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 appO Barco de Valdeorras has all the services you could want, and the local wine is remarkably good. It's a long, narrow town strung out along the Río Sil, with plenty of hostals and pensiones.
O Barco is the center of the Valdeorras DO wine region. The local Mencía (red) and Godello (white) wines are among the best values in Galicia — every bar in town pours them proudly at bargain prices. Sample both.
Recommended places to eat: Casa Galaica on Avenida Eulogio Fernández has a great menú. Casa Paradelo (Rúa Xirimil, back street near the station) has a nice garden. Asador Viloira is a pensión and restaurant across the first pedestrian bridge. Bar San Roque is reported as very pilgrim-friendly.
The riverside park is the town's social hub — in summer, kids go tubing through a small whitewater section, and families congregate around the cafés and playgrounds. If you want to unwind, this is the place.
The albergue of Xagoaza is not in O Barco but rather 3.5 km north of town. Contact Gloria at 639 921 679 to arrange your stay.
Leave O Barco on the river walk. After passing the cafés, parks, and playgrounds, cross a small wooden footbridge over a tributary (not the river itself). After the sanitary plant, a mojón takes you off the path. At the roundabout, turn left. Walk straight, cross the tracks, and continue on an access road parallel to the highway all the way into Arcos.
30. July 2024 - 7:43
Penouta bridge had been under construction. It’s open now.
19. June 2024 - 8:09
Only 30€ for a single room with en suite, and both laundry service and a very good breakfast are included in the price. There are numerous bars and restaurants around for lunch or dinner.
18. May 2023 - 7:53
We stayed at hotel Malecon which is new with 1 star. Should be higher rated. Very nice location with spotless rooms with great bathrooms. A lounge area for sitting and getting snacks and beers from a machine. Close to the river and also great restaurants. Highly recommend it.
18. March 2023 - 11:29
15/03/2023 THE BRIDGE IN PENOUTA IS CLOSED.
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.
