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Thank you!Every albergue is different.
However if you are seeking religious/spiritual expériences perhaps you might find my list of active
Monasteries, Convents and Chapter Houses
on the CF which host pilgrims to be useful for your planning.
Prepared in 2015 this is not up to date but much is still valid.
Happy planning and Buen camino.
Thank you! I just posted asking about monasteries along the way. This will be helpful!Every albergue is different.
However if you are seeking religious/spiritual expériences perhaps you might find my list of active
Monasteries, Convents and Chapter Houses
on the CF which host pilgrims to be useful for your planning.
Prepared in 2015 this is not up to date but much is still valid.
Happy planning and Buen camino.
You can find similar ones in Parish albergues of:I've read with interest on this forum about the pilgrim experiences at Albergues S. Juan Bautista in Granon and S. Francisco de Asis in Tosantos. Are there similar albergues elsewhere on the Camino Frances?
Wonderful list @mspath. You are an invaluable resource. Even though I have about as much religion in me as a wall I still love the spirit and the experiences that I have encountered at monasteries and Convents. Do you know of a similar list for the VDLP. I always check Gronze when I walk but you can always miss one.Every albergue is different.
However if you are seeking religious/spiritual expériences perhaps you might find my list of active
Monasteries, Convents and Chapter Houses
on the CF which host pilgrims to be useful for your planning.
Prepared in 2015 this is not up to date but much is still valid.
Happy planning and Buen camino.
Don't know if this is your first Camino or not Cathy G but remember the wise words of mspath; "Every albergue is different". It is not the albergue it is the people you encounter and make memories with. I have stayed in really beautiful, clean and inviting albergues that to tell you the truth I can't remember a thing about. I have also stayed in some dark, cold albergues with basically no services that I can remember like it was yesterday because of the great people I met. Buen CaminoI've read with interest on this forum about the pilgrim experiences at Albergues S. Juan Bautista in Granon and S. Francisco de Asis in Tosantos. Are there similar albergues elsewhere on the Camino Frances?
Likewise for the "boring" parts of the Camino. When I'm enjoying good conversation while I'm walking the scenery is secondary.". It is not the albergue it is the people you encounter and make memories with. I have stayed in really beautiful, clean and inviting albergues that to tell you the truth I can't remember a thing about. I have also stayed in some dark, cold albergues with basically no services that I can remember like it was yesterday because of the great people I met
I think that Refugio de Manjarín is as basic as it comes. I haven't stayed there myself, but knew a couple of peregrinos who did.
Refugio de Manjarín | Albergue de Peregrinos en Manjarín | Gronze.com
Información del albergue de peregrinos Refugio de Manjarín, en Manjarín: Precio, plazas, características, etc...www.gronze.com
Refugio Ave Fenix in Villafranca del Bierzo can be a very special experience if the old patron gives you his ceremony of burning liqueur and praise, with all the lights turned off. Seriously a special evening. Also with communal meal. I will stay there next time I stop there. (did it two times already).I've read with interest on this forum about the pilgrim experiences at Albergues S. Juan Bautista in Granon and S. Francisco de Asis in Tosantos. Are there similar albergues elsewhere on the Camino Frances?
I walked by for the first time on a foggy chilly day in April 2015. I'd read in my Brierley (I think) that the toilet was an outhouse. I was glad it was early afternoon and so I was happy to "push on". That said, I can only imagine the vivid and unique memories those who have stayed there have had. In hindsight, I wish I had shared in those memories...possibly.Manjarin is at a basic level all it's own. I stayed there in 2014 and it may have changed since then.
They serve dinner.
There is no running water. I didn't find out about this until mid-dinner.
There is no power in the hut/shack where you sleep. Can't recall if the "reception/store/kitchen" had it. I was there in July. So, it was pretty hot in the shack during the afternoon and early evening but cooled down at night. The sleeping shack smelled. Bad. Realized it was the mattress when I laid down. Then the smell was really bad. There are no sheets or pillowcases, unless you bring your own.
The mattresses are on top of wooden boxes that are next to each other - similar to huts in the Alps. There is also a loft with more "beds". It's a donativo.
Toilet was an outhouse across the road.
Dinner was outside under the thatched roof thing you see right in front and it was a beautiful setting.
Ahhhh, good memories. It was a helluva experience. I'm glad I stayed there. Once. I wouldn't go it again.
Ave Fenix is very much alive. It stayed open right through the pandemic!Refugio Ave Fenix in Villafranca del Bierzo can be a very special experience if the old patron gives you his ceremony of burning liqueur and praise, with all the lights turned off. Seriously a special evening. Also with communal meal. I will stay there next time I stop there. (did it two times already).
However, their website www.albergueavefenix.com is not currently up & running, so maybe they are another victim of the pandemic...
Very good to hear. I very much recommend it.Ave Fenix is very much alive. It stayed open right through the pandemic!
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