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Having just recently walked the Camino Mozarabe and Camino Invierno, I have to agree that the truckstop hotels/hostals can be a blessing on some of the less-travelled routes. I also want to give a shout-out to Repsol gas stations....sometimes on these more obscure routes it's difficult to find...
As a tea drinker I can vouch for the availability and excellence of camomile tea everywhere in Spain. All you have to know is that it’s called ‘Manzanilla’.
My favourite restaurant in Santiago is Oliveira, on Rua de Oliveira. It's tucked into a quiet corner just off the Rua San Pedro, near the Puerta del Camino (as you're headed towards the market). You can sit under a 400-year-old olive tree and enjoy terrific food, or join an artsy crowd inside...
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