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The ground behind you: what the walk into Empalme crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Empalme
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Irene | 1.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| A Rúa | 2.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| O Pedrouzo | 4.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Amenal | 7.0 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| San Paio - San Payo | 11.0 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to San Paio - San Payo |
| Lavacolla | 13.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to Lavacolla |
| Vilamaior | 14.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to Vilamaior |
| San Marcos | 18.1 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to San Marcos |
| Monte del Gozo | 18.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to Monte del Gozo |
| Barrio San Lázaro | 20.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to Barrio San Lázaro |
| Santiago de Compostela | 23.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Empalme to Santiago de Compostela |
Several roadside bars serving truckers and pilgrims alike. Dangerous intersection at the road crossing — the crosswalk is unmarked and arrows on the far side are often hidden by parked cars.
CAUTION crossing the road, dangerous intersection.
The camino crosses the main road at the highest point in the road, there is no marked crosswalk and the arrows on the other side of the road are often obscured by parked cars. You may see pilgrims continuing along the road but are advised against following them as the camino returns to the trail when you turn off the road.Half way down the hill it splits and arrows indicate that you should either turn left to go under the road or continue straight. Unless you have reason to visit Santa Irene you can keep on straight and avoid the hassle of crossing back over the road. If you continue straight you will arrive at the important part of Santa Irene (the part with the bar).
7. June 2025 - 15:05
Great place to stop for a meal or whatever you're needing! I had the homemade lentils! Superb! Echoing earlier comment- locals dine here too- so you know it's good! Very friendly staff! Great service!
29. October 2024 - 12:17
At Marela cantina. Seriously the best!
23. August 2024 - 18:51
It's now €14 per bed. The washing machine still works although bit damaged. Only limited showers and toilet for all rooms.
2. November 2023 - 7:51
We were planning on walking to O Pedrouza but the rain & wind was so relentless, we decided to stay here. And we’re glad we did.
The host is a delightful guy, who also runs the restaurant. Our room was clean & functional. Showers were great.
If you can afford it, get the dry aged T Bone steak with a salad. You won’t regret it.
And he opens at 7.30 for a coffee hit before you make the final push to Santiago
14. September 2023 - 21:16
Due to my wife’s sickness we stopped here for the night. We arrived at around 1 pm which is just bad timing because the restaurant is super busy and the host is also the restaurant person. So if you can help it don’t check in during lunch time. Luckily they put us in a room first and does the paper later. We got a room with three beds with blankets only. Very clean and has charging outlets beside your beds. Outside our room there is a unisex toilet with bath, a men’s and women’s toilet with one toilet and two shower stalls.There is a coin operated washer and dryer. There is drying racks if you don’t want to use the dryer. The restaurant has good variety of food and they open until 10 pm. Good place to stop if you are tired and needed a place to rest.
23. September 2022 - 16:03
Very clean and organized. Great food in the restaurant. A bit noisy at night until the bar shuts down but other than that a good place to stay before last big push to SdeC.
30. April 2022 - 19:52
Stayed here and had a fabulous steak dinner. There are 3 showers and only 3guests tonight!? We found it a great surprise. This stop gets overlooked. The bar and kitchen staff were awesome. Great laundry room and very clean.
31. March 2022 - 10:37
It's a great place to rest. There's a bathroom and a nice bartender. Definitely stop here. Lots of locals too so it's not just a pilgrim place.
21. August 2021 - 5:26
Eat here for one of the best menus ever, reasonably priced, but don’t stay. One bathroom for over twenty beds. If someone is in the only shower you can’t go to the only toilet. Hard to see how this received planning permission!
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.
