After walking 12 km from Saint-Jean-de-Port, France, your feet were sore. The tour guides offered you the option to stay overnight in Valcarlos, Spain. 

The small border town of Valcarlos – Luzaide is rich in forests, waterfalls, and historical events. Bandits and shepherds, warriors and pilgrims, frontiers and ties forged the identity of this beautiful municipality. Its name refers to Charlemagne. In the year 778 he was in these lands playing chess when Roland, his best soldier, sounded his oliphant, warning him of imminent danger. As fate would have it, Roland and his men met their deaths in the area of Roncesvalles.

 Source: Viajes. (2015-2022). https://viajecaminodesantiago.com/en/french-way/valcarlos/