Well today brought more fog in the morning, more lovely countryside, groves of Eucalyptus trees (an Australian import) and hordes of Spanish-speaking pilgrims. I skipped breakfast because a large French group was monopolizing services of the single person in the breakfast room, and I had to wait until I was 7 km outside the city before I ran into a cafe serving breakfast.
According to my guidebook, Ventas de Naron sports a 13th century hospital built by the Knights Templar, but only the small Ermita de Santa Maria Magdalena remains. Its very tiny and available to visit by reservation (sign on door).
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| Ermita de Santa Maria Magdalena |
Ventas de Naron's other claim to fame is that it was the probable site of a battle between the Christian knights and the moors in the 9th century, the knights victorious over the Emir of Cordoba.
I am just glad that the weather is still holding. Only a little sprinkle the first day and daytime temperatures in the high sixties and low to mid-seventies.
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