San Juan de Ortega

Camino Frances

To end of camino
510.1
Altitude
1006

Villafranca Montes de Oca

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11.90

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San Juan de Ortega

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3.90

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Agés

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Klosteret er delvist blevet rehabiliteret til et albergue for pilgrimme, og det var her, at pilgrimmene fik serveret hvidløgssuppe af munkene; en tradition, der fortsatte helt op til nyere tid. Hvis du aldrig har overnattet i et værelse fuld af pilgrimme, der har spist hvidløgssuppe til aftensmad, har du ikke levet.

Kirken er blevet restaureret og er et populært sted for bryllupper. To gange om året (den 20. marts og den 23. september, begge jævndøgn) omkring kl. 17 skinner lyset ind gennem et af vinduerne og oplyser et af kapitælerne, der bevæger sig fra bebudelsen til Kristi fødsel.

Kirken er restaureret og er et populært sted for bryllupper.

Dette er et af de bemærkelsesværdige tilfælde, hvor den første bjælke er den bedste af de to; den er nyere og ser ud til at have vundet de fleste pilgrimmes hjerter.

Notice

Ignorer informationstavlen, når du forlader San Juan de Ortega. Den er forkert og kan narre dig til at tage den forkerte vej til Castañares. Fortsæt ligeud ad caminoen, der fører tilbage ind i skoven.

Fiesta

Samfundene omkring San Juan afholder en romería (en lille pilgrimsfærd) til kirken hver 2. juni.

History

I modsætning til hvad mange tror, er landsbyen ikke fødestedet for San Juan, han blev født 20 km væk i byen Quintanaortuño (nord for Burgos). Han var discipel af Santo Domingo, og sammen byggede de mange af vejene og broerne mellem her og Nájera. Han fik navnet Ortega, som kommer af brændenælde, ved at bygge et hospice her og et andet i skovene mellem her og Villafranca.

Hans dedikation til pilgrimme på vej til Santiago er et direkte resultat af hans egen pilgrimsrejse til Det Hellige Land. Under hjemrejsen forliste hans skib, og Juan afgav et løfte til San Nicolas de Bari (selv en velvillig biskop i Tyrkiet og modellen for nutidens julemand). Juan ville, i bytte for sikkerhed, hellige sig pilgrimmene. Tilbage på landjorden valgte han disse bjerge som sin base; de var notorisk farlige på det tidspunkt, både forvirrende at navigere i og fyldt med tyveknægte.

Hospicet, han byggede her, voksede til et fuldt kloster og tiltrak sig adelens opmærksomhed, som placerede det under beskyttelse af det nærliggende Catedral de Burgos. Det har været forsømt i århundreder, men gennemgår nu en bemærkelsesværdig restaurering, og nøjagtige kopier af det indviklede stenarbejde kan ses helt tæt på.

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Comments

ons, 04/16/2025 - 19:19

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Everyone marvelled at how quiet the dorm was at night even with 22 beds. The vibe was immediately different. And the community meal was quite special. The host was superb.

ons, 10/09/2024 - 07:42

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Best albergue I have seen so far. Small and cozy, helpful hosts, wonderful pilgrim dinner at 630pm, coffee, laundry, blankets provided, breakfast, good showers. What’s not to love? Last place before town ends.

tor, 10/03/2024 - 22:06

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Highly recommend. Raquel is lovely, the walk there, despite being on a minor road, was easy and pleasant. The 3 course meal Raquel prepared was tasty and varied. Clean, modern and quiet( was the only guest!).... a really lovely break in a tiny village. The walk on into Burgos , although beside the N120 much of the way, was also easy and pleasant for me, meditative...again, solo for 90% of the walk.

ons, 08/28/2024 - 20:27

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Last albergue before you head out of town on the right side past the church and past the monasterio albergue.
Proprietors said it was two months old.
20ish bunk beds with lockers 15 euro for bed. 4 bathrooms / toilets.
Dinner 15euro. Soup / paella / cheesecake. Good experience.
Laundry services available.

tor, 05/30/2024 - 18:16

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A wonderful place. We managed to pre-book the cute double room with a tiny ensuite. There are only about seven other beds in the entire place. It was lovely and cosy, the first building as you enter the village and their beer garden is the perfect spot to sip on a beer, eat a pizza and wait for your peregrino friends to arrive.

tir, 04/30/2024 - 18:24

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This is a great option if the other Albergues are full or if you want a relaxed stay with good facilities and great food. It’s very new and spotless. The manager is very friendly and went out of her way to sort some breakfast out for us. It’s only a couple of kilometres off the route from San Juan and you can get back onto the Camino at Ages

fre, 07/07/2023 - 15:35

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Horrible place. Mattresses are completely worn, it’s dirty, old and there was no toilet paper. They don’t open the second room when all the bottom beds are taken. No, they put everyone in one dark and dense room. Got my money back and walked another 3.6 kilometers to Agés instead…

tir, 05/16/2023 - 09:15

Camino de Sant… (ikke efterprøvet)

We opted to stay at the albergue in Santovenia. A very pleasant stay with good food. If you are finding it hard to find a bed, don’t overlook this clean, friendly place. They even have a wash machine.

fre, 05/20/2022 - 21:52

Camino de Sant… (ikke efterprøvet)

El Camino de Santovenia is off the main Camino route but a great option if accommodation is tight in San Juan / Agés or, even if it's nor Excellent dinner and friendly staff. About 3 km from San Juan and 2 back to Agés.

fre, 05/03/2019 - 11:50

Camino de Sant…

There appears to be a new albergue opened on the approach to San Juan de Ortega. It has opened six months ago. I had food and it was okay. But it looks clean and new. It is called El Descanso de SAN Juan. I don’t have a reservation number. There are seven beds.