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The ground behind you: what the walk into Monasterio de Zenarruza crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Monasterio de Zenarruza
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munitibar | 4.0 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Olabe | 10.2 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Monasterio de Zenarruza to Olabe |
| Gernika | 17.9 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Monasterio de Zenarruza to Gernika |
| Alto de Morga | 25.2 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Monasterio de Zenarruza to Alto de Morga |
| Larrabetzu | 34.8 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
The Monasterio de Zenarruza is a Collegiate church and former Augustinian monastery set in a quiet valley between Bolibar and Munitibar. The cloister and church date primarily to the 14th and 15th centuries, though the foundation is older. The monastery has been restored and operates a pilgrim albergue — one of the more peaceful places to spend a night on the Norte.
The west gate of the monastery carries a carved relief of an eagle clutching a skull in its talons — an unusual motif that illustrates the foundation legend.
According to tradition, on the feast of the Assumption in 968, residents of nearby Munitibar were celebrating mass when an eagle flew into an open tomb and seized a skull. They tracked the bird to this spot, where it released its prize. Recognizing a divine sign, they built a church, which grew into a town and eventually the monastery. The 14th-century collegiate church preserves this origin story in stone on its west gate.
Beyond the monastery the camino turns right and into the forest again.
15. June 2026 - 17:46
The monks are helpful and the atmosphere is really friendly and feels like a community.
The facilities though are really basic and old. Not so comfortable.
The dinner is based on a big plate of pasta and breakfast is basic but ok.
9. September 2025 - 8:26
Great stay and beautiful hostel
6. September 2025 - 11:03
Well,it is a Spiritual place,accomodation and food basic,but for donativo ok,
Slept well
Recommend it,
Peter
15. May 2025 - 19:14
This was a nice stay. Friendly people a shop where people can buy souvenirs, drinks and impermeables.
The dinner was simple but good.
26. May 2024 - 13:56
we had a great experience- nothing creepy! great food, great home brew and a wonderful welcoming from the monks who were so kind and gave us first aid and scallop shells. if you stay for longer in the morning they will also give you a monks blessing! buen camino!
1. May 2024 - 19:41
they have only 21 bed. if they a full.as option suggest private room(2beds) and 40 eu for eatch person
1. May 2024 - 19:36
after long, rainy day - we came here. sadly - there pnly 21 bed and there no plase for 2 more persons (as one comment says ,that they find a place for everyone)
as a option - they suggest private room(2beds) for 40eu eatch person.
25. August 2023 - 14:20
They will find a place to sleep for everyone who comes. You can also camp in the gardens. Really nice dinner of pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables and baguette with jam for breakfast. The place is beautiful and calm and perfect to relax if you need a little break.
1. August 2023 - 16:55
Great albergue at the monastery with great hospitality, we felt so welcome! Be there in time to make sure you get a bed. We ate dinner together and got a pilgrim blessing from the monks. They also had local produced beer for sale. Good washing and drying clothes possibilities. Donativo based.
1. July 2023 - 20:57
Great albergue, highly recommend. Am a solo female and had no encounters with a touchy monk, seems the problem may have been resolved.
28. March 2023 - 9:14
I stayed there last night. Asked about Ramon. He is a 82 year old monk with dementia.
21. March 2023 - 0:07
Saw reviews here, tried to stay together but one girl was alone arriving and met old man asking for a hug. His name is Ramon, white man in 70s. Sent info and pic to tourist office in Deba, hoping they can resolve. Still a special place to stay - dinner was great, by donation. Bathrooms are accessed from outside.
19. March 2023 - 16:09
Wonderful place to stay. The monks are helpful. You get an insight in the rhythm of monastic life. Clean and good communal meal.
18. March 2023 - 23:19
The monks are simply charming. We arrived in a downpour and they took the time to show us around.
Vespers at 7.30
Dinner served in our accommodation at 8pm
Benediction and pilgrim blessing at 9pm
The food was good and wholesome, washed down with wine bought from the monastery shop.
The whole experience was up lifting and more than I could hope for.
12. August 2022 - 9:14
Didn't stay there because of the comments with the old man, and a peregrina told me the day after that the same happened to her.
Apart from that, it looks lovely and some people said they had a wonderful communal dinner and there was a mass for peregrinos as well.
Probably around 30-40 people stayed there.
25. May 2022 - 6:37
Also had similar encounter with the old man who appeared to me to be a monk covered with black anorak. Quite disconcerting. I'm 71!
11. May 2022 - 13:33
I got here early because of an injury hoping to stay the night and had a very unsettling experience with an older man on the property. I thought he lived/worked there but now I’m not sure he did. After greeting each other he kept telling me to hug him and would not let go of my arms. It looked like a lovely place but I was definitely not staying there alone after that. Bummer to have experiences like that on the Camino.
31. March 2022 - 16:47
We missed this pace and stayed in Markina instead but honestly its so picturesque we would probably have chosen to stay here instead. Seems like it was open as other pilgrims we met stayed here.
31. March 2022 - 16:47
We missed this pace and stayed in Markina instead but honestly its so picturesque we would probably have chosen to stay here instead. Seems like it was open as other pilgrims we met stayed here.
14. September 2019 - 19:00
21 beds total
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.