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Hi,
I am starting the Camino de Madrid on April 26th next. I have planned my stages so that I will need to overnight in Villeguillo and a couple of nights later in Peñaflor de Hornija. Albergues in both these places are shown as open on the Amigos de los Caminos de Santiago de Madrid website updated in Februaty 2023. In Villeguillo the number on Gronze is not up to date and the Albergue in Peñaflor is closed according to Gronze. Has any Forum member stayed in either place this year and if so what is the present situation?
Thanks,
John.
 
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Hi,
I am starting the Camino de Madrid on April 26th next. I have planned my stages so that I will need to overnight in Villeguillo and a couple of nights later in Peñaflor de Hornija. Albergues in both these places are shown as open on the Amigos de los Caminos de Santiago de Madrid website updated in Februaty 2023. In Villeguillo the number on Gronze is not up to date and the Albergue in Peñaflor is closed according to Gronze. Has any Forum member stayed in either place this year and if so what is the present situation?
Thanks,
John.
Tell gronze that the number is not up to date and they will probably fix that for you and others.
 
I’m walking the Camino de Madrid in April. I was planning to stay in Peñaflor de Hornija, April 23. Because Gronze stated the albergue is closed I was considering to walk further to the albergue in Castromonte, an additional 9km.

Have send just a mail to the government of Peñaflor de Hornija with the question whether the albergue is closed or not. Keep you informed.
 
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Hi,
I am starting the Camino de Madrid on April 26th next. I have planned my stages so that I will need to overnight in Villeguillo and a couple of nights later in Peñaflor de Hornija. Albergues in both these places are shown as open on the Amigos de los Caminos de Santiago de Madrid website updated in Februaty 2023. In Villeguillo the number on Gronze is not up to date and the Albergue in Peñaflor is closed according to Gronze. Has any Forum member stayed in either place this year and if so what is the present situation?
Thanks,
John.
What phone number are you using? My understanding is the folks at the local bar keep the keys, check pilgrims in, and feed them if desired. The bar shows on Google Maps as Anita’s Bar, phone 34 645 767 128. However, Wise Pilgrim shows a mobile number, 34 642 445 673.
I’m planning to start the Madrid on May 7. I haven’t yet tried to contact any places beyond Segovia, planning to do that after I arrive in Spain. So I will be watching this thread closely. It does look like Penaflor accommodations could be a problem and may involve a taxi forward or backward.
 
I will also be walking the Camino de Madrid and will be starting on April 11th. I have booked as far as Segovia.

I wrote to the Ayuntamiento in Penaflora to ask about the albergue. They wrote back on March 8th to say that at that point they did not know when the albergue would be open because they were still looking for someone to run it. So maybe that could change....

I am also just hoping that I will be up to walking the 9 extra kilometres to Castromonte.🤞
 
What phone number are you using? My understanding is the folks at the local bar keep the keys, check pilgrims in, and feed them if desired. The bar shows on Google Maps as Anita’s Bar, phone 34 645 767 128. However, Wise Pilgrim shows a mobile number, 34 642 445 673.
I’m planning to start the Madrid on May 7. I haven’t yet tried to contact any places beyond Segovia, planning to do that after I arrive in Spain. So I will be watching this thread closely. It does look like Penaflor accommodations could be a problem and may involve a taxi forward or backward.
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. I used the number+34645767128 in Gronze.com for the Albergue in Villeguillo. I got an answer back from the bar owner saying he is giving up the bar on March 31st and will no longer be responsible for the Albergue! I see from Gronze that a pilgrim stayed in the Albergue on March 1st last.
Regarding Peñaflor, I used the number in Gronze as well but I got a reply saying the Albergue is closed.
 
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply. I used the number+34645767128 in Gronze.com for the Albergue in Villeguillo. I got an answer back from the bar owner saying he is giving up the bar on March 31st and will no longer be responsible for the Albergue! I see from Gronze that a pilgrim stayed in the Albergue on March 1st last.
Regarding Peñaflor, I used the number in Gronze as well but I got a reply saying the Albergue is closed.
Sad that the albergue is closed in Penaflor. It was really nice and a long walk to get there.
 
Sad that the albergue is closed in Penaflor. It was really nice and a long walk to get there.
I agree. Such a shame. We arrived in Penaflor, tired and hungry, to find the whole town in fiesta mode. Turned out to be one of our most memorable afternoon/evenings ever on any Camino, thanks to the hospitality of the local people. 🙏 🇪🇸 💃 ❤️
 
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Got today (March 27th) answer from the Peñaflor de Hornija Ayuntamiento there is no estimated albergue opening time at the moment.
That closure complicates matters for my plan. I am looking at a 37 kms. that day which is not really feasible for me!
 
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Here’s what I’m pondering, with the Albergue closures in Villeguillo and Penaflor:

Walk from Nava de la Asuncion to Coca (9.4 km), check in to accommodations, and if there’s a local taxi available, taxi to Villeguillo (6.7 km), then walk back to Coca for the night. Start again from Villeguillo next morning to Alcazaren.

Stay in Cigunuela instead of Simancas. Then it’s only 7 km to Wamba, and I’m hoping to be there for a church service on Sunday (10th C. Mudejar with ossuary). Walk on to Penaflor (7.7 km), taxi to Castromonte for the night and taxi back to Penaflor in the morning. Of course this depends on whether taxis or other transport is available. But it might work.

Maybe I’ll try and contact the local Ayuntamiento about taxis. I feel better knowing there are several of us working on this!
 
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I am also just hoping that I will be up to walking the 9 extra kilometres to Castromonte.
Just keep in mind that it will be a brilliant walk in wide open fields and that the albergue in Castromonte is five star. I know that the Bar Filipinas has closed,but I will post again a link to one of my favorite camino stories, about Señor Braulio in Castromonte. My experience here. The story of his life here.
 
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I know that the Bar Filipinas has closed,but I will post again a link to one of my favorite camino stories, about Señor Braulio in Castromonte. My experience here. The story of his life here.
What a heartwarming story! I’m informed at the moment Castromonte has no restaurants/bars. A small grocery is present, but closed at Sundays (the day I plan to arrive in Castromonte). Two options: carry the food and prepare a meal at the albergue or have a delicous menu del dia in Penaflor, Bar Hornija and walk thereafter the remainder km’s to Castromonte (9km). I opt for the second option….
 
Having walked this last October, I sympathise with you early 2023ers!
The only thing I'd add is that if one of you is a good Spanish speaker it's worth contacting Arturo at Puente Duero. He seems to have a sort of over-arching role for this camino and is involved in maintaining some aspects of the infrastructure and has contacts all the way up and down the line. My guess is that he'd know about any negotiations for a new person to take over an albergue key, and he'd know how likely/soon that was to happen.
For PdH all I can say is the 9km afterwards to Castromonte is flat and fast (provided you don't have sleet and a headwind!). It looks to me like the best option if you arrive exhausted at PdH would be to take a taxi on to Castromonte and then back the next morning.
If you walk on from Castromonte then it's not far to Medina de Rioseco - which will give you more time to explore its completely bonkers series of giant churches (bigger than many cathedrals).
The good news for you is that it looks like all the municipal albergues for the last sections are open now, whereas in late October last year they were all closed after Medina.
NB If you are planning to join the CF and continue on to SdC you don't have to go via Sahagun. If you have Mapy.cz it shows an alternative route from/via Melgar de Arriba (after Santervas) that goes cross-country directly to Bercianos del Real Camino. I took it and enjoyed it very much, but it is very quiet: after Melgar just rolling pasture and fields without a single habitation until you reach Berciano.
And finally a word of warning about Wamba. If you can't stomach horror movies don't visit that ossuary - took me a few days to recover 😨 (But do go into the truly wonderful church next door)
 
or have a delicous menu del dia in Penaflor, Bar Hornija and walk thereafter the remainder km’s
My new plan too! And from what @peregrino_tom said, sounds like a taxi might be had in Penaflor. (No taxis in Castromonte according to the Ayuntamiento.) I’ll stay in Puente Duero so will check in with Arturo on the details. Thanks, Tom, very encouraging information.
Buen Camino everyone!
 
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What a heartwarming story! I’m informed at the moment Castromonte has no restaurants/bars. A small grocery is present, but closed at Sundays (the day I plan to arrive in Castromonte). Two options: carry the food and prepare a meal at the albergue or have a delicous menu del dia in Penaflor, Bar Hornija and walk thereafter the remainder km’s to Castromonte (9km). I opt for the second option….
Just to say - my experience last October - we arrived at Castromonte from PdH about 9am on Sunday morning. The bar (on Calle Calixto Valverde, on the camino, before you get to the church/square) had recently taken delivery of fresh bread from the baker :)
 
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I hope some of you walking get to see inside the church and ossuary at Wamba. We timed it well in late March 2018, and then walked on further to enjoy the albergue at Castromonte. It's the schoolhouse on the left as you are entering town. There is a good pic of it in gronze.com It was very comfortable, and had a microwave and washing machine... Plenty of choice re bunks.. there were three of us walking together.. Not sure how one would feel alone there. I'm okay with places like that alone but some people aren't. We called and someone brought the key and opened up for us... Gave us the run down on the pueblo. There was a bar further up on right , (the one mentioned in post above by @peregrino_tom on the camino .
We managed to get something to eat and drink (vino etc) there., so we didn't need to cook at the albergue. It's not an arduous walk to Castromonte. I wish I was walking there right now.. Buen Camino.
 
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Tell gronze that the number is not up to date and they will probably fix that for you and others.
I hope some of you walking get to see inside the church and ossuary at Wamba. We timed it well in late March 2018, and then walked on further to enjoy the albergue at Castromonte. It's the schoolhouse on the left as you are entering town. There is a good pic of it in gronze.com It was very comfortable, and had a microwave and washing machine... Plenty of choice re bunks.. there were three of us walking together.. Not sure how one would feel alone there. I'm okay with places like that alone but some people aren't. We called and someone brought the key and opened up for us... Gave us the run down on the pueblo. There was a bar further up on right , (the one mentioned in post above by @peregrino_tom on the camino .
We managed to get something to eat and drink (vino etc) there., so we didn't need to cook at the albergue. It's not an arduous walk to Castromonte. I wish I was walking there right now.. Buen Camino.
What phone number are you using? My understanding is the folks at the local bar keep the keys, check pilgrims in, and feed them if desired. The bar shows on Google Maps as Anita’s Bar, phone 34 645 767 128. However, Wise Pilgrim shows a mobile number, 34 642 445 673.
I’m planning to start the Madrid on May 7. I haven’t yet tried to contact any places beyond Segovia, planning to do that after I arrive in Spain. So I will be watching this thread closely. It does look like Penaflor accommodations could be a problem and may involve a taxi forward or backward.
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What phone number are you using? My understanding is the folks at the local bar keep the keys, check pilgrims in, and feed them if desired. The bar shows on Google Maps as Anita’s Bar, phone 34 645 767 128. However, Wise Pilgrim shows a mobile number, 34 642 445 673.
I’m planning to start the Madrid on May 7. I haven’t yet tried to contact any places beyond Segovia, planning to do that after I arrive in Spain. So I will be watching this thread closely. It does look like Penaflor accommodations could be a problem and may involve a taxi forward or backward.
Stayed in Villeguello last year - this short video gives a good look at the interior - very comfortable.

 
Hi,
I am starting the Camino de Madrid on April 26th next. I have planned my stages so that I will need to overnight in Villeguillo and a couple of nights later in Peñaflor de Hornija. Albergues in both these places are shown as open on the Amigos de los Caminos de Santiago de Madrid website updated in Februaty 2023. In Villeguillo the number on Gronze is not up to date and the Albergue in Peñaflor is closed according to Gronze. Has any Forum member stayed in either place this year and if so what is the present situation?
Thanks,
John.
We loved the entire Camino Madrid, but our favorite stop was in Villeguillo. I've written about this and included photos in previous postings. When you enter the teeny village, right in front of you is a bar with all kinds of signs, posters, flags, etc. The barista is named Kiki. He will give you a key to the albergue, which has plenty of beds and is very clean. Only one other couple joined us, a French Basque couple, and they joined us the rest of the way. We went back to the bar for dinner, but Kiki said it was too early. We put on our poor peregrino faces, he hrummphed, then proceeded to feed us a scrumptious pilgrim meal. In the evening, we went back to the bar and had a great time having beers with the mayor (who looked like he came straight outta a Velaszuez painting, learned some local songs. An unforgettable stay and an experience only a camino can offer.
 
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I agree. Such a shame. We arrived in Penaflor, tired and hungry, to find the whole town in fiesta mode. Turned out to be one of our most memorable afternoon/evenings ever on any Camino, thanks to the hospitality of the local people. 🙏 🇪🇸 💃 ❤️
Penaflor is closed? That truly is a shame. We arrived tired and hungry in Penaflor and the village seemed dead. On the walk up to the village, there is a talking parrot who had been taught to say Buen Camino! The plaza at the entrance to the village gave no indication of life nor that it would lead anywhere where there was life. We sat down on a bench and looked like miserable peregrinos, which we were. Suddenly a man approached from a side street, came up to us and asked Peregrinos? Sígueme. He walked us the Plaza Mayor and the bar. The barista called Dona Dolores on her cellphone, she came by in a few minutes, and walked us to a building where many ladies were gathered. She introduced us as peregrinos and we all walked together to the albergue, which they said they had just opened and were so proud of. The ladies rushed about getting everything ready for us. We never felt so well attended at 5-star hotel! We had a wonderful meal at the bar and joined seemingly the entire village for a fiesta in the evening. It was a magical time on the camino.
 
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As others have said Ray n Rosa site is a great source of information on the Madrid Albergues and they are really helpful and up to date. Their "acodiga tradicional" (albergue) is in Manzanares el Real which is early in the walk so worth staying with them to get all up to date info. We did the Madrid last year - below is a short video I made showing some (not all) of the Albergues. We were uncertain of what would and would not be open at that time and found that ringing ahead the day before worked well in most cases. Good luck with your planning.

 
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