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Jill,
At 43 Real de Oriente in Castrojerez years past I always enjoyed the bar La Taberna, with rooms and a Brazilian connection. A big photo of the author Paulo Coelho standing with the owner is next to the door. When staying at the nearby municipal albergue I have often eaten there over the years since their Taberna pilgrim dinner was varied, excellent and cheap. The owner-barman, a true diplomat, always remembered me; his wife did the delicious cooking...If you do stop please give them my best wishes!
Sadly, the last time I went into this bar (2016) the money was gone... Really a shame as it was always enjoyable seeing a tangible example of how widespread Pilgrims are. Bar is still nice but missing that something extra special it once had.
Jill,
At 43 Real de Oriente in Castrojerez years past I always enjoyed the bar La Taberna, with rooms and a Brazilian connection. A big photo of the author Paulo Coelho standing with the owner was
next to the door. When staying at the nearby municipal albergue I have often eaten there over the years since their Taberna pilgrim dinner was varied, excellent and cheap. The owner-barman, a true diplomat, always remembered me; his wife did the delicious cooking...If you do stop please give them my best wishes!
I'm working on a mosaic art piece that includes a small bar on the Camino. Kind of like the Cowboy Bar in El Ganso. Looking for inspiration. Would love it if any of you could give me names and/or pictures of your favorite little bar along the way. Thanks! Jill
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I hadn't walk the Frances since about 2015. I had lunch their twice on my first two CF caminos. This past winter I got there looking forward to having a lunch again and it was not just closed but I believe no longer in business. Loved that place.
At 43 Real de Oriente in Castrojerez years past I always enjoyed the bar La Taberna,
Just stopped here for coffee and second breakfast on 4th May 2012 Margaret, a very interesting place, not sure who the guy is in the foreground but he smiled for the pic. Jane and I visited Castrojerez last year in the camper but as far as I could see the bar is closed, permanently.
Jill,
At 43 Real de Oriente in Castrojerez years past I always enjoyed the bar La Taberna, with rooms and a Brazilian connection. A big photo of the author Paulo Coelho standing with the owner was
next to the door. When staying at the nearby municipal albergue I have often eaten there over the years since their Taberna pilgrim dinner was varied, excellent and cheap. The owner-barman, a true diplomat, always remembered me; his wife did the delicious cooking...If you do stop please give them my best wishes!
Oh, my, Margaret, isn’t this the bar whose owner owned the dog that walked for kms with pilgrims every day? My memory of this is fading, but surely another old timer will remember it. I believe the dog was found poisoned on the road or something tragic like that.
La Taberna. Was there on the 13 April 2012. Welcomed and well fed. Perhaps not my absolute favourite bar on the caminos but, then, who is gonna give that one up to the world-wide-web?
Meanwhile I would urge anyone on the southern caminos and particularly those who might find themselves in Malaga to avoid this place https://antiguacasadeguardia.com/ under all circumstances: you might just bump into me
La Taberna. Was there on the 13 April 2012. Welcomed and well fed. Perhaps not my absolute favourite bar on the caminos but, then, who is gonna give that one up to the world-wide-web?
Meanwhile I would urge anyone on the southern caminos and particularly those who might find themselves in Malaga to avoid this place https://antiguacasadeguardia.com/ under all circumstances: you might just bump into me
Cafe Avelina in BrumaI'm working on a mosaic art piece that includes a small bar on the Camino. Kind of like the Cowboy Bar in El Ganso. Looking for inspiration. Would love it if any of you could give me names and/or pictures of your favorite little bar along the way. Thanks! Jill
According to the street maps photo it is at number 41 rather than 43.
Jill,
At 43 Real de Oriente in Castrojerez years past I always enjoyed the bar La Taberna, with rooms and a Brazilian connection. A big photo of the author Paulo Coelho standing with the owner was
next to the door. When staying at the nearby municipal albergue I have often eaten there over the years since their Taberna pilgrim dinner was varied, excellent and cheap. The owner-barman, a true diplomat, always remembered me; his wife did the delicious cooking...If you do stop please give them my best wishes!
I had to look up the name on Google Maps, but it's Albany in the square at Leon in front of the catedral.
One of the best evenings ever.
The second, is a bar in Finistere - he's a collector, has the place absolutely full of stuff, you can spend hours looking at it all.
We had breakfast there, cant even remember what we had.I loved that bar too; spent an evening there in Feb this year. Unfortunately, they don’t serve meals or tapas, not even a few peanuts, so I went a bit hungry that night . . .
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I hope my son and I sat at the " correct" table. I think they seated us. As I recall, we were the first ones to arrive that evening..Comosapiens: the owner sighed theatrically as he observed two pilgrims sat at a table for four, and four hunched around a table for two "There are three peoples on this world: there are men, there are women and there are pilgrims!"
La Taberna. Was there on the 13 April 2012. Welcomed and well fed. Perhaps not my absolute favourite bar on the caminos but, then, who is gonna give that one up to the world-wide-web?
Meanwhile I would urge anyone on the southern caminos and particularly those who might find themselves in Malaga to avoid this place https://antiguacasadeguardia.com/ under all circumstances: you might just bump into me
I have a soft spot for Bar Elvis, because my camino with my son is immortalized there amongst all of the other graffiti. I also liked Antonio's bar/cafe/restaurant in Pedra Furada on the Camino Portugues between Rates and Barcelos.
Yes, Bar Elvis is a great stopping point. Sadly it was closed when we walked by during our camino last fall.
I have spent a lot of time at A Gramola. In 2018 when I had to cut my Camino del Norte short because of bad shin splints (bad because I was stubborn and kept walking when I shouldn't have) I had about a week in Santiago, and I spent a lot of time people watching, and people meeting there.The “A Gramola” in Santiago ...bar across from the table ..And the people who work there are so nice . Love watching the pilgrims enter the square my favorite place to sit and write , relax . They sometimes have impromptu concerts here, dancing, music and you see at the emotions the sadness, happiness reunions and just plain tiredness and relief of the pilgtims as they enter the plaza Cervantes just before they take the final walk down to the cathedral.
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Sounds like me with the heel spur and plantar faciitis.... and you know the result of thatI have spent a lot of time at A Gramola. In 2018 when I had to cut my Camino del Norte short because of bad shin splints (bad because I was stubborn and kept walking when I shouldn't have) I had about a week in Santiago, and I spent a lot of time people watching, and people meeting there.
The “A Gramola” in Santiago ...bar across from the table ..And the people who work there are so nice . Love watching the pilgrims enter the square my favorite place to sit and write , relax . They sometimes have impromptu concerts here, dancing, music and you see at the emotions the sadness, happiness reunions and just plain tiredness and relief of the pilgtims as they enter the plaza Cervantes just before they take the final walk down to the cathedral.
Thanks for coming up with a picture.Casa Verde; it's also one of my favourites. Very friendly.
Most people walk past because they have no idea what it's like inside.
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My wife and I passed it in September 2019. It was closed and the T-shirts had gone. We stayed in the Bar-pensión Tia Teresa across the road. The owner told us that the lady who ran A Casa Verde had retired. It was featured in the BBC programme 'Pilgrimage', where the celebrities signed a T-shirt. I passed through in July 2018 (for the second or third time) and got a photo of the T-shirt and Sonia. She was really friendly. There was a packet of cigarettes by the door that smokers could help themselves from.Casa Verde; it's also one of my favourites. Very friendly.
Most people walk past because they have no idea what it's like inside.
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My fovourite is the isolated bar in Puerto del Acebo (Camino Primitivo). It is the first building of Galicia after crossing the border with Asturias.
I was lucky because it was open.
I had a beer and a tapa of cheese. I was talking with a local from Grandas (Asturias) about how the Galician spoken in Grandas was.That's my least favourite bar. It was just closing when I arrived at 2pm, after slogging over the hill and hoping for some lunch!
It was incognito.That's my least favourite bar. It was just closing when I arrived at 2pm, after slogging over the hill and hoping for some lunch!
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I'm working on a mosaic art piece that includes a small bar on the Camino. Kind of like the Cowboy Bar in El Ganso. Looking for inspiration.
I'm working on a mosaic art piece that includes a small bar on the Camino. Kind of like the Cowboy Bar in El Ganso. Looking for inspiration. Would love it if any of you could give me names and/or pictures of your favorite little bar along the way. Thanks! Jill
I do not remember the name but it is next to the Albergue de Boni in Salceda. There are tee shirts hanging from the ceiling. I was introduced to Orujo here. Possibly the drunkest I have ever been on the Camino. Though others I have walked with might challenge that statement.
The place had a very nice atmosphere and the owner was very hospitable and engaged with her customers.
Santiago:
Café Tertulia, run by a man who lived in New York and came back to Spain with a top-secret recipe for American pancakes. Located directly on the way out of Santiago headed towards Fisterra. Just saying.
The only bar in the small village of Zariquiegui - where the community gathered each evening to sing, dance, laugh & spend time together. All were welcome ...... (2015)I'm working on a mosaic art piece that includes a small bar on the Camino. Kind of like the Cowboy Bar in El Ganso. Looking for inspiration. Would love it if any of you could give me names and/or pictures of your favorite little bar along the way. Thanks! Jill
Yes, Bar Elvis is a great stopping point. Sadly it was closed when we walked by during our camino last fall.
A really nice hotel and bar we “discovered “ last fall was Hotel San Anton Abad in Villafranca Montes de Oca. It is a fabulous historic monastery that rivals any deluxe parador in Spain. There is an amazing bar that resembles a hunting lodge in the middle ages.
Lots of fun and we have reservations to stay there in 2021. Bob
I agree with you. And it's the perfect place to wait for the albergue to open.Maybe it's just because I have good memories of this place, but there's something really cozy and convivial about Bar La Babia in Burgos, located directly across the Municipal albergue. It's like pilgrim grand central station...I usually see locals stopping by too, so it's not strictly a touristy pilgrim bar.
AmazingBar El Rincon del Peregrino in Albergueria on the Sanabres.
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Me too, ate some excellent pulpo there.I have a warm spot for Mesón O Tapas in Sarria. The Gentleman always opens extra early to fuel dawn walkers and seeing the lights on in the darkness of a winter morning was always warming.
Photo Credit as this isn't mine but borrowed from Wikipedia
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