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Perigrino (Stevie) on route near Ilche

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Perigrino (Stevie) on route near Ilche
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Route through Monzon
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Route after Selgua
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The Ermitia de Santa Agueda with welcome...
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Route approaching Berbegal
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Although The Cami San Juan 2 is an excellent well-marked Camino; Walking Camino’s in Spain in August isn’t the best time of year, especially if combined with a heat wave ;-)But if you chose to walk the route in either the Spring or Autumn, I am sure that it would be less demanding. The route is well marked, there are plenty of good opportunities for overnight stays and these include some excellent and often quite new Refugio’s. You won’t find many other Perigrino’s on the “Way” and I don’t believe that so many people will walk the full route.Credentials would either have to be obtained beforehand, or Perigrino’s would have to start their walk from Montserrat where they are available.If anyone has any questions about this (Or any other Camino that I have walked) then please feel free to email me Buen CaminoRob

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Day 12 - Ena to Santa Cilia de Jaca –22K

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We set off again at first light and left the village on a dirt track, after passing a house on its own we turned sharp right up a steep faint track, then less steep but gaining height all the time and into the small village of Botaya, here we refilled our water bottles before leaving the village on a minor road, we followed this for about 1k before turning left up a stony steep path through the woods vaguely following a line of telephone / power poles. After a fair climb the path levelled out just before The Monasterio Nuevo de San Juan de la Pena where there was a very welcome (If slightly expensive) cafe where we were able to buy a coffee and a cosecant and then get a cello from the gift shop. Then the path drops steeply to The Monasterio Viejo de San Juan de la Pena which is very impressive as it is built into an overhanging cliff, we obtained a cello from the ticket office before...

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Day 11 - Sarsamarcuello to Ena – 26K

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Thinking we had learnt our lessons of the last couple of days we had saved some bread and ham for breakfast, so after our now customary early rise, we ate this before heading off, Steeply out of the village on a stony track which then joined a dirt road and eventually walked past the Ermitia San Miguel with the impressive ruins of the Torre de Marcuello behind, soon after this we turned right onto another dirt track which at first undulated before heading down, Steeply at times then less steeply through woodland, past the ruins of Casa de Escalete and then swung right and through the very impressive Paso de Escalete before swinging left and down into the valley floor before doglegging right, then crossing a field before walking along the rail tracks and crossing the river on the rail bridge and into Estacion de Santa Maria y La Pena . Here we found a bar open for a sandwich for lunch...

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Day 10 - Bolea to Sarsamarcuello – 15k

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We maintained our now usual routine of up very early and away for 1st light, unfortunately there was nowhere open for coffee so we pressed on through gently undulating countryside to Anies, but alas the Bar here was still not open but managed to fill our water-bottles up at the Fuente before pressing on, the scenery was now changing rapidly and becoming more mountainous, we passed below the Impressive Castillo de Loarre before entering the small town of Loarre where we found an excellent Bar / Restaurant open on the main square and had a wonderful brunch of bacon, local sausage and eggs before popping into the shop next door and buying some food, then the Panaderia for bread and then pressed on, at first slightly downhill before heading slightly up and into the village of Sarsamarcuello. a friendly chap established that we were Perigrino’s and took us to the house where the key holder of...

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Day 9 – Huesca to Bolea – 22k

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Again, to try to avoid the worst of the heat we arose early and set off at first light, The kind Hospitalaro at the Albergue had given us good info on the route out of Huesca so we had no difficulties and picked up yellow arrows and the route to Banastas, Unfortunately the shop was closed and there was no sign of the advertised bar, so we had no real choice butt o press on after filling our water bottled up at the Fuente. The route for the next 16k was through open farmland with no villages or Fuentes, We lost the way marked rout at a confusing Y junction where besides the left and right options there was a well trodden centre path through woodland and we took this, after about 3k this came out at a T junction and after some debate we turned left, Luckily after another 2k or so we picked up the route proper and soon passed the Castillo de Castejon, then we headed out through open...

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Day 8 - Pueyo de Fananas to Huesca – 18k

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We had arranged for the same taxi that brought us from Pueyo de Fananas the previous evening to pick us up at 08.00 and take us back there (Again for 15 Euro), before leaving we ate the food that we had bought the day before (We had intended to eat this in Pueyo de Fananas for our evening meal the day before as there was nowhere to eat there) for our breakfast. We arrived back in Pueyo de Fananas about 08.30 and set off walking back again to Huesca. First we walked through the village of Fananas (Bar in Social club, closed when we passed, Fuente), then Ola (Only Fuente) then the route had been diverted away from Tierz, but as we were getting short of water we went into the village to replenish, the Fuente in the main square was out of action, but luckily we were directed to another working one just below. From here we tried to pick the route up by leaving the village on a dirt track, but...

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Day 7 - Berbegal to Pueyo de Fananas 27 ½ k

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Because of the heat of the previous day we arose early and had a snack that we had bought the day before and headed off at first light, First of all, downhill on a steep path then joined a dirt track across open and flat farmland to the village of La Cuadrade, no facilities other than a Fuente, then on and across The Canal de Pertusa before following it to where it comes out of a tunnel just before Pertusa. Here we were going to buy food but had to wait for the village shop to open at 11.00, we also bought bread from the Panaderia and had a sandwich for lunch in the bar in the social club before continuing on across the river and then following a minor road to Antillon, The bar in the social club was closed, but there was a Fuente, here we were offered accommodation but decided to press onto Pueyo de Fananas, first on an undulating dirt road before joining another minor and very straight...

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Day 6 -Monzon to Berbegal – 20k

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Day 6 -Monzon to Berbegal – 20kThe bar next to the railway station was open early so we had a coffee before heading out of town, the route wasn’t so well marked through the outskirts but we soon picked it up where it crossed the railway tracks before heading uphill and through an industrial estate before heading arrow straight on a faint track towards Selgua, here there was a small bar open in the social club and the friendly guy running the place told us that there was also Perigrino’s accommodation available in Selgua for 10 euro per person (Not mentioned in guidebook) From Selgua the route parallels the road for a while before heading off to the right on a dirt track and eventually entering the village of Ilche where there is a Fuente next to the church. The route leaves Ilche on a grassy track then crosses the main road and starts to climb towards Berbegal. You pass The Ermitia de...

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Day 5 - Tamarite de Litera to Monzon - 20k

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The route leaves Tamarite de Litera up a flight of steps then crosses a canal 3 times before following it for a while before striking out across open country on a series of dirt roads which gently undulate through farmland. There are no villages of Fuentes, a kind farmer gave us some water about 4k before Monzon and we arrived there early afternoon and took lunch in a shady cafe e on entering town before heading towards the railway station where we found The Hostal Venecia, an air conditioned twin bedded en-suite room cost 38 Euro and also provided us with a substantial 4 course “menu” for 9 ½ Euro in the Comida when it opened at 21.00

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Day 4 – Alfarras to Tamarite de Litera – 18k

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We picked up a yellow arrow opposite the Hostal Florida which directed us out of town up a steeply uphill on a narrow road, the arrows gave out and we asked directions and were directed right at a telephone mast and dropped steeply down to join the main route at the Catalunya / Aragon border. This route will be slightly longer but keeps you off the main road, from the Aragon border the route is well marked and follows a series of dirt roads to the left of the main road. There is a new Fuente at The Ermitia de Sant Roc about 5 k before Tamarite de Litera. On arrival at Tamarite de Litera we initially went to the Hostal Casa Galindo but it was rather up-market for our budget, the manageress was kindness personified and rang her father who runs a Casa Rural on 11, Paseo de Hortaz in the centre of town where we were given a nice room for 30 Euro (Shared bathroom) This Casa Rural wasn’t...