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The ground behind you: what the walk into Vairão crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Vairão
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilarinho | 1.5 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| São Miguel de Arcos | 9.5 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to São Miguel de Arcos |
| São Pedro de Rates | 12.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to São Pedro de Rates |
| Pedra Furada | 19.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to Pedra Furada |
| Barcelinhos | 28.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to Barcelinhos |
| Barcelos | 29.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to Barcelos |
| Vila Boa | 31.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vairão to Vila Boa |
| Lijó | 34.3 | — No | ✓ Yes |
The Mosteiro de Vairao, a former Benedictine monastery with roots in the 6th century, is the cultural highlight of this detour — and now houses an albergue. The monastery was one of the oldest religious houses in Portugal before the dissolution of 1834.
Shortly before the monastery, the camino turns sharply left. Follow this road 500 m, turn right onto a forest trail, and emerge onto the road to Vilarinho.
Shortly before arriving at the Monastery the camino turns left sharply. Follow that road 500m, and turn right onto a trail through the forest.
Where the forest ends turn right, and at the next big road (N318), turn left again into Vilarinho.
24. May 2026 - 7:05
Very welcoming and beautiful. Only concern is lack of outlets to charge phones. But can’t be too upset since the place is beautiful
25. April 2025 - 10:56
Beautiful stay in 11th century monastery. I had my best sleeps ever on the Camino so far. I rented a private room on top floor of the tower. It was a corner room with sweeping views of the grounds which are beautiful. The cost for private room was 30 euros and basic breakfast was 5 euros.
The dormitory style showers and bathrooms were very clean. The dormitory style rooms also looked very nice. No bunk beds. The staff was delightful. I am still fighting cold from all the rain I endured from Lisbon to Porto and they made sure I had extra blankets, if needed, and hot tea and honey
Highly recommend. Beautiful Calm Serene
9. May 2024 - 21:49
Really amazing atmosphere if you like calm places. One small shop with almost everything, you can also ask for a sandwich and a beer.
The albergue in the monastery is on the third floor. Beds are ok, but gets really cold at night and a bit wet feeling in the morning. Community dinner was really great. There is a yard so in nice weather you can sit outside.
17. April 2024 - 22:59
This place is such a good place to start the Camino-spiritual, grounded, friendly, and with an aura of love
4. October 2023 - 10:47
I booked a private room, however I was placed in a room of 12, 10 were men. Personally, I found this a little confronting especially when one became aggressive in tone after far too much wine. I struggle with sleep and his snoring was so loud many of the other men were also kept awake. However, the hosts were fantastic, the food was great and company of others in the awesome setting made it a nice option. The hostess even offered to collect me as it was late in the day when I arrived. If you enjoy the communal rooms, I recommend this option.
18. September 2022 - 18:35
We too had a Tower room with a view! Calm, cool, clean everything that makes arrival a relief. 10€ is basic; a little more for sheets, and the showers are located on every floor - use whichever. Had no problem for toilet or washroom never ran into anyone else using it at the same time!!
16. September 2022 - 16:17
When I arrived I was offered a room in the tower for a little extra-€15, which was great as bedding was provided & I almost had the bathroom to myself too.
The view was lovely & a great breakfast for €3.50.
I guess that the albuergue wasn’t full, hence my good luck.
2. November 2021 - 17:29
My husband, myself, and our 1 year old son walked in out of the rain and were greeted with Hot tea, a private family room for $30 eu. They then fed us a hot meal of chicken, soup, tasty cucumber/tomatoes salad, bread with cheese, soda, beer, gave us coffee and dessert and toys for our son. It’s a beautiful and clean space with beautiful grounds to walk around. A store and restaurant not too far away as well. This is our second day on the Camino and we our in love with the warm hospitality.
27. September 2019 - 8:13
This was our first stop after leaving Porto and our first night ever in an Alburque - Pepe was an amazingly helpful host and the other guests were wonderful. We walked to the little local market and got stuff to cook a simple pasta dinner.
14. September 2019 - 17:41
There was no one there to explain what to do and it was the first night on the Camino. We read signs & picked a bed. It is very beautiful.
12. September 2019 - 11:25
Dormi no mosteiro, muito bom
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.
