Walking the Camino de Santiago
This is probably the last photo I’ll post for now of the interior of the Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos. I took many more, but it’s time to move on. And pretty much all of them are various degrees of blurry anyway. Here we see the sanctuary of the great monastic church, with its two altars and two […]
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In the course of my liturgical volunteerism, I’ve worked in a lot of sacristies, but I think I can say with confidence that none of them approach the size or serenity of the one found in the Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos. It is big, but the monastery once had dozens of priests, and the church itself is […]
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As we continued our tour of the inside of the Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos, there were two constants: the deep beauty and grandeur of the place, and the grainy and blurry photos taken by my high-tech iPhone-4. This was 2013, after all. The interiors of the main level are all painted with stunning, almost-life-sized murals, and I […]
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Here’s another view of the beautiful monastery cloister of the magnificent Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos. It is, by design, a little slice of Eden. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)Today started: Fonfría (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)
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Once we were settled into the monastery albergue in Samos (and had showered), we took a little tour of the monastery itself. This is a photo of the beautiful monastery cloister. I think this is quite the nicest one I saw in Spain. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)Today started: Fonfría (Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)
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The interior of the monastery albergue in Samos is covered in pseudo-medieval illustrations like this. I’m particularly taken with a series of vignettes that follow the months of the calendar around the crypt-like great room like a mural version of a book of hours. Next week we’re likely to have some additional scenes posted. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province […]
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After circumnavigating about 75% of the great Royal Monastery of Samos, we finally arrived at the albergue! It would probably have been shorter if we’d gone the other way, although I suspect that we might have run into some trouble with the course of the river. We were so happy to finally find it! Time for a shower. Date: 26 […]
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As we continued circumnavigating the great Royal Monastery of Samos, we eventually passed the main entrance. It faces on to a long, curving road with a steep, walled embankment. Although the entrance is quite grand, it’s actually impossible to see it unless you’re right in front of it, as we are here. For the record, the small door to the […]
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Samos is a tidy little town, and I particularly enjoy the little details. As an example, this railing above the river bank is made of pilgrim shells. In this photo, we’re still wandering around looking for the entrance to the monastery albergue. It’s 4pm, and a glass of vino tinto wouldn’t go amiss, either. Date: 26 April 2013Place: Samos (Province […]
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Happy new year! As we entered into the central portion of the town of Samos, this was our first close-up view of the magnificent Real Monasterio de San Julián de Samos – the Royal Monastery of Saint Julian in Samos. It was slightly overwhelming, and our plan was to stay in the albergue located within the monastery itself. If we […]
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