Madrid, Santander and the Camino

My hotel in El Escorial
My hotel in El Escorial

In early April of this year I had the good fortune to attend a wedding in El Escorial a few kilometres outside of Madrid.  Spending a day to recover from the festivities I travelled by Talgo to the Cantabrian town of Santander.

The quality of travel by Talgo is such that it is hard one does not really notice you are travelling by rail.  The high speed line north of Madrid zips through the mountains and taking you past Segovia.  Changing gauge from standard to Spanish broad gauge allowing the train to navigate the domestic line through Cantabrian mountains into the port town of Santander.


El Escorial with a hangover
El Escorial with a hangover

The plan was to see tick another Spanish city off my list, see some friends prepare a little for the Camino de Santiago before travelling south to Burgo to begin walking for a few days across the meseta.


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Santander

Arriving in the rain I quickly manage to find a hostel on the promenade overlooking the Bay of Santander in one of the buildings that survived one of Santander’s devastating fires.

My first night was spent enjoying the tapas (they are much more superior in the north of the country) and exploring the town.

By the next day the weather had turned for the better and I headed to the bus station for the next leg to Burgos.

Northern Castille
Northern Castille

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