Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Spain A Suggested Route around Spain Although Spain is a major tour destination in its own right, many tours combine it with Portugal and even Morocco. Such combinations inevitably miss out interesting areas. Here's a route that covers most of the major Spanish attractions so you can get an overall picture: Note: links to the towns go to photo albums on the Travel Signposts website MADRID - Segovia - Avila - SALAMANCA - Leon - Lugo … [Read more...]
Leon – highlife on the Camino
May 6, 2009 by
We had been staying in pilgrim refugios for most of the way from Pamplona and it was decided to enjoy some luxury. Not normally being the luxury type, I was eventually convinced to stay overnight at the magnificent Parador of San Marcos in Leon. Leon was originally a Roman military garrison and its name was a derivation of the word “legion”. It was the capitol of Christian Spain in the eleventh century. The Parador was certainly worth it. Here we could relax in our private room and also … [Read more...]
