sulu
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- a few since 2010
I walked from Zamora without my guide. only with note from Mundicamino, which I found to be out of date, as usual, but I think that any guide is out of date for this stretch of the camino. Mundicamino says that Villar Farfon is deserted and the Levante guide does not mention the Albergue.
3km before Villar Farfon there was a sign saying that there was refreshment in 3km. I thought this probably meant that in peak times there is something here so I did not hold out much hope. When I arrived in the village it was obvious that there were some people here but it was Holy Week and there are more people about in small villages. I couldn't see, and didn't expect to see, a bar. I sat on a bench for a few minutes but then continued, just at the very end of the village I saw signs again. I was desperate for a loo so I rang the bell at the doorway.
Wow!!!
This is a small albergue, run by a South African. He offers tea or coffee (and the toilet) to any pilgrims, for a donativo. The albergue is small and in the middle of nowhere but for anyone in need of R&R it is wonderful. There is a kitchen and a small range of food and drink available for those who arrive unprepared.
Villar Farfon is probably not somewhere you would put on your list of 'places I must visit' but for anyone in need of a rest on the camino take note that it exists, not only as somewhere to sleep but with nourishment available as well.
3km before Villar Farfon there was a sign saying that there was refreshment in 3km. I thought this probably meant that in peak times there is something here so I did not hold out much hope. When I arrived in the village it was obvious that there were some people here but it was Holy Week and there are more people about in small villages. I couldn't see, and didn't expect to see, a bar. I sat on a bench for a few minutes but then continued, just at the very end of the village I saw signs again. I was desperate for a loo so I rang the bell at the doorway.
Wow!!!
This is a small albergue, run by a South African. He offers tea or coffee (and the toilet) to any pilgrims, for a donativo. The albergue is small and in the middle of nowhere but for anyone in need of R&R it is wonderful. There is a kitchen and a small range of food and drink available for those who arrive unprepared.
Villar Farfon is probably not somewhere you would put on your list of 'places I must visit' but for anyone in need of a rest on the camino take note that it exists, not only as somewhere to sleep but with nourishment available as well.
