Scenic view of San Nicolás del Real Camino on the Camino Francés

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Getting here

The ground behind you: what the walk into San Nicolás del Real Camino crosses, and where it could have been broken.

Tomorrow from San Nicolás del Real Camino

Towns with beds within a day's walk of San Nicolás del Real Camino

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.

Townkm from hereSharedPrivateThe walk
Sahagún7.6✓ Yes✓ Yes
Calzada de Coto12.5✓ Yes— NoThe walk from San Nicolás del Real Camino to Calzada de Coto
Bercianos del Real Camino17.7✓ Yes✓ YesThe walk from San Nicolás del Real Camino to Bercianos del Real Camino
Calzadilla de los Hermanillos21.0✓ Yes✓ YesThe walk from San Nicolás del Real Camino to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
El Burgo Ranero25.2✓ Yes✓ YesThe walk from San Nicolás del Real Camino to El Burgo Ranero

Services

A tiny hamlet with a single bar and an albergue. The name — 'of the Royal Road' — is a reminder that this was once part of the main route across Castile. The village marks the approach to the provincial boundary with León.

The Camino:

From here the camino approaches the provincial border with León. The bridge over the Río Valderaduey marks the crossing — unceremonious but symbolically significant.

Accommodation in San Nicolás del Real Camino

Private

Questions about San Nicolás del Real Camino

How far is San Nicolás del Real Camino from Moratinos?
San Nicolás del Real Camino is 2.6 km on from Moratinos, the previous town with beds. The next one, Sahagún, is 7.6 km further.
Where can I sleep in San Nicolás del Real Camino?
San Nicolás del Real Camino has one place to stay: 1 private.
Is there a municipal albergue in San Nicolás del Real Camino?
No. The 1 places to stay in San Nicolás del Real Camino are private: 1 private.
Where can I walk to tomorrow from San Nicolás del Real Camino?
Within a normal day's walk, 15 to 32 km, the towns with beds are Bercianos del Real Camino (17.7 km), Calzadilla de los Hermanillos (21 km), El Burgo Ranero (25.2 km).

... comments from pilgrims using the Wise Pilgrim app

14. July 2026 - 7:03

A Different Breakfast

At the bar of the guesthouse next to the church you can also find yogurt with muesli and fresh fruit
Reasonable prices.

30. June 2026 - 22:20

Quiet pueblo with beautiful albergue

This is a small gem in the middle of the Camino.
Silence, cool weather during night, and wonderful view over miles and miles of fields
This is the Camino

5. June 2026 - 8:21

casa Barrunta - excellent stop for breakfast in San Nicolas

Highly recommended to stop here for breakfast!

26. September 2025 - 7:49

Absolut fantastic

Daniella and her husband goes out of their way to make every pilgrim feel welcome. Everything here is good. We highly recommend this place. 😃

5. September 2025 - 12:00

Coffee from the albergue café

Possibly the best coffee in Spain!

(I told them that. They said 'it's because we're Italian'.)

21. August 2025 - 22:32

A tiny, very quiet village.

Here is one of the most beautiful hostels on the entire French Way.
Very kind pilgrim hospitallers.

9. August 2025 - 21:38

Go sit on the grass

We had a breakfast here, were we got a discussion with the owner, he is getting nasty, when you are going to sit on the grass.
We got really mad.

So, do me a favor, go sit, with a couple of chairs, on the grass.

Thanks.

17. June 2025 - 10:20

Read the comments sooner

I wish I’d read the comments better before passing through San Nicolás. It’s tire, the green dots on the app don’t match the path. If it hadn’t been for a couple of pilgrims yelling because I’d passed the mostly-hidden yellow arrow without turning, I would’ve continued on my merry way. I think it would’ve been okay - I saw bikers on the path from a distance much later. But I’m glad I followed the pilgrims and arrows in this case.

9. June 2025 - 7:50

Wonderful Stay

Thank you Daniela for an easy check-in and welcoming stay. The Albergue is clean, comfortable, homey and the people are very welcoming ... delicious food and always willing to serve pilgrims. Well worth the stay and very near to Sahagun.

3. May 2025 - 7:43

Amazing 🙌

Beautiful Albergue , with amazing Italian food for a nice change. Italian owner / cook 🧑‍🍳
Clean and comfortable, nice bar and restaurant along with outdoor grass yard

20. April 2025 - 20:24

Albergue Laganares food, 2nd bar

We stopped for lunch as we were oassing through. The host was welcoming and food excellent. He offered to wrap some for us to take away as it was too much to eat. The food was made fresh when we ordered it and was worth the wait.

15. April 2024 - 7:55

Place with a heart for pelgrims

After walking for 10 days and the heat of the last couple of days I could do with a bit of a break and decided to stop in a smaller village. Finding this albergue was a gift. Nice, clean, quiet, tasty food… and the lady even gave me a room all to myself. I can only recommend this place ! Thank you!

13. July 2023 - 10:59

Amazing second bar!

I have a lot of food allergies so finding food on the Camino is really difficult. Not only was the staff so kind and understanding of my issues but they made sure that all of my allergies were taken care of. I had the best salad of the Camino and made with so much love! They even had almond milk and made me the best an almond milk latte ever!

20. June 2023 - 14:56

Casa Barrunta

Super food, super service! I recommend! 👍🏻

17. June 2023 - 14:35

AMAZING food

Eat here!!!!!
I ate the falafel and it was divine. 💛

8. June 2023 - 11:36

Good vibes for lunch

Nice place with great food.

4. June 2023 - 9:35

Yellow arrows and the app differ

From San Nicolás to Sahagún, the green dots on the app don’t match the current official trail marked by yellow arrows. The yellow arrows follow the road and might be shorter. The track has been planted with trees every few meters, so there is some shadow. It would be good to feature both in the app, but when in doubt I follow the arrows.

12. May 2023 - 17:01

Fantastic food and service

Stopped at the 2nd bar because we saw the signs on the Camino. So glad we did. The bocodillo was so fresh and tasty, so large I couldn't eat it all and the owner kindly offered tin foil to wrap the remainder. Highly recommend.

9. May 2023 - 8:48

FIRST bar! (Casa Barrunta)

The first bar - on the right coming into town - gave us the best breakfast we’ve had on the Camino. The tortilla was cheesy and hot, and accompanied by a sliced heirloom tomato dashed with olive oil and salt. The café con leche was made with pride. And the zumo was fresh squeezed and delicious.

24. September 2022 - 8:34

2nd Bar

We went here after seeing the fun signs and it was delicious!! There was a deal for big coffee, fresh Juice, and toast with tomato and cheese for 5.50. Highly recommend for the charming setting and tasty food.

Programa MOVES IIIMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico — IDAEXunta de GaliciaInstituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA)Financiado por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEUPlan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia

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.

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