We rode on a lot of highway with semis whizzing by. I didn't like that very much so when we could, we got on the path-
A clock tower in a village along the way-
Storks have nested on top-
After the village with the bell tower, we crossed a bridge over the River Orbigo-
Next to the river is another medieval bridge-
Along the way, through corn fields-
Astorga is in the distance-
There are memorials left at the cross-
Welcome to Astorga with a seashell-
The town of Astorga, population 12,000. We are on our way to the cathedral in the middle of the picture-
A bronze walker with a heavy looking backpack-
Astorga's City Hall is in the main plaza-
A 1979 or 1980 Citroen 2CV in great shape passed by while we were having a beer-
The main square houses the Episcopal Palace, built by Antonio Gaudi in neo-gothic style in the late 1800's. Today's it's a museum-
Next door is the Catedral of Astorga, begun in 1471 in Gothic style but the cloister is Neo-Classicist, the towers are Baroque and the capitals and facade are from the Renaissance period-
The front is unbelievable and actually the best part of the church-
The side view-
Cabeza Romanica from the XII century-
Calvario from the XVI century-
This awesome box is made of wood and covered in gold. It dates from 900 A.D.-
There was very little stained glass and compared to León, this was a waste of money. However, there were some interesting side chapels-
This is Saint John the Baptist-
What a fine specimen-
The main altar was pretty nice-
Looking to the back of the church-
The pipe organ has more than 2000 pipes-
The reason we are all here - Saint James the Pilgrim
After leaving Astorga, we climbed and climbed and passed through quite different vegetation-
Where we've come from - Astorga is in the distance-
It was 6 pm and I was exhausted. What a little oasis in Santa Catalina! The village didn't look like much-
But it's beautiful where we're staying-
P.S. My family-
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