Benavente to Álija del Infantado

Found our first cross with a statue of St James (Santiago) today in Villabrázaro

This is how a village protests when they don't think they're getting enough help from the local government....

Puente de Vizana over Río Órbigo in the Province of León

Danger on the Camino - Villous Deadly Carrot and Poisonous Hemlock ☠️

Even a little place like Álija del Infantado has it's own castle

As we were passing, a man unlocked the castle for us to have a look and said 'Close the door when you leave' so we had the place to ourselves...

Looking back at the Camino we've just walked

Troglodite Castle, now a Bodega as it has the perfect wine storage temperature.

Check out the roof (which has had some remedial work done to it) to see how large this is...

Evidently there is a whole underground village with a plaza here 

Our pitch tonight also doubles as the village supermarket

Water fountain commemorating 500 years since Town Charter

Granja del Moreruelo to Benavente

There is a choice of Camino at this point, either west to Orense on the Sanebres Camino or continue north on the Via de la Plata to Astorga - we have chosen the latter.

Nearly 10km again before the first stop in Santovenia del Esla

Nothing else open but at least we could buy some knives....

Thought a Velatorio was a veladrome - turns out it is a funeral director!

Hedgerows are laden with cherry-plums which is the first time I've heard of these

Bull in field

Walked along a disused railway track

Past a sugar factory on outskirts of Benavente 

Past the Parador - a XII Century castle

The castle has views over the plain and the flour factory

Poster for Bull Fiesta with bull running in streets of Benavente in June. NB. Describes this bull as a 'meano'

All of a sudden this evening, thunder, rain and hailstones...

Glad we were already in from the Camino for the night.