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Leon to Sarria food n lodging

Bella2017

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2014,2015,2016.
March 2017 Oct 2018 Camino ingles june 2019 cancelled Camino Portuguese Oct 2019
2 Weeks to go to our camino any good places for breakfast.dinner or coffee.
is Vilafranca del Bierzo a good place to stop in?
 
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If you stay in Villafranca del Bierzo and you wish a bit of private comfort and/or a very good reasonably priced meal with delicious local wine do stop at the Hostal de la Puerta del Perdon. Located on the CF opposite the castle it is a VERY comfortable stop especially on a cold winter night!
 
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Thanks hopefully we can have lunch there
 
There are several very nice places to eat right there on the Plaza Mayor.... Wonderful places to sit for an hour and watch the world go by.... And several very nice places to stay, too.... Next time I pass through I want to check out the new San Nicolas el Real!

I've always enjoyed Villafranca, which peregrinos seem constantly to shortchange in their hurry to climb up into the mountains..... Sure, there's the Puerta del Perdon. But Villafranca also houses the forgotten tomb of a 'Doctor of the Church'! Don't run across one of those every day, eh?!... And for you history buffs: I've been working my way through Sir Charles Oman's multi-volume history of the Napoleonic Peninsular War, and poor Villafranca del Bierzo must surely have been the most raped-and-pillaged town in all of Spain.

Definately worth a bit of a walk about.... But go easy on the rape-and-pillage, OK? ;)
 
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There are several very nice places to eat right there on the Plaza Mayor.... Wonderful places to sit for an hour and watch the world go by.... And several very nice places to stay, too.... Next time I pass through I want to check out the new San Nicolas el Real!

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I stayed there last year, we got a room, not the dormitory. It was really great
 
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Albergue Leo Villafranca. Another post on here about it but I can't do a link.
 
I've always enjoyed Villafranca, which peregrinos seem constantly to shortchange in their hurry to climb up into the mountains..... Sure, there's the Puerta del Perdon. But Villafranca also houses the forgotten tomb of a 'Doctor of the Church'! Don't run across one of those every day, eh?!... And for you history buffs: I've been working my way through Sir Charles Oman's multi-volume history of the Napoleonic Peninsular War, and poor Villafranca del Bierzo must surely have been the most raped-and-pillaged town in all of Spain.
Agree entirely.
And there is the church of San Francisco, one of my favorites of the entire Camino Frances. This photo was taken there during Semana Santa, of the Blessed Virgin before she was to go out for the procession.
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Anyone know if the swimming pool in hotel alfonso in sarri a is still open. It says seasonal. Just packing and wonder ing if I should pack a swimming costume
 

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