Herbón

Camino Portugues

To end of camino
26.9
Altitude
45
Off Camino
3.10

Pontecesures

2.70

Herbón

3.00

Padrón

Herbón, y el Monasterio y Albergue que allí se encuentran, no podrían estar mejor situados para pasar un apacible día de relajada contemplación al final de la penúltima jornada de camino a Santiago.

Es una desviación de las flechas amarillas del camino, pero uno se imagina que siempre ha sido un punto de parada importante para los peregrinos.

El albergue que hay aquí está regentado por los Amigos Gallegos del Camino y es uno de los pocos lugares en los que puedes contar con cenar con todos los demás peregrinos que se alojan allí.

The Road

Para llegar simplemente sigue las flechas rojas marcadas Herbón. Este desvío es para quien desee pasar la noche en el Albergue del Monasterio de Herbón (recomendado). Desde Pontecesures son 2,7 km, con 3 km adicionales a la mañana siguiente para llegar a Padrón. En total, este desvío añade 3,1 km a la ruta oficial.

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Comments

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Le monastère d'Herbon vaut le détour. Une visite guidée du site, une messe, un repas préparé pour tous ensemble, des chambres à deux lits, le déjeuner de base, le tout pour donativio et présenté avec respect et conviction. Une expérience inoubliable.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Just over the bridge and to your left this little restaurant was horrible. Pretty much refused to serve me because I didn’t speak Spanish, after trying to converse in the little Spanish I know mixed with lots of hand gestures.

He pretty much threw the menu at me, had a laugh in Spanish with the other pilgrim and ignored me after that.

Next door at cafe bar obradoiro the lady was lovely and patient and so I highly recommend if stopping here

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

We seated here in June ‘22 and really enjoyed it. It’s a bit off the main route but worth the extra few km. Each cell of 2 bunks is separated from the windowed corridor by a curtain and feels lovely and private. The meals are communal and everyone helps clean up afterwards. There is a free tour of the monastery (it’s not a working monastery any more) though it was quite long and we’d walked a long way that day, and pilgrims are invited to mass in the chapel and given a special blessing afterwards. The alarm in the morning was a lovely rendition of ‘ave Maria’ on the speakers.
Highly recommended

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

Could someone provide an updated comment regarding the cost per bunk per night. And their recent stay experience?

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

This is a diversion well worth the few extra kilometres the next day (or if you have an extra day). The facilities are basic but perfect (disposable bedsheet and pillow case provided) . Those who run the albergue are friendly, helpful and pretty funny even if you don’t speak Spanish. Definitely do the mass - there is a pilgrim’s blessing at the end. And a group dinner afterwards. Best experience on our Camino so far.

We arrived at 1:30 and had no troubles getting 2 beds. The grounds are beautiful and worth brining food for a picnic while you wait for the registration to open.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

Tour of the monastery at 6pm
Mass at 8pm
Dinner at 9pm
Coffee and tea making facilities
1 set of bunk beds in each monks cell
No sheets or towels provided

Camino de Sant…

There is WiFi once in the convent

Camino de Sant…

The place has been filling up by 1pm or 2pm in September, I’m sure in the high season could be sooner. You are not allowed to walk from Padrón to stay there as they feel you did not walk enough.