Rabanal del Camino and beyond

 We are now 1252m above sea level - in British terms we are only behind Ben Macdui [1309] and Ben Nevis [1345m].

Rabanal del Camino is in the middle of the Roman gold mining region. It contains the remains of a Romanesque church whoch belonged to the Templars. It is virtually the last stop before the high mountains and revived in the late twentieth century as interest the camino increased.
We will pass Casona Rabanal OCA Mary Rosales gave it 4 stars
Stayed here during my camino. Made the mistake of going straight to the casona without checking my emails -- the check in is not on site (its at a bar restaurant a bit of a walk back to the entrance of town) so be aware! But the person cleaning the casona was so nice and offered that I could leave my pack while I walked back to Posada el Tesin to check in. The room was spacious and clean, the bed was comfortable, I got to use the laundry facilities, the common bathroom was also very clean. Wonderful place to stay, but my stay was ill-timed -- it was the UEFA Champions League championship game between Real Madrid and Liverpool, and some of the people who were in the casona were very noisy while watching the game. Good thing Real Madrid won, or my almost sleepless night would have been all for nothing!
La Taberna del Pueblo has a website. https://la-taberna-del-pueblo.negocio.site/ It opens from 12 to 10. MC gave it 5 stars.
Tired as we were of the same Menu del Dia meals, we were fortunate to find this delightful bar close to the Albergues Municipal and Del Pilar. The friendly owner and his wife prepare a large selection of delicious home made dishes with a local twist at very reasonable prices. A very enjoyable experience. Highly recommended.
And so, on and up.
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