From Santander to Santillana del Mar, the village of the three lies

Hello, everyone. It's been a long time since the last post. Things are very busy around the homestead right now. Posting may continue to be "gappy."

The train station at Boo de Pielagos--no actual "station" just a
stop where people get on and off the train. 

The day after we arrived in Santander, we walked to Santillana del Mar. This was a long day's walk.


And after we crossed the river on the short train ride, we walked through what seemed like an endless series of tiny villages. When we finally got to Santillana, we didn't know we were there until we saw the information map posted at the outskirts of the village. Fortunately, we encountered the very friendly man who has the "milk bar" and he gave us a lovely recommendation for a place to stay. He also gave us a ride out to the museum of the famous cave with the ancient paintings.

A church we saw while walking that day.

The entrance to the museum.

We made a rest day in Santillana and enjoyed this small town a lot. If you are there, don't forget to look up the sisters in their convent, who sell pastries. They also have an albergue there, I think.

The Oficina del Turismo is close to the convent. They have maps of the village and give directions how to find the Camino route when walking on.