Church Portal, San Juan Bautista_Obanos Spain
Obanos is about 20 kilometers from Pamplona, along the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, the French Route. I learned recently that the French Route of the Camino to Santiago has the UNESCO World Heritage Designation. Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel the camino.
It was mid afternoon when we arrived in the little town, the streets were quiet and I am sure the local people were all having their siesta. The beautiful old Gothic Church sits in the main square, in front of the Nuestra Señora de Arnotegui Shrine. The sculpted portal depict stories from the Bible to the pilgrims who walked the Camino a thousand years ago, now worn by time and weather speaks to the heritage of the church in these communities.
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Hello and happy new year. I have always like pictures of entryways as I feel they are drawing me in to learn more.
Hi Reg, nice to hear from you! grand old doorways like this give us so much to look, we just know there is more inside! Unfortunately we didn’t have to stop that afternoon!
cool shot Janice! European doorways are fascinating.
Hi Stewart! thanks I have a thing for European doorways, they always seem, as you say, fancinating!
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