Day 12 - San Juan de Ortega to Burgos

Today was a long one! 27.5km according to the book. We left San Juan de Ortega first thing.


We headed to the first village of Ages for breakfast. It was a really pretty village. 




 From there it was an easy stroll to Atupuerca.  Historically significant for having bone fragments from 800,000 years ago!!



Anyway it was a icecream and a drink for us and we went on up the Matagrande. It was short and steep to a cross at the top. 



From the descent we could see Burgos


Through a few more villages. 


and then a e w road into Burgos. 

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Finally a long road into Burgos.  

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The apartment is fabulous, so it was showers, washing and then out for a wee tapas tour!!

Bumped in to the lovely Sara from Wales and a bunch of others that we met from the start. What fun!! 





Today's route...





 


Comments

  1. Ali21 June 2025 at 02:04

    Wow that cathedral is absolutely stunning. Sounds like a fun evening too!😀

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  2. Laura Laidlaw21 June 2025 at 11:22

    Those villages.. with the stunning cathedrals. Who knew?! Such a treat as is your blog. X

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