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The ground behind you: what the walk into Fontanillas de Castro crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Fontanillas de Castro
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riego del Camino | 3.4 | ✓ Yes | — No | |
| Granja de Moreruela to Astorga | 10.0 | ✓ Yes | — No | The walk from Fontanillas de Castro to Granja de Moreruela to Astorga |
| Barcial de Barco | 26.8 | ✓ Yes | — No | The walk from Fontanillas de Castro to Barcial de Barco |
A hamlet between Montamarta and Granja de Moreruela. No services. Nearby are the ruins of the Castillo de Castrotorafe, a former stronghold of the Order of Santiago — a signed detour off the camino.
25. May 2026 - 6:19
Make sure you stay at this albergue.wonderful hosts, includes dinner and breakfast. Great facilities. It’s a donortivo opens 14h
13. May 2026 - 11:33
There is a cafeteria with vending machine, microwave & toilet at Calle Barca 21
13. November 2024 - 17:17
It was such a warm welcome by Angela and Paco.
DON‘t WALK BY. You will regret it.
Angela is very good in cooking but also in handling her translation App. 5 Star Albergue.
23. October 2024 - 8:07
Easily the best stay on the entire walk.
Lovely Albergue.
Exceptional warmth and hospitality.
Amazing meal.
Paco and Angela are angels!
This place is the best!
26. May 2024 - 17:02
We arrived on May 25, 2024, and we were the only ones here. The hospilario couple were fantastic and prepared gourmet meal for us. They were so kind. The albergue was spotless and there was a pleasant courtyard to relax in while our laundry dried. Very recommended. Paul, Winnipeg, Canada
9. April 2023 - 18:26
I arrived at 7:00 pm on Holy Thursday. The kind hospitaleros gave me a cool drink and had my wash done and hanging before dinner. The fifteen people at Mass represented about a third of the population of the village. Spotlessly clean albergue, very accommodating hospitaleros, and a nice walk onward in the morning. An excellent choice for a stop between Zamora and Tabará.
25. April 2022 - 16:00
As of April 2022, this albergue is finally a nice real albergue run by the amazing Angela and Pako. So heartwarming welcome. I was so exhausted when I arrived - no questions asked they provided me with juice and water until I felt better. Clean facilities; great rich cummunity dinner; small breakfast; you can wash clothes and the construction of the bunks gives you some privacy, and they have a shelf and plugin each. Also fresh sheets and blankets. Mind though the number provided here is incorrect, it is 676 151 949 as in Gronze. They dont accept reservations though, as they follow the traditional style. Highly recommended, great place.
17. April 2022 - 15:23
Lovely place, run by a Spanish couple who are very welcoming and a font of knowledge on all caminos. Great, firm mattresses. Home style communal dinner and breakfast. Heart warming.
8. May 2019 - 18:23
Stayed here about 10 days after the new albergue opened. It is a lovely building and the hospitalero is great. Shared dinner which was tasty. However the albergue was already very dirty and untidy - probably the dirtiest hostel I stayed at on the whole camino. Dog hair everywhere, a greasy kitchen, rubbish everywhere and the bathroom needed a good clean. The mattresses/beds still needed unpacking. The sheets had not been changed and there were no pillow cases. I don’t wish to stereotype but this probably comes with a young guy looking after the albergue. I just hope it doesn’t get any worse.
30. April 2019 - 6:18
The New albergue has opened april 2019. It is a very nice place with a young and very friendly and helpful hospetalero, who serves two meals. Still donativo.
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.