This section of the camino is mostly rolling terrain through wheat fields.
This mural on a wall captures another facet of the pilgrim experience.
From Villambistia we walked 23 hot km to the village of Atapuerca. Like many of the small villages along this section of the Camino Frances, this one seems to depend heavily on pilgrim traffic for economic support. There are a couple of albergues, plus a few small restaurants.
We are seeing more and more storks in this section of the camino.
From Atapuerca to the large city of Burgos is only 20 km, but it was quite hot and much was along roadways. Fortunately we'd learned from other pilgrims about a new, alternate, route into Burgos following the river. Much more pleasant than several km of walking along roads through the industrial outskirts of town.
One of the main attractions in Burgos is the cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's magnificent; we could have spent a whole day trying to take it all in. Pictures can't capture the majesty of the artwork.
Here are few small details.
This is from a large (almost life size) sculpture of Saint James. Many of his miracles were performed during the reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from Moorish domination (about 800 years after his death). One of his nicknames is Matamoros, which translates as Moor-killer.
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