Chris and John on the Camino de Santiago 2025
September 3 - October 24 2025
5) La Rioja Region / c) Santo Domingo de la Calzada
by Chris and John · Published September 19, 2025 · Last modified October 7, 2025
On the way out of Najera we walked past the Convent where our friend Marc Galante, the owner of the antique store in Sana Fe where we purchased much of our Casa Marana pieces,...
Our Pilgrimage
Welcome to our Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage blog. Hope you enjoy traveling with Chris and John as we challenge our minds, bodies, and souls.
The Walk of Saint James for us will enable us to strengthen our spirituality; explore five different regions of Spain (Basque country, Navarra region, La Rioja wine country, Castile / Leon region, and Galicia region); visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: meet many fellow pilgrims from many different countries; and most importantly, continue our love story which begin fifty years ago.
RUNNING TOTAL OF MILES WALKED
DAY SIXTEEN- In Fromista- 229 Miles
DAY SEVENTEEN- In Carron de los Condes- 244 Miles
DAY NINETEEN- In Calzadilla de la Cueza- 254 Miles
DAY TWENTY- Sahagun- 269 Miles
DAY TWENTY-ONE- El Burgo Ranero- 280 Miles
DAY TWENTY-TWO- Mansilla de las Mulas- 292 Miles
DAY TWENTY-THREE- Leon- 305 Miles
DAY TWENTY-FOUR- Leon Rest Day
DAY TWENTY-FIVE-Villavante- 324 Miles
DAY TWENTY -SIX- Astorga- 337 Miles
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN- Rabanal del Camino- 351 Miles
DAY TWENTY-EIGHT- Ponferrada- 372 Miles
DAY TWENTY-NINE- Villafranca del Bierzo- 388 Miles
DAY THIRTY- O Cebreiro- 406 Miles
DAY THIRTY-ONE- Triacastela- 420 Miles
DAY THIRTY-TWO- Sarria- 431 Miles
DAY THIRTY-THREE- Rest Day in Sarria
DAY THIRTY-FOUR- Portomarin- 447 Miles
DAY THIRTY-FIVE- Palas de Rei- 464 Miles
DAY THIRTY-SIX- Arzua- 483 Miles
DAY THIRTY-SEVEN- A Rua- 495 Miles
DAY THIRTY-EIGHT- Santiago- 509 Miles