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We
wanted to retrace the famous Camino de Santiago with our Alfa
Romeo "Millenove" of 1956 for an experience which,
although different from someone who does it on foot, does leave a
sign for our enthusiasts as always, to travel with our vintage
Alfa Romeo. The trip lasted just ten days, as the holidays did not
allow more, but that was really full of meaning and pleasure by
the driving a ‘classic’ car, with all its communication that
modern cars no longer know how to give.
5200
kilometers without the least inconvenience, drunk without
flinching from our Alfona and who have left indelible memories,
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drivers
who were overtaken by our car along the French motorways (most
expensive!) because this sedan is really tireless cruising at
about 130 km/h without giving any sign of mechanical stress. Just
a car trip, as well as the "family car that wins races"
as he recited the famous slogan of the time. The car has always
been appreciated and even petted everywhere it stopped, and often
the Spaniards would have cordial true emotions of wonder at the
sight of this old "jalopy" wandering around their
beautiful city.
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We
touched Pamplona, Burgos (for us the true capital of the North of
Spain), Leon and Santiago finally on the way out: the beautiful
Gothic cathedrals have filled the eyes and the heart, a constant
feeling of a great spirituality fills every kilometer of this
path, perhaps by the many pilgrims who we met during the trip. The
beautiful, majestic cathedral of Santiago
has finally accepted us in its square, to thank us for our
"effort" to get there early: a gift of which we dreamed
since childhood, we have received and that we hold dear in our
hearts.
The
cuisine of northern Spain
has always comforted with dishes of meat, cereals, and especially
a lot of fish, and has contributed greatly to the success of the
trip: the civilization of a people can be understood even at the
table!
In
return it was the continuous Atlantic coast from Coruna to Bilbao,
San Sebastian, Oviedo, with roads on the cliffs and views of wild
beauty that made it even more difficult to break away from this
earth so harsh but so sweet. A land which definitely captivates travelers,
who
enjoy untouched landscapes, where you feel strongly the encounter
between man and nature.
A
"mega" final stage of over 1000 km, from the beautiful
French town of
Pau, in the
Pyrenees, also tied to the car with his famous street circuit, now the
subject of a successful and refined two-year commemoration, born
and supported without any collapse by the ever-perky
"Millenove". At
our Verona, certainly only a goodbye, and certainly not a good-bye to these
enchanted lands for sure, always ready to board our vintage Alfa
Romeo.
--Marco
F., April, 2014
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