Grañón

Grañón ©Panoramio Carlos Sieiro del Nido

In Grañón walkers will find no provisioning problems. Two albergues, and some establishments in the area, meet the demands for lunch and dinner and accommodation. The two albergues also allow pilgrims relive the warm hospitality of yesteryear. In the parish - located next to the church of San Juan Bautista- strangely, hikers cannot have the credential stamped. The volunteers who attend here explain that in this place the real seal is the treatment and kindness, which welcomes the walkers, who say goodbye with a hug, but not with a stamp.

The private Casa de las Sonrisas (House of Smiles) is, however, one of the few private hostels still financed through donations. The attendee, from Santander Ernesto Diaz is only 37 years old but is hospitable, an expert and veteran pilgrim. After completing the Camino 12 times and volunteering in other hostels, he decided, in July 2012 to open his own refuge, where breakfast and dinner are communal and where, to the surprise of many, the walls of the upstairs rooms invite visitors to paint on them. Many pilgrims leave their mark on them, in the form of memories and written, in different languages ​​is the bouncy theme "Buen Camino" (good journey). View all hostels See the rest of accommodation