Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Day 12: Alcazarén to Puente Duero

DateJun 20
Today's Distance: 16 miles / 26 km
Route and StatsRoute Video
Total This Camino: 140 miles.
Total All Caminos: 1540 miles
Lodging: Municipal Albergue @ $ 20
Total Lodging: $ 296
Buses / Trains:
Total Buses / Trains: $ 23
Food: $ 5
Total Food: $ 196

Meaningful Moment

The municipal albergue in Puente Duero is actually run by contract with the Jacobean Assn of Valladolid.  Our host, Arturo, was charming, gracious, entertaining and most welcoming.

By the time we leave tomorrow, we will have had three meals here. Arturo fed us a light lunch, and will serve up a hearty dinner and a breakfast ready in the morning.

The albergue is very nice looking with a full garden from which our hosts picks the vegetables for the salad.

Random Thought of the Day

Today's 16 miles of hiking felt much easier on the body. 

Tomorrow we strike into Valladolid - 7 mile hike, which makes it a rest day - to go to the house of Cervantes and then a museum of modern Spanish art. The museum is a former clustered monastery 

On the Road / Notable memories

Same terrain as previous days (farm pastures, some range, lots and lots of pine grove/forest.

So I took pictures of markers along the way 

Running shoes worked well today. No issue with the right Achilles although a neighboring muscle is tender.




"MP" is Latin and stands for "Millia Passum".

The number represents a unit of distance from one Roman city/town to another, just like we use mile markers today.


Camino de Santiago marker. 490 km ( 294 miles to Santiago de Compostela )


Private land; no hunting


Yellow arrow indicating what direction to follow to stay on the Camino Madrid.


"Via Pecuaria": 

Trails/routes used to move herds asking grazing areas or to market


Taking advantage of mushrooms is prohibited. Picking is prohibited.








Bike trail marker


Picnic spot next to Rio Adaja




In Italian: Camino de Santiago.

I don't know why it's in Italian.


Monument to Pilgrims on the Camino Madrid




Municipal Albergue at Puente Duero



Donations only.

Much more of a communal feeling that either govt run or privately run places.


We had a great experience here of 'welcoming'.


Lots of character, inside and out.


Arturo and Deb concocted a super delicious Spanish tortilla.

I did the dishes.









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