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    Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims

    I can see the upsides to both planning and spontaneity. As a chronic overplanner, I would have preferred reserving, but am of course willing to let the Camino work its magic.
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    Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims

    @JCLima is correct. I wrote to the sister with whom I had previously communicated and confirmed, they will still take pilgrims on a first-come first-served basis, if there is a room available on that day. Check in will be done in the morning, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. or in the afternoon...
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    Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims

    That's so unfortunate. I'm not religious but this is just basic courtesy, to be respectful and grateful. It's not spring break!
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    Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims

    I wonder if this is the last year that they are taking reservations for pilgrims. It's a shame that pilgrims were rude at vespers and have possibly made staying at the monastery more difficult for all future pilgrims.
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    Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims

    I had written earlier in September to the Monastery to inquire about reserving a room for next year in June as I walk the Variante Espiritual. At the time, one of the sisters wrote back that they would take reservations beginning Oct 23 2023. However, they have since updated their website to...
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    That's like 37 km including a hard uphill for 10km from Combarro to Armenteira though... is there no way you can at least split it in two? Combarro --> Ribadumia (stay at Os Castanos) - approx 18km Ribadumia --> Vilanova de Arousa - approx 19km
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    This sounds so lovely. Thank you for letting me know about your experience.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Appreciate you circling back to provide info!
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thanks! 38 euros is a lot cheaper than going onwards to Hostal Santa Baia (booking.com says 58 euros).
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thank you for the distances! Appreciate it a lot.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thanks for the heads up!
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Yes, I am worried about the elevation causing a long day. So the plan is: Day 1: Pontevedra to Combarro (11km) Day 2: Combarro to Armenteira (9 km) Day 3: Armenteira to Ribadumia (13 km, stay at Os Castanos) Day 4: Ribadumia to Vilanova de Arousa (17 km) Day 5: Ferry to Padron I'm aware that...
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Yes, I've heard the Monastery is very much in demand. I intend to book about 3 months in advance and send a further message about a week before arrival to confirm. If I cannot stay at the Monastery, I will stay at the Carballo de Prado 1900, which looks really lovely as well.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thank you for the info on Os Castanos. Looking like I'll have a short day from Armenteira to Os Castanos. I will overnight at the Armenteira Monastery, if they will permit me to stay. I want to really take my time on the Variante Espiritual.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thank you for this info. It's a little hard to gauge how long the route from Armenteira to Os Castanos will be, so maybe guessing 2 hours on the Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua and 1 hour onwards to Os Castanos would be a compromise of the others' estimates. Thank you also for the price estimate...
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    This is really valuable information, thank you! I am also planning on staying in Combarro and taking the day to walk up to Armenteira (because it's a long ascent). Good to know I wouldn't want to re-walk it on my "rest day"! XD And knowing that the stage from Os Castanos/Ribadumia to...
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thank you very much! The Spiritual Variant is the part I most look forward to of the whole Camino.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    @kenwilltravel Sorry about the ping - follow up question: how much was it to stay at Os Castanos Taberna, if you recall? Thanks again.
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Thank you for the timeline. It is indeed important to me to enjoy the Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua. I had actually planned to stay at Armenteira for two days just so I could take one entire day to walk the Route of Stone and Water out and back, then repeat it and continue onwards to Vilanova de...
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    Variante Espiritual - Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa Duration

    Buen camino and thank you for your time. I am planning to walk the Coastal Camino Portugues including the Variante Espiritual in June 2024. I'm taking a gentle, reflective approach, so many of the stages I have split to get days closer to 15-20 km. The stage from Armenteira to Vilanova de...

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