(4) Alto del Perdón

About 12 km after Pamplona, the camino crosses the Alto del Perdón, the highest point in the area. It is one of those places on the route that stays with you because of the beautiful view and because of the “Monumento del Peregrinos” from 1996 by sculptor Martinicorena, which depicts pilgrims through the ages.

There is a second monument, slightly below the highest point, with a circle of stones and signs with place names on it. In the middle a high stone in which a screaming person is carved, reminiscent of Picasso’s Guernica. The name ‘mountain of forgiveness’ is appropriate here.

After the top there is a steep descent over a stony path to Puenta la Reina.
Along the trail, hikers have made their memorial signs.

Donde se cruza el camino del viento con el de las estrella

Puente la Reina in the early morning