Day 28: Camino de Santiago: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- The 24km (14.9 miles), twenty-eighth day of the Camino Frances which levels out for most of the section. Only about a third of the route is on unpaved surfaces.
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Another great presentation.
I think that among the thousands of UA-cam Camino guides, your not quite sardonic commentary with interesting info make you one of the best Camino guides.
I'd recommend Camino planners give you a look before setting off on their adventure .
Many thanks and Buen Camino 🙏🏼
Thanks so much for the compliment! I like that-"not quite sardonic." And please do recommend my videos! Much appreciated!
Thank you for sharing your experience!
You're welcome. And thanks for watching.
Good to know I'll sorted for a bed when I do get there 😂
That's why I'm here. Only the best info. Thanks for watching!
"You may not be going home" I'm still laughing, somehow that caught me as very funny. Thanks for another great look at Camino
@@scootmandoo Sometimes reality is pretty funny if perhaps a little grim, too.
You've arrived to Villafranca del Bierzo and still don't seem to have realised why the route is called the Camino Frances.
Spoiler alert ⚠️...it's not because it starts in St Jean Pied de Port as most people assume.
Please. Do enlighten me. Why is it called the Camino Frances? (I don't recall ever saying in any of my videos why it's called that, but I'd like to know.)
The Way of St James as a major pilgrim route originated in France, where it is called Le Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle.
In medieval times more than half a million French pilgrims walked the route each year.
The Camino route was developed by the French and much of the architectural magnificence we see today was thanks to the French.
For example, all the wonderful cathedrals were built by the French in the French style. Very different to the Spanish style elsewhere.
I have walked multiple Caminos, including walking the Frances four times.
I enjoy spotting the French influences.
Many are not so obvious but some are obvious but still missed by most people.
Villafranca del Bierzo and Villafrance de Oca....Villafranca trsnslates to French town.
Excuse me for seeming to be pedantic, but I have enjoyed your videos and you obviously like the history of the trail.
@@harrykey2448 Thanks so much for that explanation. We plan on returning to the Camino Frances in 2025 (if nothing else, we'll do the entire length; we missed the first 100 miles due to COVID). I will use this information for my next videos, the sequel.
A book you might enjoy is The Four Roads To Heaven...France and the Santiago Pilgrimage by Edwin Mullins.
@@harrykey2448 Thanks for the recommendation. I'll add it to my future research materials.