We walked the Sanabres in mid-late June, so got the heatwave that came after the rains. We stopped for a drink between Ourence and Cea in Casa Sesar, a quirky place to remember! Very enthusiastic owner with some home-made liquors
I remember staying in Cea as one of the most peaceful and fulfilling expiences ever. The village itself may not be extremely picturesque but it looks welthy, organised and the locals are friendly. The people in the village even supply the municipal albergue with free bread, sandwiched and crisps and the local bread is to die for! We got a huge loaf of greshly baked bread from the bakery at 7am next morning before leaving and were heappy with it for the next few days. There are 2 ways that lead from Cea, we took the shortcut, the left road that is supposedly 8km shorter then the road through the monastery. We later met a man who stayed in the monestry overnight, he said that the land/forests around it is badly burned so it doesn't look like in the pics any more and was complaining about the not so clean and humid dormitories there, but I guess that's his point of view. You won't be able to book beds in the municipal albergues but private one would do it. Sanabres could be fine without booking in summer, at least we never had problems even when arriving after 5-7pm. Warning: make sure you take PLENTY of water with you, especially for the last days, especially the last day before Santuago. We walked from Ponte Ulla to Santiago, around 20km or slightly more, no bars there, and water fonts with water not for drinking. Blame it all on the new rail track that demolished the old water system, were told by the locals later.