We are here in Sarria and we just had supper at the most lovely restaurant just across the road and down a bit from our albergue. It was divine. La Salina. The woman was so lovely and the food was amazing! We ordered Padrón peppers. I heard over the years that every once in a while you will get one that’s spicy. On three Caminos that did not happen. Hello, SPICY PADRÓN PEPPER!! Holy cow! I had two that were so hot, both my lips and my tongue were sore for several minutes. Spicy Padróns really do exist!
Back to Triacastela… we had a delicious breakfast at our albergue this time. Pension Casa Simón was gorgeous! Newly renovated, it’s exceptional.
Today seemed to be more up and down and down and up and down again. It was a lot! We both thought it was going to be quite even. But, nope.
As always, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. I feel so lucky to be walking through such beauty. We found a donativo that was so lovely and cozy and all the way hippy. It made me smile inside and out. Here’s some pics, including one of the hosts’ YouTube channel. I’ll check that out once we get back to Canada…
I’m not sure if the person who wrote these words on the milemarker actually walked the Samos way. Both ways have their own charms. I did Samos way two times and it was just as beautiful… just a lot longer.
There were a couple more small towns to go through prior to reaching Sarria.
As we walked inside Sarria, we were blessed to walk among some pretty goats!!
We soon hit the main part of the city and it was just city streets until we reached our albergue. We are at Albergue San Lázaro Sarria. It’s on the far side of town, a bit away from where the Camino goes through town. But it’s a nice quiet area with a few albergues. We stayed right across the street in 2019. We like staying over here away from the hubbub. The Camino joiner path is on the next street over too.
Here’s some pics of the albergue and our private room…
I mentioned dinner at the lovely La Salina. It’s just down the street and across from us. Highly recommend! Here’s the pics.
That’s it for today’s Camino adventures! Tomorrow, we leave Sarria for Portomarin! This is the gorgeous city on the river that famously moved itself up the hill. The church there was disassembled and they marked every single stone so they could reassemble it up the hill. A fascinating story! We went off book for Portomarin and booked a nice restaurant for a special treat. We both just turned 59, so let’s call it a late birthday celebration!
That’s all for now. Onward to Portomarin tomorrow. Buen Camino, peregrinos/peregrinas!
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