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Gallery – St. Jean Pied de Port to Viana

Hiking Camino Blog » Week 1: St. Jean Pied de Port to Viana

Joxelu (Beilari manager), Chris, and Steve--ready to leave St. Jean on Day 1

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Leaving St. Jean

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Beginning the climb over the Pyrenees

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Roadside flowers

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Grazing black-faced (Manech) sheep, bred for the quality of their milk and the Ossau Irate cheese made from it

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Albergue Orisson

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Looking back at Orrison

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Bikers from Portugal

Jorg (Germany)

Denise (US) and Kim (US)

Statue of the Virgin Mary--Vierge d'Orisson

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Mountain hut shelter

Interior, mountain hut shelter

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Jorg

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Mountain hut shelter

Mountain hut shelter

Interior, mountain hut shelter

Looking back toward mountain hut shelter

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Roncesvalles visible in the valley below

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Approaching Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles

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Our "overflow" room at Roncesvalles

Give-away table for items pilgrims no longer want to carry

Leaving Roncesvalles on our second day

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Hotel in Burguete where Ernest Hemingway used to stay

Trail through Burguete

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Leaving Burguete

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Trailside columbine

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Hillside where we heard our first Common Cuckoo

Trailside daisy

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Arriving at Puente de la Rabia in Zubiri

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Puente de la Rabia, reputedly rabid animals could be cured by walking them around the center column

Morning view from our pension in Zubiri

Morning departure from Zubiri with pilgrim sock-drying technique

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Trailside rose

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Denise, Kim, Patrick (Germany), Chris, and Steve

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Wild rose

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Trailside honeysuckle

Trailside honeysuckle

Approaching Pamplona

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Medieval bridge over the river Ulzama--as the Camino enters Pamplona

View of Pamplona from the bridge over the river Ulzama

Another view of the medieval bridge over the river Ulzama

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Sidewalk trail markings in Pamplona

Entering the commercial district of Pamplona

An ice cream break in Pamplona

Shell wall designs

Magdalena Bridge

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Pamplona's old city walls

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Drawbridge into the old part of Pamplona

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Old city gate, Pamplona

Streets of old Pamplona

City street, Pamplona

Street entertainment in Pamplona

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Morning sunlight on Pamplona

Leaving Pamplona

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Fields on the outskirts of Pamplona

Camino direction arrow

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View back toward Pamplona

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Church of St. Andrew, Zariquiegui

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Church of St. Andrew, Zariquiegui

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Bikes at bar in Zariquiegui

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Wind turbines of Alto del Perdon

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Pilgrim sculptures of Alto del Perdon

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Descent from Alto del Perdon

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Church of St. Stephen, Muruzabal

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Church of St. John the Baptist, Obanos

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Church of St. John the Baptist, Obanos

Chris waiting for Steve to finish taking pictures

Geraniums, Obanos

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Pilgrim tower sculpture, Obanos

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Pilgrim Monument, Puenta la Reina

Church of the Crucifix, Puente la Reina

Streets of Puente la Reina

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Puenta la Reina's medieval pilgrim bridge over the river Arga

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Evening, street in Puenta la Reina

Morning on the way out of Puente la Reina

Passing through arch leading to the pilgrim bridge (Queen's Bridge) leaving Puenta la Reina

Crossing the pilgrim bridge (Queen's Bridge) on the way out of Puente la Reina

View from the Queen's Bridge, Puenta la Reina

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Section of trail following an old Roman road

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Chris waiting for Steve to finish taking pictures

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Bridge over the Rio Salado (Salt River)

Pilgrims soaking their feet in the Salt River

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Red poppies along the trail

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Albergue where we stayed in Estella

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Our clothes, hanging next to a remnant of the city wall dating back to the late 11th century

Local bread at a market in the plaza in Estella

Rio Ega flowing through Estella

Chris and Carla (Holland)

Steps leading to the Church of San Pedro

Estella street

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Sidewalk trail markers in Estella

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The wine fountain of Bodegas Irache

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Monasterio de Irache

Beginning of the alternate, scenic, route via Luquin

Walking the scenic route with ruins of St. Stephen's Castle on nearby hilltop

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Trailside honeysuckle

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Approaching Luquin

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Family crest

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Chris helping Nene (US) remove stickers from her pants

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Jeff and Rita (Australia)

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Albergue where we stayed in Los Arcos

Sitting room in La Fuente Casa de Austria

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Church of St. Mary of the Arches, Los Arcos

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Early morning trail out of Los Arcos

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Thistle

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Young fruit on olive trees

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Steve taking walk-by video of a vineyard

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Breakfast

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Olive grove

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Ruins of the Church of St. Peter, Viana

Ruins, Church of St. Peter

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Overlook from the old walls of Viana

View from overlook, walls of Viana

Entrance to ruins of Church of St. Peter, Viana

Evening, street in Viana

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