Santo Domingo

[R.James Disharoon]

David,

We had rented a car in Madrid at 10:00 AM when our plane landed and made it to Santa Domingo de Silos by 1:30 for midday services. We then drove on to Pamplona to recover from our jet lag. Santa Domingo de Silos is OFF of A5(?) going north out of Madrid. It is only about 50 km southeast of Burgos. The roads to the monastery from the autopista (sp) would be best decribed by an American as country farm roads. My guess would be that there would be much better bus services from Burgos than from Madrid. I am currently without my maps to check for the actual milages and times.

James

 From Lindsay & David <lobstertrapaMIDMAINE.COM> on 28 Sep 2003:

> Dear All,
>
> Two weeks ago I asked about lodging in Santo Domingo de Silos. Thank you
> for
> your encouragement and advice. Could you now advise me on the best way
> to
> get to Santo Domingo from Madrid? We will be arriving in Madrid around
> 8:30
> AM. We would like to spend the first night in Santo Domingo, and then
> pick
> up the Camino the next day, somewhere west of Burgos.
>
> We thought we might take the bus. Is there a route directly from Madrid
> to
> Santo Domingo? Or should we take a train to Burgos and rent a car? Do
> you
> have other suggestions?
>
> My fellow pilgrims have suggested that our purpose in Spain is the
> Camino.
> However, I am a great lover of chant and monasteries, and I thought we
> might
> acclimate ourselves the first night in a place that pleases all the
> senses.
>
> Thank you again for your help. We leave for the Camino on October 6.
>
> Warmly,
>
> David
>