Castromayor

Camino Frances

To end of camino
82.9
Altitude
601

Gonzar

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1.30

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Castromayor

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2.40

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Hospital de la Cruz

Castromayor on BOOKING.com
Services
Bar
Yes
History

Shortly beyond the village, a mere 50m off the camino to your left, are the remains of the Iron Age castro that gives the town its name. It is seldom visited (there are no signs) but is worth an exploration. It can be found before the point where you meet the main road.

The Road

Shortly beyond the village, a mere 50m off the camino to your left, are the remains of the Iron Age castro that gives the town its name. It is seldom visited (there are no signs) but is worth an exploration. It can be found before the point where you meet the main road.

City Map
Accommodation in Castromayor.
Private
Albergue Ortiz
12€
12
Pension
Pensión Casa Maruja
Booking.com 		Camino de Santiago Accommodation: Pensión Casa Maruja

Comments

9. October 2024 - 14:36

All Caminos App User (not verified)

As of posting, it seems like things have been rearranged to make it easier to find the castro. The Camino marker and a sign for the castro itself will both point you up a steep hill past a cement building. At the top of the hill, on the left, should be a sign with some info about the castro and a dirt path breaking off from the Camino. Just follow that path to find the ruins. After you’ve (respectfully) visited, you can keep following the path, which will dump you back out onto the Camino a short distance from where you left it.

5. October 2024 - 14:55

All Caminos App User (not verified)

We were happy to find this place open until 3 pm and again at 6 pm. Nice thin crust pizza, very fresh salad mixta, and good wine selection. Very friendly service. A nice option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We were grateful for it being nearby.

18. June 2024 - 15:21

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Open until 3 and then again at 6pm. Nice selection of pizza, burgers, and drinks

8. June 2024 - 19:55

All Caminos App User (not verified)

There’s a bar (O Castro) in town that has pizza and some burgers in addition to tapas. It was open at 6pm. I’m not sure if it was open earlier in the afternoon but signage in the restaurant indicated they were open for breakfast at 7am.

11. June 2023 - 17:08

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

A friend has told me last night that there was nothing available in terms of food at all. They walked back to Gonzar before the options there closed.

19. October 2021 - 8:07

Camino de Sant…

To find the Castro, keep going up the hill past the new-looking cement building. As of October 2021, the building was incomplete and there was nothing to see around it. Pilgrims milled around it thinking it was the Castro- it is not. Keep going up the hill off the Camino just a bit farther.

28. September 2020 - 12:16

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The albergue as you enter the town has food. Nowhere else does . Stop there if you’re hungry

22. September 2020 - 8:09

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No shops or bars in this village is open 2020 due to covid, so if you sleep here bring food!

3. October 2019 - 19:46

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Casa pedrigueira is the above mentioned pension we stayed in. I think it might be newish.