Decided to give
our muscles a break and stop a little early particularly since we knew of a very
special alburgue that was an artists gallery.
They provided canvas and paints to any pilgrim who wished to indulge
their artistic nature and the entire alburgue was filled with paintings that
have been left behind. Unfortunately, Jerry decided not
to contribute. The town has a beautifully preserved medieval bridge (13thc)
which is noted for a jousting tournament in 1434 when a knight scorned by a
beautiful lady (of course) threw down a gauntlet and undertook to defend the
bridge. He successfully defended the
bridge for a month until he had broken 300 lances. He then traveled on to
Santiago to offer thanks for his freedom from the bonds of love and that his
honor had been restored. They say this
was the inspiration for Don Quixote and the town reenacts this event every year
in full costume.
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