Albergue Monasterio de la Magdalena

How to reach Sarria?

By train: www.renfe.com

• Direct from Madrid
• Direct from Barcelona
• Train from Barcelona can be also took at Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Pamplona, Vitoria, Burgos, Palencia & León
• Direct from Lugo
• From souther Spain you have to do a change on Madrid and from Levante you have the options of Tarragona, Zaragoza or Madrid.

By bus from Santiago:

• The Bus Company Monbus goes directly from Santiago to Sarria o from Santiago to Lugo where you can take another bus to Sarria (please see below). You can take the bus from the Bus Station and from the Airport.Private transfer from Santiago (center or airport): please send an enquiry to Viajes Viloria – Galicia Incoming, specialised company in services for pilgrims: booking@galiciaincoming.com and phone number: +34 981 56 85 21

By Bus from Lugo:

• The Bus Company Monbus goes directly from Lugo to Sarria all days of the week.
  From the airports of Santiago, Oporto, A Coruña and Vigo
  Private transfer (center or airport): please send an enquiry to Viajes Viloria – Galicia Incoming, specialised company in services for pilgrims: booking@galiciaincoming.com and phone number: +34 981 56 85 21

Once in Sarria, how to reach the hostel?

• From the bus station: take Rua Formigueiros just in front of the station exit and at the petrol station turn lef to Rua Pedro saco. Continue all straight on this Street and Rua padre Sarmiento. At the end turn left untill Rua Maior. From Rua maior follow the yellow arrow to the right 300 meters.
• From the railway station: When leaving the station continue all straigh through Rua Calvo Sotelo untill the first crossing. Turn right on Rua Jose Antonio. At San Lazaro continue all straight on Rua Calexa untill reaching Rua Maior. From Rua maior follow the yellow arrow to the right 300 meters.

It is necessary to be a pilgrim in order to stay in the hostel?

It is not mandatory but the Hostel is designed for pilgrims.

Which are the timetables of the hostel?

Check in: From 11 AM

Check out: before 8.30 AM – Cleaning tasks between 8.30 AM and 11.00 AM

Reception timetable: From 11.00 AM to 23.00 PM. The hostel is a place for rest so we have closing time to avoid noises and any disturb.

Is it recomended to take my sleeping bag?

Yes it is! The price includes an hygenic kit of mattress cover and a pillowcase. Balnkets are also available.

Are rooms and bathrooms mixed?

Yes, they are.

Which kind of accomodations are available?

Accomodation is in mixed shared rooms with bunk beds.

Is there food service?

No but we have a fully equiped kitchen. Vending machines of drinks and snacks are also available.

Can I smoke in the hostel?

No, it is not allowed to smoke in the whole area.

Are animals admitted?

No, they are not.

Is there a place to leave the bike?

Yes, there is a place where you can leave your bike. Under your responsability.

Can I send my backpack to the hostel with a transportation company?

Yes, you can send us your backpack before the your arrival. Please make sure that you have a reservation in the hostel.

It is necessary to book in advance?

It is not necessary but highly recommended to guarantee your stay. You can make a reservation through our site and get the best price.

Can I cancel or modify my booking?

Yes you can. If you cancel or modify your booking with more than 24 hours before your arrival, there is no cancellation fee. In case of cancellation or modification the same day of your arrival, the cancellation costs are 100% of the first night of the stay.

What is included on the price?

The accommodation, an hygenic kit of mattress cover and a pillowcase and private locker.

You have still more questions? Contac us!

To reach Sarria is a goal on the French Way: Finally we have crossed the mountains as a door to Galicia and we start the last 100 km to Santiago. Sarria is a joy stage for the ones that started before or a illussion stage for the ones that start there. This last option is very common as for get the Compostela it is compulsory to do the last 100 km walking (200 km by bus).

A small village, a plain with mountains on the horizon, a promise of following The Way. Sarria is a place where thinking about what os going to come and to get involved a bit more on the insider Galicia. Here you have some ideas about what to do while you are at the most crowded village of The Way (except Santiago).

1. Saint James Heritage 100%

Sarria has almost born with the peregrinations and its evolutions is extrenemely connected with the religious orders stablished there to embrace pilgrims. We can still visit their legacy.

• San Salvador church: Maybe the best building to understand the relation of Sarria and the Way. It is a construction with modern features of the XIX century added to a previous structure. So we can distinguish romantic and gothic characteristics. We find traces os the glorious galician romanic at the semy-cylindrical apse and lateral door looking to north. Also on the figurative elementes as the pantocrátor with the left hand open and the right one blessing we can see on the tympanum. Here used to overnight the pilgrims that came back from Compostela if they showed their Compostela and they were rewarded with eigh maravedís to carry on the necessities of the travel back home.
• Mercedarios or La Magdalena convent: We receive you on a hostoric emplacemente on Sarria where besides rest and thinking on your next stage you may enjoy an experience shared with pilgrims of diferent times. Tne convent has been built between the XIII and the XIV centuries, and was reformed at the XVI century. As all the patrimony of Sarria we find a mix of the different artistic periods. The façade is plateresque, the cloister gothic and the known as “Puerta de los Carros” and the bell tower are baroque.
• Remains of the ancient fortress tower: the history of Sarria is a small summary of the half and modern ages Galician history. On this village had also happened incidents of the “Irmandiños” Battle, which confronted peasentry, low nobility and clergy and the Compostela clergy and nobility. The fortress was built in the XIII century and destroyed a century after.  Though some of the fortress destroyed by the rebels with more force than intelligence, were not rebuilt the Sarria one was. The tower has 14 meters and the access is a stair located next to the wall. At the bottom we find 2 coats of arms (Lemos and Castro).

2.  A dreaming walking, “Paseo das Arceas”

The valley where is Sarria is surraounded by an amazing river promenade. There is no better place to rest at the shadow of the trees after the hard walking stage of The Wat. The promenade starts next to the Guardia Civil station.

It is a nice river promenade surrounding the Sarria river, very simple as it hardly has inclination and is very well cared. Depending on the year period we may have caution with the slips son some points made of wood.

3. One seasonal but important suggestion

Apology about this 3rd point is justa available a pair of days in March but it is almost compulsory to do it. From some years ago the Esmorga fest has a place on the spring festivals. The Esmorga fest has a huge offer of made in Spain indie music and really affordable prices. If you are in Sarria on the first week of march enjoy the opportunity. If you are not maybe on another year!