Hi, everyone, I've put together this list of the towns I stayed in and an indication whether, and if so what kind, of internet was available. I may have missed some, and of course there are lots of towns I didn't stay in that I can't comment on, but this was my experience in May 2010.
Guillena -- there is a casa de cultura at the end of town with free internet, also a bar across the street from the casa de cultura with coin-fed machines.
Castilblanco -- free internet in the job training offices downstairs from the albergue.
Almaden -- free internet in some little building at the opposite end of town from the albergue, open 5-7 or 8. It has about 9 machines and they are very pilgrim friendly. I think it’s connected with the school.
Real de la Jara -- free internet both in the tourist office (this was one old machine that was hard to use) and also in a government office a little out of the center (beyond the Dia supermarket as I remember, lots of machines, few users)
Monesterio -- free internet in the library, but maybe only open in morning hours (i.e., till 1:30 or 2:00).
Fuente de Cantos -- free internet right in the albergue itself
Zafra -- the library on the square across from the parador has lots of free machines.
La Almazara -- one computer in albergue (thanks Anna-Marie).
Villafranca de los Barros -- Casa Perin has a machine available for all guests to use. Also in the public library, http://www.bibliotecaspublicas.es/villa ... macion.htm.
Torremegia -- Internet in a small community center/library near the church and near the ancient house with scallop shells (now an albergue)
Merida -- public library with lots of internet (worth a visit in itself because of the incredible construction -- the library is built one story off the ground with Roman ruins excavation going on down below)
Aljucen -- free internet in the Hogar del Pensionista, very close to the albergue
Alcuescar -- free in the regional office (maybe it's some sort of job training office) on the main street you take from the albergue to get into town)
Caceres -- public library has tons
Casar de Caceres -- both the public library and a school across the street from the public library have free machines (these are both back toward the part of town where the Vdlp enters town, about a 5 minute walk from the albergue) (and if you’re a coffee addict as well as a camino addict, the churros place on the street parallel to the albergue, on the right as you walk out of town, opens very early. I’ll leave it to you to decide whether it’s a good idea to start walking with a bunch of churros in your belly).
Canaveral -- don't remember any
Galisteo -- don't remember any (but I think it was a Sunday)
Carcaboso -- small library with a couple of machines, open morning and afternoon
Oliva de Plasencia – didn’t find any
Banos de Montemayor – internet on the top floor of the public library near the main square
Fuenterroble – none I can remember
San Pedro – none I can remember
Salamanca – I stayed in a hotel with free internet, but the public library (in the Casa de las Conchas) has lots of machines.
Valdunciel – even in this tiny little town, the library upstairs from the job center (I think), where you had to go to pick up the albergue key, had 3 or 4 machines
Villanueva del Campean – didn’t find any
Zamora – public library with many machines, and the library doesn’t close during the afternoon. You can sign up for an hour at a time.
Montamarta – didn’t find any
Granja de Moruela – didn’t find any
Tabara – public library had several
Santa Croya – Anita’s albergue has a machine for use by all
Rionegro – library, very close to albergue, has a couple of machines
Palacios de Sanabria – no internet that I found
Puebla de Sanabria – there is a bar at the bottom of the street up to the castle with free internet if you buy a drink or something; there is also a job training or some type of regional center on the left of that same street near the bottom with internet, and the library/tourist office up in the castle also has internet.
Requejo de Sanabria – don’t remember any
Lubian – don’t remember any
A Gudina – library in a building right across a square from the albergue has several machines, and even lets peregrinos print stuff out for free if necessary.
Laza – there are machines in the basement of a building right next to Proteccion Civil where you check into the albergue, but I never saw them actually work.
Vilar de Barrio – library is right behind the albergue, up some stairs, several machines
Xunqueira de Ambia – library right around the corner from the beautiful church has at least 4 machines
Ourense – internet in albergue, but hospitalero sort of doled it out to the people he liked. I’m certain there is a public library here, but I didn’t go to it because I was one of the hospitalero’s chosen few. (one of the advantages of being a grey-haired old lady).
Monasterio de Oseira – nothing
Laxe – didn’t see anything, but it was Sunday I think
Ponte Ulla – the woman in charge of the nice pension where I stayed let me use her machine.
Now that I’ve made this list, I’m sort of surprised to see how few places there were where I didn’t find internet. And maybe I missed some spots as well. But this should help give you an idea of what you’ll find on the Vdlp.
Buen camino everyone, Laurie
Guillena -- there is a casa de cultura at the end of town with free internet, also a bar across the street from the casa de cultura with coin-fed machines.
Castilblanco -- free internet in the job training offices downstairs from the albergue.
Almaden -- free internet in some little building at the opposite end of town from the albergue, open 5-7 or 8. It has about 9 machines and they are very pilgrim friendly. I think it’s connected with the school.
Real de la Jara -- free internet both in the tourist office (this was one old machine that was hard to use) and also in a government office a little out of the center (beyond the Dia supermarket as I remember, lots of machines, few users)
Monesterio -- free internet in the library, but maybe only open in morning hours (i.e., till 1:30 or 2:00).
Fuente de Cantos -- free internet right in the albergue itself
Zafra -- the library on the square across from the parador has lots of free machines.
La Almazara -- one computer in albergue (thanks Anna-Marie).
Villafranca de los Barros -- Casa Perin has a machine available for all guests to use. Also in the public library, http://www.bibliotecaspublicas.es/villa ... macion.htm.
Torremegia -- Internet in a small community center/library near the church and near the ancient house with scallop shells (now an albergue)
Merida -- public library with lots of internet (worth a visit in itself because of the incredible construction -- the library is built one story off the ground with Roman ruins excavation going on down below)
Aljucen -- free internet in the Hogar del Pensionista, very close to the albergue
Alcuescar -- free in the regional office (maybe it's some sort of job training office) on the main street you take from the albergue to get into town)
Caceres -- public library has tons
Casar de Caceres -- both the public library and a school across the street from the public library have free machines (these are both back toward the part of town where the Vdlp enters town, about a 5 minute walk from the albergue) (and if you’re a coffee addict as well as a camino addict, the churros place on the street parallel to the albergue, on the right as you walk out of town, opens very early. I’ll leave it to you to decide whether it’s a good idea to start walking with a bunch of churros in your belly).
Canaveral -- don't remember any
Galisteo -- don't remember any (but I think it was a Sunday)
Carcaboso -- small library with a couple of machines, open morning and afternoon
Oliva de Plasencia – didn’t find any
Banos de Montemayor – internet on the top floor of the public library near the main square
Fuenterroble – none I can remember
San Pedro – none I can remember
Salamanca – I stayed in a hotel with free internet, but the public library (in the Casa de las Conchas) has lots of machines.
Valdunciel – even in this tiny little town, the library upstairs from the job center (I think), where you had to go to pick up the albergue key, had 3 or 4 machines
Villanueva del Campean – didn’t find any
Zamora – public library with many machines, and the library doesn’t close during the afternoon. You can sign up for an hour at a time.
Montamarta – didn’t find any
Granja de Moruela – didn’t find any
Tabara – public library had several
Santa Croya – Anita’s albergue has a machine for use by all
Rionegro – library, very close to albergue, has a couple of machines
Palacios de Sanabria – no internet that I found
Puebla de Sanabria – there is a bar at the bottom of the street up to the castle with free internet if you buy a drink or something; there is also a job training or some type of regional center on the left of that same street near the bottom with internet, and the library/tourist office up in the castle also has internet.
Requejo de Sanabria – don’t remember any
Lubian – don’t remember any
A Gudina – library in a building right across a square from the albergue has several machines, and even lets peregrinos print stuff out for free if necessary.
Laza – there are machines in the basement of a building right next to Proteccion Civil where you check into the albergue, but I never saw them actually work.
Vilar de Barrio – library is right behind the albergue, up some stairs, several machines
Xunqueira de Ambia – library right around the corner from the beautiful church has at least 4 machines
Ourense – internet in albergue, but hospitalero sort of doled it out to the people he liked. I’m certain there is a public library here, but I didn’t go to it because I was one of the hospitalero’s chosen few. (one of the advantages of being a grey-haired old lady).
Monasterio de Oseira – nothing
Laxe – didn’t see anything, but it was Sunday I think
Ponte Ulla – the woman in charge of the nice pension where I stayed let me use her machine.
Now that I’ve made this list, I’m sort of surprised to see how few places there were where I didn’t find internet. And maybe I missed some spots as well. But this should help give you an idea of what you’ll find on the Vdlp.
Buen camino everyone, Laurie
