From Torres del Rio to Logrono

Day 8, Saturday 31 August 2013

Distance to Santiago:  663,6 km

We left again early for Logrono and had a pleasant walk in the cool, fresh morning.

On the way to Viana

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The landscape on the way to Logrono

One of the carvings outside Iglesia de Santiago is of Santiago Matamoros or St James the Moor-slayer.

Cathedral de Santa Maria de la Redonda

Logrono is a university city and the capital of La Rioja, a region famous for its wines.
We treated ourselves and stayed in a hotel to have a decent night’s sleep. We enjoyed the buzz of the city, especially the people who seemed to enjoy themselves relaxing on a Saturday with live street music everywhere. It had a carnival atmosphere.
We had a hard day’s walk with limited shade and very steep parts. To solve the problem of being  60 km behind schedule, Marinda arranged to rent bicycles for a day to try to catch up.  The bicycles would be delivered the next morning. Our baggage would be transported to our end destination for the day.

We walked 23 km.