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Get the appRionegro sits at the junction where the camino crosses the N-525, and it's been a crossing point for centuries. The medieval bridge over the Rio Negro gives the town its name. There's a bar and basic services. The Santuario de Nuestra Senora de la Carballeda, built in the 12th century, was the headquarters of the Cofradia de los Falifos, one of the oldest confraternities in Spain, dedicated to protecting pilgrims and travellers on this route.
This is a good spot to refuel before the stretch to Mombuey.
The Santuario de Nuestra Senora de la Carballeda was the seat of the Cofradia de los Falifos, a confraternity founded in the 12th century to protect pilgrims and travellers on the road through Sanabria. The cofradia maintained hospices and bridges along the route -- the bridge at Rionegro being one of them. The name 'Falifos' may derive from an old term for travellers or wanderers.
The camino leaves Rionegro on the north side of the N-525 and soon crosses over the A-52 to follow a rural track until reaching the gas station and restaurant at the start of Mombuey.
25. April 2026 - 6:29
Probably the best Menu del Dia on the VdlP. Four courses - all excellent. Located across the road from the Albergue. I’m
5. May 2025 - 17:18
Like others, I highly recommend this restaurant! As there are multiple servings and an abundance of food and drink, it may be wise to do lunch instead of dinner so as not to be stuffed at bedtime. Dinner is not until after 1900. Menu of the day three courses and dessert. Bread, wine, coffee, serve-yourself chupitos at the table. 15 EUR. What more could a pilgrim ask for? And 2 minutes from the albergue. You shouldn't miss this treat. Bob Rawls 4 May 25
3. August 2023 - 16:39
The day I arrived was Wednesday. The restaurant couple across the street told me if the door was open. Then he drove away. The restaurant is closed on Wednesday The restaurant across the street is closed and the bakery is also closed. I solved my hunger all day with my emergency ramen. The accommodation was spacious and clean, and the kitchen had a microwave oven and a stove. But at 9 p.m., they sell beer at the same building corner. There are only peanuts, olives, and so on. But it was the best for thirst
1. June 2023 - 20:47
Lovely clean and spacious albergue. Room for the bikes in a locked outdoor area. The day we arrived the person running it said to let ourselves in. She came in the evening to collect the money. Coffee and milk provided. Two large rooms with bunks in each. Two shower blocks. Kitchen and laundry facilities. Ten euro. No shop in town and the bar is closed for renovations. There was a great bakery that also had some basic supplies.
30. May 2022 - 16:54
I had dinner in the restaurant Me Gusta Comer across from the Albergue . The food was outstanding and not expensive, I highly recommend it.
10. August 2019 - 21:50
Very nice welcome and definitely the most superb peregrino menu since Sevilla. Very much worth calculating your trip to overnight in Rionegro.
The albergue is great as well . great stop on the way
24. July 2019 - 19:30
The owner of the bar is a very unfriendly man. Don’t expect any service or a smile. The only thing they served were sandwiches which were really expensive (the other restaurant was closed unfortunately)
24. June 2019 - 12:55
Just sitting down to a fabulous meal in "Me Gusta Comer" in Rio Negro del Puente. What a treat ! The chef showed me the wine bottle even before pouring it.
Galician music playing in the background.
Perfect treat on a miserable wet day.
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.
