• Get your Camino Frances Guidebook here.
  • For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
  • ⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app. More on this here.

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Albergue O Mirador in Portomarin has closed permanently

Mark McCarthy

Active Member
Time of past OR future Camino
CF 2014 2015
Lourdes 2 SdC 2016
Sarria 2 SdC April&Oct 2016 & (April 2018)
Camino Baztan June 2017
I just tried to make a reservation in the Albergue O Mirador in April but they say that they are now only a restaurant and that the albergue has permanently closed down. I have heard rumour of a new albergue opening in Portomarin, does anyone have any details?
 
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
A huge one is being constructed just on the backside of the O Mirador, which was getting major renovations in early February. Go next door to the Pons Minea (actually two doors down; another albergue has interposed itself between O Mirador and Pons Minea).
 
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
A huge one is being constructed just on the backside of the O Mirador, which was getting major renovations in early February. Go next door to the Pons Minea (actually two doors down; another albergue has interposed itself between O Mirador and Pons Minea).
Good riddence
 
Interesting to hear that O Mirador is closing. That place must have been a gold mine because of its location at the beginning of the town. There are lots of other albergues in Portomarin:

http://www.caminoguide.net/guide/portomarin
 
Last edited:
Interesting to hear that O Mirador is closing. That place must have been a good mine because of its location at the beginning of the town.
The restaurant will still be there, and there is not a lot of competition in town! They may be the builders of the new albergue, which would keep them in the bed business.
 
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms
O Mirador was my choice on my first CF in 2008. By the time I arrived I had been limping along since Estella. At the top of the stairs, I turned left and walked in the back door. Seeing my poor condition, the lady took my gear, found a lower bunk, put a chair in the hot shower and, once clean, led me back for a long nap. Later, she helped my up the stairs to the restaurant. I had the most fantastic salad and a bottle of vinotinto. Each of my next CF Caminos I made it a priority to eat there. Fantastico!!!
 
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Interesting to hear that O Mirador is closing. That place must have been a gold mine because of its location at the beginning of the town. There are lots of other albergues in Portomarin:

http://www.caminoguide.net/guide/portomarin
The restaurant is still open so I assume they will still do breakfast and I suspect that has always been the most profitable part of the business. They have also opened an upmarket and expensive pension called O Padrino (the Godfather) somewhere in the town.
 
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.

Most read last week in this forum

When I hiked the Frances Route this happened. I was hiking in the afternoon just east of Arzua. I was reserved a bed at an albergue in Arzua, so I had already hiked all the way from San Xulien...
I am finalizing my packing list for Frances, and do not want to over pack. (I am 71) I will be starting at SJPdP on April 25th to Roncesvalles and forward. I was hoping on some advise as to...
First marker starting from Albergue Monasterio de la Magdalena in Sarria (113.460 km) Start: 2023.9.29 07:22 Arrival: 2023.9.30 13:18 walking time : 26 hours 47 minutes rest time : 3 hours 8...
A local Navarra website has posted a set of photos showing today's snowfall in the area around Roncesvalles. About 15cm of snow fell this morning surprising pilgrims on the way...
Hi! I’m a first time pilgrim. Is it possible to take a taxi from Astorga to Foncebadon? Thanks, Felicia
I have been planning to return and rejoin the path from Leon next week. ( Main route) I am wondering whether it might be better to wait until later in April to rejoin the path, my hope is to...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Forum Rules

Forum Rules

Camino Updates on YouTube

Camino Conversations

Most downloaded Resources

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top