Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino Francés app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
Get the appA Laxe is a small crossroads with an outsized importance for pilgrims. This is where the Camino de Invierno joins the Camino Sanabrés, so expect to see new faces and a bump in pilgrim traffic from here to Santiago. The Xunta albergue (30 beds, 10 euros) is the meeting point for walkers arriving from both routes.
There's a bar a bit further along the main road with meals. Buses to Santiago from Ourense also stop here -- useful to know if weather or injury forces a change of plans.
Shortly after leaving A Laxe, you'll pass the Pazo de Bendoiro, a restored manor house with spa treatments and a swimming pool. It's beautiful but pricey.
From A Laxe, the camino is well marked and well trodden all the way to Santiago. The joining of the Invierno route means more waymarks, more pilgrims, and generally better infrastructure for the remaining distance.
The Romería de San Bieito de Bendoiro takes place in the parish. Check locally for dates.
Shortly after leaving A Laxe you pass the Pazo de Bendoiro. The camino takes you into the woods and ascends to a lovely old bridge, originally Roman but much rebuilt. The bridge is hidden in the forest and inaccessible to cars -- one of those quiet surprises the camino keeps in reserve.
A bit further on, the Romanesque church at Taboada has a carving of Samson over the doorway. You have to cross the busy highway to get there, but it's worth it. Volunteers keep the church open for pilgrim visits (8:30-15:00, closed Tuesdays).
18. September 2026 - 9:50
Great place to get breakfast and take a break. Clean and friendly
13. September 2026 - 15:15
Worth the stop, great coffee, fresh orange juice, lovely woman making sure we had everything we needed. Don't forget to ask for your stamp here!
Opens at 7:30am during the week and 8am on weekends.
15. September 2024 - 20:10
I’ve just had one the most pleasant dinners I’ve ever had at the Cafe just up the road from the Albergue in A Laxe.
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.
