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San Bol or Sam Bol?

Vigdis

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Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Frances 2008/2009, Roncesvalles-Burgos Oct. 2012
There is a simple albergue some walk after Hontanas on FC. I stayed there, and it was so nice.

Does anybody know if the first part of the name of this place is written with an N or an M?
Miam Miam Dodo says M, Mundicamino says N.
I need to get this right for a text to publish.
 
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It's San Bol in Brierley's guide.....and I think that's what the sign says too. I thought about staying there, but it was too early in the day to stop so I kept on towards Hontanas.
 
I've got a clear feeling of an N too

I'll never forget that stay. No hot water, no electricity, no bathroom, but the young lady that welcomed us was a beautiful soul. There were four of us that night, and we had a great conversation too.

Thank you, renegadepilgrim
 
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Hi,

It is definitely San Bol. All Spanish guides (big and small ones) are writing SAN BOL. In 1352 was existing in San Baudillo a "leprosería" that was called "San Boal" It was depending of the Monastery Antoniano in Castrojeriz. It is still existing as a refugio (San Bol)

So I think you can take for sure this way of writing.

Ultreia, Winterpilgrim
George
 
Hi,

As a small addition may be the the confusion of tongues comes from the fact that there exists a small river Sambol in that vicinity!
Monastery San Anton is now a (huge) ruine approximately 2 km before Castrojeriz and one speaks also about a former Monastery San Boal in stead of a leprosería.

Ultreia Winterpilgrim
 
Thanks a lot for the clarifying and interesting information, Winterpilgrim
 
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