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Here is my personal inventory of active monasteries/convents along the CF which do accept pilgrims.
Amongst these examples are successful and poor examples of architectural adaptive re-use, retro fitting and contemporary additions. Much to view and ponder. For location info and basic photos see the Eroski site
Etapas and albergues . For more personal comments and /or photos see each location as cited in my
Camino Gazetteer. For more info on Benedictine monasteries see
here.
Roncevalles, three albergues; the new, the old and the winter, in monastery structures
Trinidad de Arre, in a monastery garden
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Nuestra Sra. de la Anunciacion, in monastery
Carrion de los Condes, monasterio de Santa Clara, in monastery wing and
albergue Espiritu Santo, in monastery wing
Sahagun, albergue de las Madres Benedictinas, in monastery
Leon, albergue del monasterio de las Benedictinas (Carbajalas), in monastery
Carracedo del Monasterio, albergue, in monastery grounds
Samos, Albergue del Monasterio de Samos, in monastery wing
Sarria, albergue Monasterio de la Magdalena, in monastery wing
Two other monasteries which are not listed on the Eroski list cited above are
Rabanal del Camino, San Salvador de Monte Irago monastery
at this site
and north of Melide, Sobrado dos Monxes, Santa Maria do Sobrado monastery
at this site
Happy planning and Buen Camino!
Margaret Meredith