along the camino: meseta

the eleventh century Iglesia de San Martín in Frómista. Nesting storks are a common sight on churches and tall buildings along the camino

The meseta has a bad reputation. Flat, desolate, and the section most likely to be missed out by pilgrims running through short of time, the plains can also be hauntingly beautiful.

And it's not all desolate wilderness: Burgos and León, the camino's liveliest cities, offer sophisticated restaurants and stunning cultural attractions.