Aguilar de Campoo

September 2, 2024

Beautiful town

This blog entry is mostly upside down showing the town we ended up in first.

The weather was a beautiful 61 degrees cloudy with a short light rain while we’re stopped at a gas station for a snack. Surprisingly, 61 felt comfortable no need for any layers.

Aguilar Campoo or destination for today. This is a sidewalk gas station. A couple of pumps and an attendant.

Lunch at our hotel in Aguilar de Campoo before heading out to visit the old town and monastery.

Castle above town. Our hotel to the left.

Sign as you enter Aguilar de Campoo. Castle sitting above the town.

Tree lined pedestrian cyclists way connecting old city to monastery.

Translation with the help of google translate.

On an island in the middle of a fast running river we found vertical trees their branches having a narrow spread. Children’s playground in background.

There were two playgrounds on two separate islands in the river. This one for toddlers.

Old wall along river. High on the hill another view of the castle.

Bell not tower of monastery. I’ve forgotten the term. This monastery used the bells as information signals in addition to religious purposes.

Very old section of the wall blended into newer section

When finances were difficult they built these flat bell facades instead of towers. We’ve seen many churches along the route with this edifice.

A stream runs through the inside of the buildings

Another view of stream going into the buildings.

These two brothers were put to rest in the 1300s. The near brother is holding a falcon.

One of many sculpted capitals found throughout the monastery.

Bike leaning against old lock house. The locks seem to still function. We started the day riding along a canal for about 5 miles. Then switched to the road N-611. It is possible to take canal roads almost all the way to Aguilar.

Planter in front of hotel has a medieval theme.

Every hotel should have a coat of armor greeting guests.

We took the road route rather than the canal route for my partner.

Today's ride: 32 miles (51 km)
Total: 414 miles (666 km)

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