[Gocamino] [saintjames] The "best" albergues

Sun Jul 1 14:16:51 PDT 2007

Hi, Rosina.

Lugo is in the Primitive Camino, too, not in the northern one.

Last spring I was painting yellow arrows with the AGACS, from el Acebo to
Fonsagrada. We were sleeping in Lugo, I can confirm Jose Antonio and his
albergue are fantastics.

Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.

On 7/1/07, Blaroli at aol.com <Blaroli at aol.com> wrote:
>
>   Hello you all,
> Today's "Voz" reports than an outfit called "Eroski Foundation", at the
> behest of the Xacobeo people, ?conducted surveys of pilgrims, and others,?to
> find out how pilgrims feel about the albergues in Galicia.
> The survey showed that the albergues, and hospitaleros, prized highly by
> pilgrims are, in order:
> 1. Baamonde in the Norhtern Camino. The Hospitalera, Conchi Prado,
> received the most accolades.
> 2. Fonsagrada, in the Primitive Camino and its hospitalero Victor
> Lombardine. Pilgrims also had the greatest praise for the help?of the Civil
> Guard in assisting pilgrims with information, guidance and advice.
> 3. The albergue in Lugo, in the Northertn Camino, and its? hospitalero
> Jose Antonio Otero.
>
> The Baamonde albergue, built out of ancient carriage houses, was
> considered the best preserved and its hospitalera the most attentive, as
> well as very amiable and "charming".
>
> -Perhaps the Sobrado Monastery albergue, run by Benedictine monks, was not
> included in the survey. I, for one, think it the most impressive, in every
> way, in the Northern Camino-.
>
> The newspaper also carries an article recalling that last Holy Week the
> Archidioceses sought to protect the Portico de Gloria from further
> deterioration
> by putting barriers around it. It seems that some pilgrims, or tourists,
> would not be deterred from putting their hand in the ancient hand-mark, or
> butting heads with Maestro Mateo, and to do so have climbed?the barriers or
> otherwise attempted to reach the central column.? Because of this, and in
> view of the large number of pilgrims expected henceforth, the prospect of
> surrounding the entire column with a high, and firmly affixed,?protective
> glass screen is becoming pretty likely.? (Sigh!).
>
> Regards,
>
> Rosina?
>
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