Spanish medieval hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar more commonly known as "El Cid" was born near Burgos and is buried in Burgos Cathedral, our next port of call on the Camino.
We travelled here from Logrono by train and anyone reading this whilst planning a trip to Spain should note that the city's railway station - Burgos Rosa de Lima - is literally a "station in a field" on the outskirts of the city so you will need to use a taxi transfer.
Burgos is dominated by its cathedral housing El Cid's tomb, which is directly under the octagon lantern in the centre of the building.
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| El Cid's tomb |
The rest of the city made up of an historic core surrounded by modern developments and is a pleasant place to wander and soak up the atmosphere. Burgos seems to be a popular place with "Stags & Hens" and I've seen lads dressed as ladybirds, girls dressed as minions even a bride to be, dressed as a Big Ben style clock.
From Burgos its a 5.5 hour train journey over to the province of Galicia (the part of Spain above Portugal) where tomorrow we will recommence our walking and start the last 100km of the Camino which will take us to Santiago itself.
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