Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Vía de la Plata app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
Get the appIf you visit only one bar on the whole of the camino, make it the one in Albergueria. The Rincon del Peregrino has been collecting scallop shells signed by pilgrims since it opened in 2004, and by now the walls and ceiling are covered with thousands of them. Leave your name on one and it becomes part of the bar's history. Pilgrims have been known to return years later just to find their shell still hanging.
The bar also serves as a private albergue with a handful of beds. It sits at about 900 m altitude, at the top of the climb from Laza, and the feeling of arrival -- a cold drink, a warm welcome, your name on the wall -- is one of the defining moments of the Camino Sanabres.
Beyond the shell bar, Albergueria is a tiny mountain hamlet with no other services. But you don't need anything else.
Rural walking, on the road and off again in several places, with a descent into Vilar de Barrio.
16. September 2026 - 8:58
Roberto kindly opened the bar and made me coffee as I walked by very early in the morning Tim - Banff
9. May 2024 - 17:00
Not sure about the previous comment that the place I unkempt…
Roberto is the most hospitable and warm host, taking over when the previous owner retired 5 years ago.
The place is beautifully kept, rustic, comfy with warm blankets and clean bathrooms. If you need a place to recover for more than a day, stay here!
6. June 2023 - 11:02
We decided on a casa after looking at the condition of the albergue, it smelled like mildew. Per friend's who did stay: they spent 2 hours cleaning the bathroom and showers and aired out the place. The roof leaked during the night rain. Apparently, there is a newer owner and the place is lacking maintenance. The bar wasn't much cleaner.
29. April 2022 - 16:30
Albergue is open and really special. Great place to stay.
9. March 2020 - 10:05
The cafe is open as of 9th march 2020
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.
