Day 5 Puente la Reina – Estella – 19km
Some days on the Camino Frances are uneventful. Today is one, the route follows closely to the N11 and climbs to 450m after leaving Puente la Reina drops back to 400m then climbs again to 500m this time, and finally drops to about 430m entering Estella.
There are small villages along the route for coffees and refreshments as required, however this is one of those day where you can easily cover more distance if you want to complete the Camino Frances in less than the 31 days laid out in this guide.
The main albergue in Estella is just as you enter the town in the old part. It is welcoming and has good facilities, however it can become very hot and humid during the heat of the summer and I prefer an albergue in the smaller towns sometimes.
Link for Pilgrim Hostels
What to see:
- The Romanesque Church of San Roman in Cirauqui – right on the route and well worth a stop
- Note the path as it leave Cirauqui – a segment of an old roman Road
- Estella was founded in 1090 for pilgrims by the wishes of King Sancho Ramirez
- Church of San Miguel in Estella
- Romanesque cloister at the Church of San Pedro de la Rua
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