La Faba is a small mountain village at about 1,100 m, roughly halfway up the climb from Las Herrerías to O Cebreiro. A basic albergue and a bar provide welcome refreshment. The village has a handful of stone houses and a tiny church.
The climb continues above the village, steepening as you approach the provincial boundary with Galicia. The chestnut forests give way to heath and scrub.
A pilgrim hospital operated here in the Middle Ages, serving those who needed rest before the final push to the pass. The village has been continuously inhabited despite its remote position.
28. May 2025 - 15:21
Stop for a goat cheese carmalized onion tostada at the only bar, Rincón (if they have them). I’m still dreaming about it a week later.
7. August 2024 - 18:57
I developed pretty horrible food poisoning after eating here a couple days ago and am still getting over it.. would consider avoiding or at least don’t order the chicken or the pasta!
21. June 2024 - 21:49
We decided to break the climb into 2 by staying the night at La Faba. The albergue is a small one (8 beds I believe) with shared bathrooms. We stayed at the private room since it had exactly 2 beds for us.
Clean, simple space. The food downstairs at Tito's is good. We had the pilgrims menu and we couldn't finish the meal.
Overall good stay and it helped us get one third of the way up the O Cebreiro climb.
17. July 2023 - 13:11
Food was delicious. Had gazpacho and the best ensalada mixta. Try the goat cheese toast !! Lovely setting and great service too!
26. May 2023 - 12:24
Serves breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. I was there at 7.30 AM and they were open and served fresh croissants. Other people had eggs and bocadillos. Dinner is at 6.30 PM. I didn’t try it but other people told me that it’s good. David is very friendly as well.
4. May 2023 - 17:59
We had a delicious lasagna today at Cafe Tito, great food, drinks and music playing. There was even room to sit inside as it was raining. Highly recommend.
14. September 2022 - 17:07
Early morning breakfast of hand carved bacon with eggs! Superb!
12. August 2022 - 20:09
We stayed at Albergue Ultreia La Faba and highly commend it. The German volunteers running it were delightful and the albergue clean and spacious with beautiful views. While there’s only 1 bar in town—the other burned down on New Years Eve—it had a tasty pilgrim’s meal. Additionally, the Albergue offered staples for use in their large kitchen for a donation (pasta, drinks, etc). The walk to Triacastela was nice from La Faba as well breaking up the 30 k recommended stage.
24. June 2022 - 16:21
Cozy cafe. Fresh baked croissants still warm from the oven.
10. May 2022 - 10:53
On 10 April 2022, no pit stops, bars, shop open fir a break : (
25. July 2019 - 22:35
July 2019 Other albergue not mentioned on this map is available- el ultimo rincon. I had a lovely time there with the ac and terrace, but my friend got eaten alive by bedbugs.
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.
