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Get the appCastro Dozón is where the two route variants from Cea -- via Oseira and via Piñor -- reunite. It's a small town straddling the N-525 with basic services. The name suggests a pre-Roman hilltop settlement (castro), though not much remains to be seen.
The town marks a transition point on the route. Behind you are the valleys of Cea and Oseira; ahead, the camino enters the rolling interior of Galicia with its characteristic patchwork of eucalyptus forest, pine groves, and stone hamlets. The ups and downs never really stop from here to Santiago, but they never reach any serious altitude either.
From Castro Dozón the camino resumes its on-again-off-again dance with the N-525. It does so for about 4.5 km before veering left off the N-525 and descending through the hamlets of Puxallos (1.5 km) and Pontenoufe (2.3 km). From there it climbs back up to the motorway, passing A Xesta (1.6 km) along the way to Estación de Lalín.
18. September 2026 - 10:40
There’s a cafe bar called Parrillada Alonso a few Km past Castro-Dozon
25. June 2026 - 15:34
Top verblijf twee persoonskamer met eigen badkamer.
Aan de overkant café fraga voor een biertje.
11. May 2025 - 21:13
This was absolutely a fine place to stay. We had a private room with our own bathroom and were able to cook our own meal in the kitchen. There is a washing machine and dryer.
28. July 2024 - 15:45
La peor opinion possible. Le alquilé una habitación doble y después era una habitación compartida de 4 . Tuvimos que desplazarnos a otro local . Ojo.
1. May 2024 - 21:02
Bar Canton is also open in town…..just a little further north from Cafe Fraga. Did not go in but was open.
1. May 2024 - 11:47
There IS a Bar-Cafe open now. Named Cafe Fraga.
3. September 2023 - 19:15
I’m staying in Cea two nights since Castro Dozon does not currently have an albergue (under construction). I walked to Dozon anyway today and made it just in time for a beer from the only bar that was open. This aldea is verrrry small. Luckily the alojamiento in Cea offers taxi service so they picked me up and brought me back. Tomorrow they’ll drop me where I left off so I can walk to Lalin.
20. June 2023 - 20:10
I am in Cea today and was told by multiple people in the town that the albergue in Dozón is no longer open. From what I know, there is no word around when it will reopen. Plan accordingly and Buen Camino!
14. April 2023 - 21:17
I emailed with the Albergue today and they said that they are undergoing repairs and are not accepting reservations at this time.
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.
