The Road from Santiago

  It is a bit of the day. We will go into the very well appointed village of Villarluengo and then just wander round the geography. Let us straight ways to the GSH.  VILLARLUENGO:  Situated on rocky terrain on a strong, steep rock cut perpendicularly from east to south, at the foot of which passes a river coming from the Benatanduz ravine: the climate is not very cold and suffers from pneumonia. It has 200 houses of medium construction, among them the town hall, without any kind of comfort; there is a small and miserable hospital without income; a granary with 224 fanegas of wheat; a primary school attended by 90 boys and a secondary school attended by 24 girls; parish church (The Assumption of Our Lady), served by a priest and 6 beneficed clergy; At the edge of the village, there is a Franciscan convent and two hermitages, San Bartolomé and San Cristóbal, and another within the district where Mass is celebrated, which is attended by the inhabitants of the farmhouses. ...

  It is a day where we will wind round crevices and crossings and look at impressive drops. We will have words but only one review. Friolento/a - a person who is sensitive to the cold. Desvelado/a - a person unable to sleep. Hotel La Trucha clings to the mountainside. It is four and 4.2 stars and at the time of writing a double room will cost you £56 tonight. Three months ago Matvii wrote ‘ Great hotel for a weekend getaway! We were very happy that the hotel is pet-friendly, as we were traveling with our dog. The location isn't the most convenient if you don't have a car. Without one, you'll probably end up spending most of your time at the hotel, so I definitely recommend coming by car. The staff were all very kind and welcoming. I would especially like to mention Sara from the restaurant. She was incredibly friendly, funny, and made our stay even more enjoyable. ’ Tutear - when you are speaking to someone in the informal tu manner. Entrecejo - the space between your eyeb...

  Prepare for a very, very long walk. I got carried away. To be fair , most of it is unreviewed so may as well not exist.  We will peak at 1374m [30m above Ben Nevis]  above sea level and ground at 830m [Cramalt Craig - 868th in the rate of British Mountains.] First we will pass the ruins of the SET Aliaga Thermal Plant. It is all brooding and creates nice pictures. Better do some anniversaries on this 3rd day of November. In 1450 Alfonso the Magnanimous - which is a heck of a name - founded a college in Barcelona, the predecessor of the University of Barcelona. 1536: Juana I aka Joan the Mad orders officials in Nueva Cadiz [Venezuela] samples of the petroleum oil they have discovered. On the same day Charles V moved the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru from Jauja to Lima. Welcome to Barrio La Canadilla. It is a small collection of houses. It gets a google mark a single five star review.  Jose comes to our aid. ‘ La Cañadilla is a small hamlet situated at an altitu...