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 appBorrenes is a quiet village with a fountain in the main square. It has a pharmacy and a small shop of the typical "lights off but we carry everything" variety (closed Sundays). Bar Casa Marisol does full meals and has wifi, but doesn't open until 12:30.
The Iglesia de San Vicente has a wooden virgin from the 12th century. The church's parish records show that a pilgrim hospital once operated here — 18th-century documents record poor pilgrims dying and being buried in the hospital cemetery, including a pilgrim from France and a German pilgrim.
Continue out of town — resist the temptation to take a small fitness trail on the left. Stay on the road and walk around the bend. A dirt track appears up and to your left; after a short climb, it descends again.
The first road takes you to Carucedo (off-camino). To continue on the camino, go straight and turn left on the next road toward Las Médulas. A short distance along, the camino diverts off the road into chestnut groves. You'll rejoin the road just outside Las Médulas.
17. May 2026 - 18:31
It is 26k from Cacabelos!! It should not be displayed on the list of localities as it is completely misleading!!!
15. November 2025 - 20:19
The app shows an alternative route, and you can find accommodation at La Chana on booking, which does evening meal and breakfast. From there, it's a 2 hour steady climb to the Mirador de Orellan and spectacular views of the Roman mines.A UNESCO world heritage site.
The trail then takes you past the mines into Las Medulas. Adds about 5km but worth it. With the normal trail you miss it all.
GPS on app required as signs on route not great
27. September 2025 - 20:31
There is still no shop, no bar there. Buy everything in Ponferrada. Coviran is open also on Sunday!
28. April 2025 - 17:12
There is no tienda or bar in Borrenes. You really need to get food and water in Ponferrada. April -28-2025
28. April 2025 - 17:05
28- April- 25.
There is absolutely no food to be had at Borrenes. We asked a local Senora who told us there was no bar or tienda.
19. April 2025 - 16:40
Very kind owner, clean rooms, warm showers, good kitchen. Breakfast is self service. Bring some food from Ponferrada to cook it here, the shop in the town is closed.
16. September 2024 - 18:41
This town has not much to offer.
When you enter the town there is fresh water!
The hotel owner was so nice to give us a credential stamp.
RSR
27. April 2024 - 18:36
69 € double booked on booking. Com
Lovely hostess very kind
Very comfy with heating in the evening
Nice bathroom
We arranged a simple dinner of eggs/ grilled meat chips bread and salad for 6 pm!
Breakfast 6€ each left out the night before with bread you could toast sweet spreads packet croissants and coffee and milk ( heated in microwave)
No place to hang washing and the only time on any Camino I have had use boot laces to make a clothes line !!!!!! They were doing some digging down one of the garden so perhaps a clothes line is on the way
14. April 2024 - 7:36
April 13 2024.. the restaurant Casa Marisal indicated on Wise pilgrim is closed (for sale).
29. March 2024 - 17:25
Single room for 50€, super clean and comfortable. The hosts are extremly kind & home cooked meal in traditionally looking (rural house) restaurant is just delicious. So is the Bierzo wine.
I can just recommend!
13. July 2023 - 18:45
During August, Casa Rural Cornatel Medulas requires a two night reservation.
17. May 2023 - 7:39
This hotel is fantastic. Great food. Super nice staff. Great place to relax and enjoy the scenery. Worth a stay for sure.
29. August 2021 - 18:35
It seems the shop is closed indefinitely. I asked if it was forever and they wouldn’t know. But there is no shop anymore here. At Las Medulas there is a touristshop that also sells drinks and bread.
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.
