great night. In the morning we went to La Mesa, Buspol, at 1100 meters. What awaits us here is impressive, a drop of two miles brings us to 100 m above the dam Grandas.

The landscape takes over, the sun is sweltering, no protest, that is what we wanted. After crossing the dam and imagining their tasty baked trout, we Salime Grandas of small and coquettish. This villa has the most comprehensive Ethnographic Museum of Asturias. Meat and eggs had dinner there. All the people are friendly, the morning as usual, leads the way from Puerto del Acebo, bordering the province of Lugo, promising fields, carballeiras, wine, broth and octopus. After thirteen miles we arrived at Puerto del Acebo, mist with us. Modern wind turbines that appear suddenly in the mist are great, think Don Quixote, opening the fog and everything is beautiful, light tone pearl gives a fantastic, far away is Holly House, where we eat and drink the Marc Galician first, we are pleased they stepped ashore in Galicia, the orbayu accompanies us to Fonsagrada, famous for its octopus Feira, we see the church and an ancient pilgrims Fons Sacrata ¨ ¨.

The next morning the sun with us while visiting shrines, hospitals and churches (the strength of four towers of Puebla de Buron, Maria Magdalena church with baroque and neoclassical altarpieces, the ruins of Montouto hospital, with a dolmen of the same name O Cadabo, the Ermita del Carmen, seated in a very natural place, and all this between walls lined roads, its moss, its oaks, its countryside and its animals, contrast of stone and nature.

Our prize is never done in this way, we are in the seventh stage and has become dark. In the distance you see the lights of Castroverde, where stands the Castle Tower Lemos House, which has some walls, shields and a true figure of a warrior, but our route is above, in the village of Vilavade, where his church has a splendid Gothic altarpiece. The whole is built of granite blocks. We slept in the Palace Arana Abraira today for Rural Tourism, its cadres, its rooms, its history ... all captured us. From here we crossed its gates, peace, kindness and peace. The gardens, the creek, good food and good rest, tomorrow we are much stronger security.

Sunrise, but we are still sleeping, as always before 12 do not go out the night we also have to live it, and Lugo is near.

From Castroverde to Lugo spent many towns and villages as Penalonga, Frai Nadela, Vilardecas Soutomerille with the church and rectory of the tenth century, all this among beautiful roads, beautiful meadows, wooden fences, typical rural houses with its huge chimneys, their stones of granite, slate roofs and immense peace. We came to Gondar where we choose the path before Camino Real de Oviedo, Lugo we approached and entered through the Puerta Toledo or San Pedro, Piazza del Campo and the main street of the town hall leads to the cathedral, beautiful on the outside and inside. In Lugo slept in the spa. The next day break for horses and pilgrims. Then we decided to stay another day in this splendid city and enjoy the Roman thermal baths, lavish baths and massages in the spa, in view of the river Miño. Spend the day visiting the cathedral interior, altarpieces, their lattices and artistic treasures.

Walking on the Plaza Mayor and its ancient streets makes us understand the hospitality of its people, the mastery of his craft, folklore and gastronomy more typical (octopus, lampreys, caldo gallego, turnip greens with potatoes and cachola). Her set and bustling night within its Roman wall long, long, long night ... and the wall, as long as its river Minho, which after crossing the Puente Romano bathes the walls of his beautiful spa, wonderful two nights "Lugo you want."

We went through the Gate of Santiago and would like to return to this beautiful city and we thank James for having a beautiful way.

We will pass through many villages with elevations above 500 m (A Cabada, San Matias, Fanel, San XOA do Alto) of fields and carballeiras always. As we go into "the terra chaa Crecente, San Román we approach gives retort, where it was found the ancient Roman witness to the ancient Roman road which runs through the area. We are gratified with the hospitality Xaime, knowing all the paths. And it is he who sends us toward the Hospital Dos Melide Seixas, a few meters from Santa Cruz San Román find da Retort, whose church is to see, above and in the thirteenth century, has a beautiful latticed recorded in granite slab , prior to the twelfth century. Ferreiro Puente sleep in his house. Melide is near, where we will join the Camino Francés. In Melide we passed the church of San Lázaro with Romanesque apse door, we will continue between carballeiras Campillo and typical of the province of Lugo. With their homes and come to Ribadiso Pazos, shelter documented since 1523, is full, we note that the French route is busiest.

We will stay at Casa Milia, where we will especially our horses (showers and review of the shoes), all arrive.

From here until the roads Ark hostel are comfortable, but with some crossover between main roads, we note that we are close to Santiago, we went to the memorial of those who fell by the wayside, bronze sandals which make memory never came.

We overnight in the house Do Acivro, where we welcome and we look after the horses with the best intentions, the night is young and we're eager to get started off towards Monte do Gozo, he gives us strength. Since his monument fail to see the cathedral but we know that there is, after we eat and the emotion overwhelms us across town, we arrived at Rua de San Pedro and from the Immaculate and the Quintana arrived at the Holy Door. After 13 days and 340 km. our horses treading Obradoiro Square. We rang the door of Indulgences, visited so splendid cathedral, also the most and the least we pray our prayers, the Km 0 tells us that good is always with us. A shower, a dinner one night and the next day with sealed credentials stages all the way we go for our Compostela. We do not want to go, other food, but the farewell comes, not before he had begun to dream of another way.

I wish good luck and many roads to travel to all pilgrims. Our names are all pilgrims and our horses: Flamenco, Vienna, Coal and Torda.