San Juan de Ortega

It was a lovely morning walk through shaded forest paths. In the forest was a monument to 300 people executed here at the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Another 10 bpdoes were discovered in 2011.

 And then around a corner was a sign post plus other structures made in the forest from spare wood.

An assortment of signs and totem poles.

And a prayer tree.

Ad then the path dipped from the forested mountains to a stream and the monastery of San Juan de Ortega. The entrance to the church where at sunset on the equinox, the setting sun lights up the sculpture of the Virgin Mary at the annunciation. 

                                     
 The entrance to the monastery.

 The courtyard inside of the pilgrim hostel.

 The old entrance to the hostel.

 The cramped conditions inside the hostel dormitory but every one like the price at just 7 euros a night.