Many consider Salamanca as one of the most spectacular Renaissance cities in Europe and its old centre was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988. As well as being a favourite destination for both Spanish and foreigners, the city also has a strong student culture – the 13th Century university is still in use today!

Leaving Salamanca, we enter what is known as La Meseta, the long high plateau of Central Spain. Shade is almost non-existant today as the Camino runs through flat crop fields split by red earth tracks. We have split this leg of the journe into a shorter stage, so it enables you to walk in the cooler first half of the day! At the end of the day, we will arrange a transfer to a hotel in Forfoleda.

After you are transferred back from your hotel to Calzada de Valdeunciel, you’ll notice that today is quite similar to yesterday’s walk: crop fields and red earth tracks are the predominant views.

After you are transferred back from your hotel to El Cubo del Vino, you are back into a rural area with views of crop fields and red earth tracks. Towards the end of the day you will finally arrive in Zamora, a pleasant city known as ‘The Little Salamanca’ due to its lively atmosphere for a place of its size and rich Byzantine and Roman history.

Zamora is famous for its many Roman-style churches, with the city often heralded as the best preserved area of the Romanesque style in Europe! Other sights in the town include the mediaeval Castle of Zamora, while sampling the local gastronomy, including sheep’s milk cheese and honey from nearby Sanabria, is a delight for the senses.