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    A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago: A Photo Journey
    A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago: A Photo Journey
    A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago: A Photo Journey
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    A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago: A Photo Journey

    By Jane V. Blanchard

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    This 130+ photo journey illustrates the phenomenal appeal of the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain. By mixing pictures of the majestic Pyrenees, the high plains of Spain, and the Galician hills with those of architecture, people, and the Spanish culture you get a peek at this remarkable trail and why it has gained the status of a European Cultural Itinerary.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJane V. Blanchard
    Release dateAug 12, 2016
    ISBN9781370379828
    A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago: A Photo Journey
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    Jane V. Blanchard

    Jane V. Blanchard is the author of the award-winning "Woman on Her Way" series. Since retiring in 2011, she has visited sixteen countries by foot and by bicycle and written two books about her wanderings.Jane was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Upon graduation from college, she worked as a travel guide in Madrid, Spain, and cried at her first bullfight. In 1975, she and her husband Dennis lived in a tent in Winchendon, Massachusetts, for six months (until December) while they built a log cabin. After two years of living off-the-grid, they lived a self-sufficient lifestyle on a five-acre “gentleman's” farm.Before moving to Sarasota, Florida, she lived in Hampstead, New Hampshire for twenty-four years, where she raised two children, was a soccer and Odyssey of the Mind coach, and received the New Hampshire Excellence in Education Volunteer of the Year Award in 1996. She enjoyed hiking and biking, and climbed twenty of the forty 4,000-foot mountains in New England.In her fifties, Jane started mountain biking and racing. In 2002, she placed second in the Eastern Fat Tire Association Senior Division. “Even though I was not the fastest competitor, I did attend and complete the majority of that year's races. Just like with the turtle and the hare, slow and consistent wins over fast but sporadic.”When she married in 1974, her husband Dennis and she joked about creating a lifetime of memories to chat about when sitting in their rockers in old age. Now in her late-60s, Jane is still creating memories, experiencing life as fully as possible, and looking forward to a long future. “I have to live long enough to write about all my adventures,” she says.In addition to having adventures, Jane enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

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      A Peek at the Remarkable Camino de Santiago - Jane V. Blanchard

      Dedication

      To past, present, and future pilgrims of the Camino de Santiago.

      Contents

      Dedication

      To My Readers

      The Pyrenees

      St-Jean-Pied-de-Port

      Valcarlos Valley

      Navarra

      Roncesvalles

      Espinal/Aurizberri

      Zubiri

      Pamplona

      Alto de Perdón

      Puente la Reina

      Estella

      Los Arcos

      La Rioja

      Logroño

      Navarrete

      Nájera

      Azofra

      Cirueña

      Grañón

      Castile and León

      Belorado

      Villafranca Montes de Oca

      Agés

      Burgos

      Hornillos del Camino

      Castrojeriz

      Frómista

      Carrión de los Condes

      Terradillos de los Templarios

      Bercianos del Real Camino

      Mansilla de las Mulas

      León

      Villar de Mazarife

      Astorga

      Rabanal del Camino

      Molinaseca

      Villafranca del Bierzo

      Galicia

      Pedrafita do Cebreiro

      Triacastela

      Sarria

      Portomarín

      Palas de Rei

      Arzúa

      O Pedrouzo

      Santiago de Compostela

      Parting Words

      About the Author

      Woman On Her Way Books

      To my readers

      Thank you for taking a peek at the remarkable Camino de Santiago. If you are feeling any pre-Camino jitters, I hope this photo essay will ease your fears. If you are contemplating your own pilgrimage, I hope these pictures will lure you into setting a date.

      Since the 9th century, Catholics have pilgrimaged to Santiago de Compostela to visit the tomb of St. James the Great, one of Jesus' twelve apostles. Traveling from all over Europe, pilgrims created a network of trails that lead to Santiago. The most famous of these trails is the Camino Francés. Traveling east to west, it traverses four Spanish regions: Navarra, La Rioja, Castile and León,

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