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What a great idea for a thread!With thanks to our beautiful Camino friend and fellow Forum member @OzAnnie for thinking of the idea, here’s a thread in which a lot of us might be prepared to share details of our ‘secret’ Santiago - ie those gems in Santiago which aren’t widely known about.
I have two such secrets to share ...
Last year, when in Santiago, I caught up with my Camino friend @maggiec for an afternoon walk and a drink. Maggie took me to a couple of her secret discoveries and wow! They were fabulous!
The first is the bar garden/cafe at Hotel Costa Vella at Porta de Pena 17. The garden is beautifully shady on a hot day and it has a lovely rooftop view of the neighbourhood - gorgeous! Here’s a photo of the view:
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The second secret discovery is the fabulously funky laundromat on the Rua Hortas, just a few seconds walk straight on from the bottom of the steps as you leave the Square and head right down to the Pilgrim Office on Rua Carretas. The laundromat itself is beautifully appointed, spotless - and its walled garden is stunning. The stone walls are eclectically decorated with murals and tiles - tiles depicting John Lennon, Bob Marley and David Bowie are just three of the many tiles set into the walls. The garden is tranquil and feels very private. Here’s a photo of the garden and one of the laundromat itself:
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Perhaps you have a secret discovery in Santiago which you’d be prepared to share ... we could ask Ivar to do a video visit to them on our behalf until we can get to them in person!
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
It’s a top idea @trecile, isn’t it! Thanks again to @OzAnnie for thinking of it.What a great idea for a thread!
It looks like it would be a pleasure to wash clothes in that laundromat!
Yes, @VNwalking - the Tertulia! A favourite with Forum members - thank you! The lane and the park where we can meet the two and four legged locals are now on my list!It's not much of a secret, but I can't let the chance go by to offer some kind words about the Tertulia. Keep going down Rua Hortas, cross the main drag at the bottom, and it's on your left. Breakfast there is heaven ...a wholewheat crossant and real tea, a pot of loose assam served with milk on the side, as it shoud be.
One thing I love is the little walking lane that links Rua Hortas with Rua San Clemente — Ruella de San Clemente. Steps away from the hubbub, but very peaceful.
And if you are missing your canine friend at home, there is a park below the pilgrims office where locals come with their dogs. It's fun to go there and watch the happy action.
Isn’t it fabulous @rappahannock_rev? It was such a treat to visit it and particularly to experience the lovely, creative garden.Ah, memories.... ! I was once a satisfied customer of that very same remarkably spick-and-span laundromat! Haven't thought of it in years!
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And if you stay in the Costa Vella, you can have your breakfast out there in the garden.The first is the bar garden/cafe at Hotel Costa Vella at Porta de Pena 17.
Can you be more specific as to the location? I can't find it on google maps. We usually walk down Rua do Horreo to the Colada Express, but this is much more inviting.With thanks to our beautiful Camino friend and fellow Forum member @OzAnnie for thinking of the idea, here’s a thread in which a lot of us might be prepared to share details of our ‘secret’ Santiago - ie those gems in Santiago which aren’t widely known about.
I have two such secrets to share ...
Last year, when in Santiago, I caught up with my Camino friend @maggiec for an afternoon walk and a drink. Maggie took me to a couple of her secret discoveries and wow! They were fabulous!
The first is the bar garden/cafe at Hotel Costa Vella at Porta de Pena 17. The garden is beautifully shady on a hot day and it has a lovely rooftop view of the neighbourhood - gorgeous! Here’s a photo of the view:
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The second secret discovery is the fabulously funky laundromat on the Rua Hortas, just a few seconds walk straight on from the bottom of the steps as you leave the Square and head right down to the Pilgrim Office on Rua Carretas. The laundromat itself is beautifully appointed, spotless - and its walled garden is stunning. The stone walls are eclectically decorated with murals and tiles - tiles depicting John Lennon, Bob Marley and David Bowie are just three of the many tiles set into the walls. The garden is tranquil and feels very private. Here’s a photo of the garden and one of the laundromat itself:
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Perhaps you have a secret discovery in Santiago which you’d be prepared to share ... we could ask Ivar to do a video visit to them on our behalf until we can get to them in person!
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
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Can you be more specific as to the location? I can't find it on google maps. We usually walk down Rua do Horreo to the Colada Express, but this is much more inviting.
Peregrina, I was refering to the laundry locationGoogle will give you good walking directions. I’ve attached a screen shot. Looking at the cathedral, go up the steps and through the arches on the left where the bagpipes and singers play. Walk up past SanMartín Pinario, and take a left on Troia, which changes its name several times, but it will take you right to the door of the Hotel.
The family that owns the Costa Vella also owns two other places on the same street, the Altair (standard comfortable modern) and the Moure (post-industrialist exposed pipes and heating ducts). They are all very nice.
And I just realized the coincidence that @OzAnnie suggested this thread — I once had drinks with @OzAnnie in the bar at Costa Vella!Looking forward to doing it again!
NO, but there is a bar around the corner!!I thought Colada Express was a place where you could get served tropical drinks very quickly.
I don't think that this thread is meant to keep these places secret - please tell where this is!Another secret Santiago spot? How about this one? (Already referenced indirectly in this thread by Peregrina2000.)
Why this Romanesque masterpiece is not better known baffles me, with its mysterious leaning interior columns, its awesome buttresses, and all the indicia of Maestro Mateo's workshop! With its charming cloister, and excellent small museum! ... When I first visited SdeC waaaay back in 1977 (I was purely an academic tourist then, not a peregrino) I was almost more eager to see it than to see the Cathedral!
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I can vouch for the Altair is being a lovely place, even though it doesn't have the garden that the Costa Vella does. I stayed there with a friend in 2015, and did not go back until last year, but the front desk staff remembered me — which was quite a wonderful surprise.Altair
I had noticed these and now know what they mean! Thank you @Theatregal !After reading this article, I always look for markings when I'm in Santiago.
This website has some wonderful treasures, gracias! A magic bench, a mystery street, a labyrinth, and a library...all new to me and places to seek out next time I'm in Santiago. (That labyrinth of camellias would be quite something in the spring.)I was just checking out the website for Hotel Costa Vella, and they have a Guide to Santiago's Secret Spots
Yes indeed, that's the place!Is that the cattle barrier close to the France-Spain border on the way to Roncesvalles?
20 minutes easy walk SE from the Plaza Obradoiro, and not all that far from the Albergue Seminario Menor. Edge of the casco viejo, just off the Brierley town plan.... If you're a church geek like me, its memorable! And it has wonderfully retained its sense of being a church, not a curiosity.I don't think that this thread is meant to keep these places secret - please tell where this is!
Nicest laundromat I have ever seen!!With thanks to our beautiful Camino friend and fellow Forum member @OzAnnie for thinking of the idea, here’s a thread in which a lot of us might be prepared to share details of our ‘secret’ Santiago - ie those gems in Santiago which aren’t widely known about.
I have two such secrets to share ...
Last year, when in Santiago, I caught up with my Camino friend @maggiec for an afternoon walk and a drink. Maggie took me to a couple of her secret discoveries and wow! They were fabulous!
The first is the bar garden/cafe at Hotel Costa Vella at Porta de Pena 17. The garden is beautifully shady on a hot day and it has a lovely rooftop view of the neighbourhood - gorgeous! Here’s a photo of the view:
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The second secret discovery is the fabulously funky laundromat on the Rua Hortas, just a few seconds walk straight on from the bottom of the steps as you leave the Square and head right down to the Pilgrim Office on Rua Carretas. The laundromat itself is beautifully appointed, spotless - and its walled garden is stunning. The stone walls are eclectically decorated with murals and tiles - tiles depicting John Lennon, Bob Marley and David Bowie are just three of the many tiles set into the walls. The garden is tranquil and feels very private. Here’s a photo of the garden and one of the laundromat itself:
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Perhaps you have a secret discovery in Santiago which you’d be prepared to share ... we could ask Ivar to do a video visit to them on our behalf until we can get to them in person!
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
After completing our Camino Ingles in September, we spent time both in the launderette and the garden of Costa Vella. Both highly recommend!With thanks to our beautiful Camino friend and fellow Forum member @OzAnnie for thinking of the idea, here’s a thread in which a lot of us might be prepared to share details of our ‘secret’ Santiago - ie those gems in Santiago which aren’t widely known about.
I have two such secrets to share ...
Last year, when in Santiago, I caught up with my Camino friend @maggiec for an afternoon walk and a drink. Maggie took me to a couple of her secret discoveries and wow! They were fabulous!
The first is the bar garden/cafe at Hotel Costa Vella at Porta de Pena 17. The garden is beautifully shady on a hot day and it has a lovely rooftop view of the neighbourhood - gorgeous! Here’s a photo of the view:
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The second secret discovery is the fabulously funky laundromat on the Rua Hortas, just a few seconds walk straight on from the bottom of the steps as you leave the Square and head right down to the Pilgrim Office on Rua Carretas. The laundromat itself is beautifully appointed, spotless - and its walled garden is stunning. The stone walls are eclectically decorated with murals and tiles - tiles depicting John Lennon, Bob Marley and David Bowie are just three of the many tiles set into the walls. The garden is tranquil and feels very private. Here’s a photo of the garden and one of the laundromat itself:
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Perhaps you have a secret discovery in Santiago which you’d be prepared to share ... we could ask Ivar to do a video visit to them on our behalf until we can get to them in person!
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
Wow.....there's not much more really needed in life !Another special Santiago place: the lively street-side terraza, Cafe-Bar Mazarelos, Plaza de Mazarelos 14 -- best chorizo al vino en toda Espana IMHO.
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I love this shop!This tiny purple store, As Monxas, has our favorite tarta de Santiago
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