At nightfall, the floodlit aqueduct is perhaps an even more spectacular sight than it is during the day. The tourism focus of Segovia is the aqueduct, which runs right through the heart of the city and dwarfs the more recent buildings that surround it in the Plaza del Azoguejo. ItвЂ™s an ideal place to take a rest day on the Camino de Madrid, although preferably not in a snowstorm. Segovia is the most famous destination on the Camino de Madrid and with good reason: its compact medieval core includes an imposing Roman aqueduct, several Romanesque churches, a Gothic cathedral and a fairytale AlcГЎzar. The woodland ruins of Casa Eraso, a 16th-century royal way station after the mountain pass at Puerto de la FuenfrГa.ДЄnd after a 30km stage that is one of the most memorable вЂ“ if exhausting вЂ“ days you could imagine on any camino, the reward is the fabulous city of Segovia.

Later, on the open plains, the ruins of a 17th-century albergue of sorts for travellers and shepherds are also well worth exploring. After the pass, the next seven or eight kilometres is in beautiful forest, and the ruins of Casa Eraso, a 16th-century royal way station, are atmospherically situated in the woodlands just off the path. Snow and fog on the camino at the mountain pass the day before an April snowstorm hit the region.Дespite the cold and early morning fog, we crossed the pass under blue skies and had the trail completely to ourselves. When we walked in early April, it was below freezing when we left Cercedilla, there was still some snow on the pass, and it snowed heavily the following day. On the fourth day, itвЂ™s a 600m ascent from Cercedilla, partly on a Roman road, to the Puerto de la Fuenfria mountain pass. The Puerto de la Fuenfria Mountain PassДЇor the first three stages after leaving Madrid, the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range looms in the distance as the early focal point of the camino. Here are the highlights of this fine camino. While not a historical Camino de Santiago, this route offers several outstanding historic sites, a surprising variety of landscapes, an opportunity to get off the beaten path and an excellent network of small albergues. The Camino de Madrid is a brilliant if obscure camino linking the Spanish capital to SahagГєn on the Camino FrancГ©s, a journey of 322km that takes about 13 days.

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