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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Ruta de la Plata quick Detour


If you're walking the ancient Via de la Plata on your way to Santiago, by now your blisters have hardened into calluses and you scoff at a mere 15-mile walk. You've sung in the Romans' amphitheater, crossed their bridges, seen that cork actually does come from trees, and figured out that olives can't be eaten straight off the branch, the sour way... but you haven't seen everything yet. Hidden in a grove of cork and olive trees overlooking the Sierra de Montanchez lies a secret that's been kept for more than thirteen centuries. The Visigothic Basilica of Santa Lucia del Trampal is the perfect spot for a picnic with ham from the nearby sierra and wine from the village. Both will help you forget that tomorrow's walk is even longer.

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Originally published on Trazzler

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