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Perhaps this place is the Albergue San Luis de Francia in Villamayor del Rio near highway N120 just east of Belorado.
https://www.gronze.com/castilla-y-leon/burgos/villamayor-rio/albergue-san-luis-francia
Nearby but often boarded up is a sexy club; there are several such hot spots along the CF.
Me, too, I have been totally oblivious. Next time I will definately watch for anything with the word "Club" in it and forego staying at any nearby albergue!I was obviously walking with my eyes closed, note to self. pay attention next time.
Not sure what the catch was if any but it did make me Laugh.“Go a pilgrim, return a whore” was the old medieval saying for the Camino!
On the highway was the truck stop El Chocolatero, and across from it the sketchy-looking Club Galicia.
Me, too, I have been totally oblivious. Next time I will definately watch for anything with the word "Club" in it and forego staying at any nearby albergue!
Especially if it is named Club El Pecado. (On the VDLP)I will definately watch for anything with the word "Club" in it
"Good from a far but far from good" Steve. As the saying goes 'I don't care where you get your appetite as long as you have your dinner at home'During the Canaveral – Grimaldo section on the VdlP, you pass through the parking lot of a strip club/brothel. That evening I sent a photo to my wife and assured her that I did not stop there. She replied “But it looks so nice… .”
And checking it twice to be sure where's naughty and niceKeep the names coming... Making a list.
Keep the names coming... Making a list.
I’m in a very quiet little bar in Castilblanco de Los Arroyos on the VdlP and you’ve just made me laugh out loud, startling the proprietress a bit. I’ll keep an eye out for Croque Monsieur’s and Croque Madame’s too!FYI ...We have a red light district in the area and one of the houses of pleasure is called " Croque monsieur ". This is also a well known name for a typical snack...but I digress
PS Apologies for the title of this thread but couldn’t resist.
Thats some walking pole
Beat me to it - you'd never get that in the overhead locker!Thats some walking pole
Thats some walking pole
Beat me to it - you'd never get that in the overhead locker!
Healthy interests have you, indeed. May The Force be with you.And checking it twice to be sure where's naughty and nice
Don’t worry Jill, very early on @mspath provided the answer I was looking for which was the name of the town and/or the name of the albergue.Apologies also that we've all hijacked your thread.
What was the reason for your first post? I mean, why did you want to know where this brothel I mean albergue is? Just curious.
Jill
Are you kidding me? Great post by our shipmate Heda !!! Buena suerte, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.. . . . Apologies for the title of this thread but couldn’t resist . . .
Yep the oohs and ahhs coming from next door was probably somebody nursing their blisters said no one everMost "Clubs" are registered as hostels, too. Back before camino albergues proliferated, the occasional pilgrim spent the night in a hired room, claiming to never cotton-on to what went on elsewhere in the establishment until some later revelation.
Walking past a brothel is one thing, but how many of you have walked past women at the side of the road sitting under shade umbrellas, waiting for passing business? I have had at least two up close and personal encounters of that type, once on the Catalan and once on the Levante. It was a little awkward, to say the least, but I figured I couldn't just ignore them -- especially since we had been looking at each other for 5 or 10 minutes as I shuffled towards them. And you know, the smile and the humanity coming from those faces when I said hola, buenos días, was the same as what you see from the many people you pass while walking who wish you a buenos días and a buen camino. It made me think for a long while about how those women found themselves in that situation and why I was so lucky to be walking by.
Ivar! How 'bout a new Camino Forum Resource: Complete List of Brothels!?
(Just kidding, obviously.)
Reckon you have to be a pecador to be a guest. Of course if you are a pescador, then the local fish market would welcome you. I think I'll do my next Camino with a more open eye. I now know what I've missed .I walked by El Pecado a couple of years ago, next to a retirement home . . . wonder if they have a stamp for the Camino?
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What's obvious? Slight thread detour. Did you know wherever there are three or four Anglicans/Episcopalians there will always be a "fifth".
Walking past a brothel is one thing, but how many of you have walked past women at the side of the road sitting under shade umbrellas, waiting for passing business? I have had at least two up close and personal encounters of that type, once on the Catalan and once on the Levante. It was a little awkward, to say the least, but I figured I couldn't just ignore them -- especially since we had been looking at each other for 5 or 10 minutes as I shuffled towards them. And you know, the smile and the humanity coming from those faces when I said hola, buenos días, was the same as what you see from the many people you pass while walking who wish you a buenos días and a buen camino. It made me think for a long while about how those women found themselves in that situation and why I was so lucky to be walking by.
To err is human to forgive is divine, but as a fella once said to me, do you have to be oh sooooooooooo human
This thread raises four questions in my mind. First, do these "clubs" have sellos for our credentials? Second, do the sellos contain artwork which depict the club's services? Third, can you get your credential stamped without utilizing their services? Fourth, would any such sellos raise eyebrows at the Pilgrims Office?
They ought to have their business sellos for bills, contracts etc. So I guess it is possible although as already mentioned their opening hours might be a bit of a problem for pilgrimsI have always wanted to fill a credential with sellos from these "CLUBS", perhaps in a spare credential. Not to go to the clubs mind you, but for the confused look and scrunched up face of the volunteer at the pilgrims office when they try to figure out if I've covered the last 100km adequately.
Having said that, can anyone confirm that they actually have sellos in the clubs? Anyone?
Well, on that line of thought, there are supposedly at least two "puticlubs," aka "brothels" that cater to pilgrim needs and even provide a sello! One's in Logrono, the other outside Leon. Sorry, I don't have more specifics!
Well of course that is exactly what I looked like as I trudged along in the August heat (and the August wind and rain).Talking about possible stamps, I would have loved to get the stamp of this restaurant near Isla, Asturias. It means, literally, "The man with the big belly and the female pilgrim". The sexxy pilgrim design is quite an achievement, really....
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Wow, that must have had them in embarking on Caminos in droves in those days...“Go a pilgrim, return a whore” was the old medieval saying for the Camino!
Those of us who are not familiar with how European establishments should look outside (except for those inviting signs) might just go in and inquire if they have a stamp; which, if positive, ... "might as well have a sangria and patata frita" . Without those signs, they are restaurants or hostels.
You could add this ... spotted on the VdP between Cañaveral and GalisteoKeep the names coming... Making a list.
I remember passing this. I was bloody starving but the restaurant was too posh and too expensive.Talking about possible stamps, I would have loved to get the stamp of this restaurant near Isla, Asturias. It means, literally, "The man with the big belly and the female pilgrim". The sexxy pilgrim design is quite an achievement, really....
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Saturday night fever all over againLast year I did the Portuguese way and I remember this one town that was fully booked. Lucky for us we did it cycling. So we found this hotel online. It was very nice and very private when we arrived. Once in the room we realised what kinda hotel it was. Round bed, Jacuzzi, open shower, condoms on the night stand a disco ball
@HedaP I do not know the particular place you mean but walking the Via de la Plata in the past year I noticed quite a few similar establishments on the carretera sections of the route. Often on the very edge of town or in the middle of nowhere. The vast majority seem to have closed down and be up for sale. I did wonder if there had been some change in the law that forced these closures or if they were simply no longer money-making businesses?
I was walking the Via de la Plata recently, and yes, between Canaveral and Galisteo the Camino route goes right through the parking lot of the brothel/puticlub El Puerto. There were cars in the parking lot, so I stopped and rang the bell to see if I could get a sello. It was about 10 AM. Rang twice, and nobody answered. As I was walking away, a lady in a very nice black car drove up, down came the window and she said something to me in Spanish. I heard cuatro and houra, so I am pretty sure I was being told that they open at 4 PM. I suspect the ladies are inside sleeping (thus the cars), and the doorbell rings the manager's phone when they are not open.You could add this ... spotted on the VdP between Cañaveral and Galisteo
Entirely reasonable; but hopefully not on the basis of a minority. The subject matter is obvious as you say.If members find this thread offensive, I'd be happy to close or even delete it, but caveat emptor - the topic is clearly announced in the title so no one has to read it if they don't want to. Brothels exist. It is a moot point whether or not they should, but they do. However, they are not always easy to recognise so it could be argued that the thread is saving pilgrims from an embarrassing mistake. It is also, admittedly, indulging those of us with a juvenile sense of humour. As for promoting the use of brothels, I think that is highly unlikely, but if a pilgrim should seek their services, that is entirely their business.
So consider this thread under notice. It may have served its purpose already, but I will leave it for a while in case anyone has a further comment they wish to make.
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