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Give O Cebreiro my "best"; it is a very special spot.
Good luck and Buen camino!
Hi Bala Last year my wife and I stayed there because there was no accommodation in O'Cebriero we got a taxi down and a taxi up there are several small shops and cafes who will give you a number The girl who runs it ( I forget her name, is local, and usually sits up in O'Cebreiro)And that's exactly why I want to start there! It is so special, and I didn't get to spend nearly the time I wanted to this past spring.
I got there just after 9, when the church opened. The clear, sunny morning had turned overcast and misty by the time we got to the monastery, giving it a mystical, ethereal feeling. But my knees were in serious trouble and the walk up the mountain hadn't done anything to help -- not even with an overnight at the wonderful albergue in La Faba. I spent some time in the church, then hobbled along the mountain top. To this day I'm not sure how I made it to Fonfria! But that was pretty much the end of my walking.
So what better place to restart than O Cebreiro. This time I can go to the pilgrim mass and spend quiet time in the village, preparing for this latest stage of my pilgrimage and thinking about all those who have passed before and will come through in the future. No matter what happens to my knees between there and Santiago, I should be in good shape on day one.I am so looking forward to it!
There is no bus station, just the bus stop. A phone number is posted, but look it up before you go.were there taxis at the bus station
That seems a rather exotic route to Pedrafita when there is a perfectly serviciable ALSA bus, direct. A rummage on Rome2rio.com might reveal options as yet undiscovered or revealed.
There is an alternative to the road up to OC, but it´s definitely not for starting late in the day, or when you´re already tired. BUT it finishes up on the route followed by the legendary villager who participated in the Eucharistic miracle one wintery day a zillion years ago.
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