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Not only do you get the opportunity to experience a Soviet era Baltic coast Workers Holiday Camp in the warmth and comfort of Spain but you also get a short stroll into Santiago and time to lose your backpack and enjoy the Pilgrim Mass. All of which means you can be well on the way to Fisterra before the sun sets on that Pilgrim Office queue
I stayed there at the Polish run albergue on my CF in 2017 so as NOT to walk into Santiago late in the day and meet throngs of bus pilgrims who were congregated at Monte de Gozo. My walking companion and I enjoyed a simple hardy meal at the albergue kitchen, slept well then walked into a sleeping Santiago the next morning at sunrise. A beautiful very spiritual experience.Is there something i am missing about Monte de Gozo albergue?
From what i seen of the place, the only reason to stay there is that everything in Santiago is full.
Again, i might be missing something.
As a man who strikes me as one of the great Camino historians and sages is my memory that bad or wasn’t there a time back about 10 years ago that warned against staying there because there were a lot of thefts and I may really be spreading salacious rumors of some assaults? I also kind of sorta remember that the Brierley guide made mention of that also. I have walked by the albergue 4 times and never ever thought of staying there. But I never walked in peak season so there were never worries of where to stay although the budget Parador and my favorite Pilgrim room San Marin Pinerio is getting more and more crowded. In early December 2019 I called about 3 days out of Santiago thinking it would be easy to get a Pilgrim room and they were booked. It was almost 3 weeks before Christmas.Not only do you get the opportunity to experience a Soviet era Baltic coast Workers Holiday Camp in the warmth and comfort of Spain but you also get a short stroll into Santiago and time to lose your backpack and enjoy the Pilgrim Mass. All of which means you can be well on the way to Fisterra before the sun sets on that Pilgrim Office queue
I agree I have never seen anyone on the grounds the 4 times I walked by.I had not heard of this albergue prior to my first camino in 2015, so when I stumbled onto the property as I walked into Santiago I was quite confused. It seemed a totally deserted, defunct property in late May, there were dead leaves piled up in every corner of the buildings and it had a very eerie, dreary look of "days gone by".
@alhartman described it well imo...
"My last stay there was 2016--and it looked like an abandoned and derelict set from a dystopian movie like "Running Man" or "Escape from New York", or 'Bladerunner".
I'm happy to hear it has been renovated!
The 2011 Brierley, the earliest I have, makes no mention of trouble or strife. I’ve not searched the Forum for comment from those times. In 2012 I found the place as tranquil as any ghost townAs a man who strikes me as one of the great Camino historians and sages is my memory that bad or wasn’t there a time back about 10 years ago that warned against staying there because there were a lot of thefts and I may really be spreading salacious rumors of some assaults? I also kind of sorta remember that the Brierley guide made mention of that also. I have walked by the albergue 4 times and never ever thought of staying there. But I never walked in peak season so there were never worries of where to stay although the budget Parador and my favorite Pilgrim room San Marin Pinerio is getting more and more crowded. In early December 2019 I called about 3 days out of Santiago thinking it would be easy to get a Pilgrim room and they were booked. It was almost 3 weeks before Christmas.
As my memory slowly fades into the west......The 2011 Brierley, the earliest I have, makes no mention of trouble or strife. I’ve not searched the Forum for comment from those times. In 2012 I found the place as tranquil as any ghost town
In general the Xunta and other municipal albergues only allow one night stay, but according to Gronze, the first night is 10 Euros and 7 Euros for following nights, with a maximum of three nights.I hope to walk my first camino this year (cancelled 2020) I am thinking of staying at the Xunta hostel 2kms from Monte do Goza at San Lazaro. It is possible to stay there for 3 nights which would give me time to explore Santiago. Has anyone done this?
Thanks for the link Trecile it gives more information than my guide book. Have you stayed there?In general the Xunta and other municipal albergues only allow one night stay, but according to Gronze, the first night is 10 Euros and 7 Euros for following nights, with a maximum of three nights.
Residencia de peregrinos San Lázaro | Albergue de Peregrinos en Santiago de Compostela | Gronze.com
Información del albergue de peregrinos Residencia de peregrinos San Lázaro, en Santiago de Compostela: Precio, plazas, características, etc...www.gronze.com
No I haven't. My favorite place to stay is in a Pilgrim room at San Martín Pinario. You need to call or email them to get the pilgrim room/rate.Thanks for the link Trecile it gives more information than my guide book. Have you stayed there?
I would have to say it would be my 'last resort' ........
Thanks I will keep the link for nearer the time. I hope I will be able to go in September if not it will be 2022No I haven't. My favorite place to stay is in a Pilgrim room at San Martín Pinario. You need to call or email them to get the pilgrim room/rate.
Hospedería San Martín Pinario, Santiago de Compostela | Official Web Site
In Hospedería San Martín Pinario you can enjoy the unforgettable experience of living in a XVIth century monastery.www.hsanmartinpinario.com
I would never stay thereOh, Tinker, I just about fell down laughing at your opening lines. Thanks. But I have to say that this would be the last accommodation option for me. I walked past it back in June 2017 and I was not sure if it had been moved from the Black Sea holiday resort or was a left over mine workers or highway construction accommodation site. Cheers
Shame. The showers are hot, the beds are clean and the canteen does a decent supper. Romantic it ain’t but it’s definitely iconic
Is there a chapel there to attend mass/confession?Not only do you get the opportunity to experience a Soviet era Baltic coast Workers Holiday Camp in the warmth and comfort of Spain but you also get a short stroll into Santiago and time to lose your backpack and enjoy the Pilgrim Mass. All of which means you can be well on the way to Fisterra before the sun sets on that Pilgrim Office queue
Not that I’m aware of. I think they rely on the big one in town.Is there a chapel there to attend mass/confession?
There is a small Polish albergue on the Monte do Gozo estate dedicated to Saint Pope John-Paul II. I think they have daily mass and I would imagine their priests would be able to hear confession in English. Their website closed down during the pandemic but I have a phone number and an email address you could try. +34 9 8159 7222 and ceperegrinacion@alfaexpress.net .Is there a chapel there to attend mass/confession?
Wow, awesome,tkuThere is a small Polish albergue on the Monte do Gozo estate dedicated to Saint Pope John-Paul II. I think they have daily mass and I would imagine their priests would be able to hear confession in English. Their website closed down during the pandemic but I have a phone number and an email address you could try. +34 9 8159 7222 and ceperegrinacion@alfaexpress.net .
It was derelict in 2004 too, when I saw Bob Dylan and The Coors playing for the Holy Year.My last stay there was 2016--and it looked like an abandoned and derelict set from a dystopian movie like "Running Man" or "Escape from New York", or 'Bladerunner". My notes from 2005 say they have 600 beds in that depressing row of Quonset huts. Only one was open with 60 beds; but they were the only albergue I stayed in that year which still had pots, pans and eating utensils.
And the most cheery news I could find was that, when it opened in 1993 as a Holiday City for the Holy Year, "The Artist Formerly known as Prince" played the opening!! (Setlist available on the internet for anyone who is a fan!! Not me).
I've always been fascinated by Monte do Gozo as an example of how top down planning fails. (Build it and they will come). Maybe that is what makes it like a Soviet Workers Holiday Camp.
I don't remember these reports from Monte de Gozo, but I can attest personally that this was a problem at the Seminario Menor in Santiago.As a man who strikes me as one of the great Camino historians and sages is my memory that bad or wasn’t there a time back about 10 years ago that warned against staying there because there were a lot of thefts and I may really be spreading salacious rumors of some assaults? I also kind of sorta remember that the Brierley guide made mention of that also. I have walked by the albergue 4 times and never ever thought of staying there. But I never walked in peak season so there were never worries of where to stay although the budget Parador and my favorite Pilgrim room San Marin Pinerio is getting more and more crowded. In early December 2019 I called about 3 days out of Santiago thinking it would be easy to get a Pilgrim room and they were booked. It was almost 3 weeks before Christmas.
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