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Spain 10: Benavente to León

Posted on 17 April 20192 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley



A fairly low-key day today, all on minor roads, almost all flat, through quiet villages. A notable feature of many of them was these hillside entrances that suggested a house in the cliffs, complete with chimneys on the bank top (pic). They’re bodegas: cavelike chambers used for smoking meat and making wine and, increasingly nowadays, for consuming same. Some of the chambers are big enough for dozens of people to party. Sadly, we had to keep pedalling…



This castle caught my eye (pic), but today was mostly about getting to León against a bit of a headwind through unmemorable landscapes that put me in mind of East Yorkshire’s flatlands.



But our reward on arrival in León was a lively city of tapas bars, pleasant pedestrian lanes, and characterful historic squares (pic). Actually, that last sounds like a description of us.

Miles today: 60
Miles since Cádiz: 538

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