I hiked mainly on trails and gravel roads with rocky sections. As usual on the Vía de la Plata, the sun is strong...
Pilgrimage Day 14: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
We left very early, still in the dark at 7.30 am ...
Pilgrimage Day 13: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
It was an interesting pilgrimage day, or rather a day of Roman bridges...
Pilgrimage Day 12: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The path was consisted of two parts...
Pilgrimage Day 11: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
We made a pilgrimage of 18 km from Mérida to Aljucén.
Pilgrimage Day 10: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
We reached Mérida, the capital of the autonomous region of Extremadura after 15.3 km
Pilgrimage Day 9: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The day of pilgrimage began for us at 7:30 am with a temperature of 4 degrees, after a less than good night. The route is...
Pilgrimage Day 8: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
It was a 20 km pilgrimage day. After a good breakfast, we started at 8:30 am at the old Franciscan monastery, our accommodation for the last night.
Pilgrimage Day 7: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
We had started a little later than the days before, it was about 08:30, because we knew it would be a shorter walking day. The day's route was 18 km to the beautiful town of Zafra.
Pilgrimage Day 6: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
At this stage we had a short stage, somewhat monotonous and with very moderate slopes. We can easily extend it to Calzadilla de los Barros...
Pilgrimage Day 5: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Our hiking start with deep clouds and rain. We walk across an old castle...
Pilgrimage Day 4: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Before we started to walk, we was in the post office and had sent some equipment back.
Pilgrimage Day 3: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This day we start at 7:45 am short before the sunrise started. The route today is in 3 parts....
Pilgrimage Day 2: Sevilla to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The route was going across the Guillena and than across some Olive and Orange farms. Later come a stone trees wood and the sun burn with 24 degree's and no wind, like yesterday. Our water was going to end, but we had luck and on the route was a drinking water fountain.
Pilgrimage Day 1, Sevilla – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
After the Coffee we walked to the Cathedral of Sevilla to get our first stamp in our pilgrim credentials - we needed to wait until 8 am until the Cathedral open the doors.




