Bus to/from Oseira Monastery? (Sanabres)

[mikebet]

Usually reliable Rome2Rio website doesn't show a bus route which runs close to the Oseira monastery, but Google maps shows a bus icon there. Does anyone know whether there is or is not bus service to the monastery, and -- if so -- route and schedule? Thanks.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

A week ago I walked from Cea to the Oseira monastery for an overnight at the lovely newish albergue next door. I spent the afternoon and early evening walking around the premises, having a glass of wine at a bar outdoors in the afternoon sun, and eating dinner later. I saw no sign of any bus coming or going from the monastery's parking lot, or anywhere else, but it is just my observation.

 

[J Willhaus]

If you touch the bus icon it will show the route and times and number. Looks like it runs from Ourense to Confurco with a stop in Cee and at the Osiera Monestary.

 

[Robo]

A week ago I walked from Cea to the Oseira monastery for an overnight at the lovely newish albergue next door. I spent the afternoon and early evening walking around the premises, having a glass of wine at a bar outdoors in the afternoon sun, and eating dinner later. I saw no sign of any bus coming or going from the monastery's parking lot, or anywhere else, but it is just my observation.

I'm researching our route for next year and thought this might be a nice place to stay.
But the website doesn't say much about the Albergue. In fact nothing that I could see.
There are some comments on Gronze about no utensils in the kitchen.
Some nice pics.
Is there anywhere to have a meal or should we bring a picnic?

 

[Kiwi-family]

I’m hesitant to comment because I was there in 2016 so things could have changed (indeed they have - the new albergue had not yet been opened) There was a restaurant run by an older lady. When I asked if we could have a salad she walked down the road to their garden to her garden to pick lettuce and tomatoes for us!!
We had carried a loaf of the famous bread from Cee but it was being sold in Oseira too!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I'm researching our route for next year and thought this might be a nice place to stay.
But the website doesn't say much about the Albergue. In fact nothing that I could see.
There are some comments on Gronze about no utensils in the kitchen.
Some nice pics.
Is there anywhere to have a meal or should we bring a picnic?

The albergue in Oseira is definitely a nice place to stay, but the beautiful large kitchen seemed to have no cooking supplies.
We arrived at the monastery in early afternoon in late April 2024, and you pass by the only bar/restaurant right before you enter the complex, but we'd eaten our picnic lunch earlier, so only ordered a glass of wine and enjoyed it in the sun at a table outside along the wall. There are only three or four tables inside, so we made a dinner reservation when the owner/chef serves at 8:00pm. It was our most expensive meal on the Sanabres and it was excellent. The temp dropped too much in the evening in late April to eat outdoors, so we felt lucky to have made that reservation indoors as there are no other options if you don't bring your own food.

We walked past the bar in the morning on our way out and it was closed, so not sure if the owner serves breakfast.
You can read about it here.
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[Paul-CH]

Is there anywhere to have a meal or should we bring a picnic?

Hi Bob, I did walk the Sanabres after we did meet on VP. I did have a good night there in the Albergue del Monasterio de Oseira and a delicious meal at the nearby small, has only a few tables, "A CASIÑA D´AVOA2 which I can recommend. The breakfast in the morning sold at the monastery isn't a good value, but better then nothing before the hike.

 

[J Willhaus]

The Xunta Albergues usually have great kitchens, but no cookware or dishes. Presumably, you are encouraged to eat in town on the economy. Last year I had a small pan which my group carried to cook hard boiled eggs and make hot water for instant soup, coffee, etc.

 

[peregrina2000]

There are only three or four tables inside, so we made a dinner reservation when the owner/chef serves at 8:00pm. It was our most expensive meal on the Sanabres and it was excellent

Wow, that was certainly not there when I stayed there. We felt lucky to get a bocadillo inside a bar with a very grumpy guy who ignored us as much as he could. This new place looks great.

I slept at the old monastery in the dampest, dankest room I have ever slept in. The trade-off is that now you have a new more liveable space, but no opportunity to sleep inside the walls of the monastery!

If you go, I’d recommend a short walk up the little hill behind the monastery for a lovely view back down to the site.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Presumably, you are encouraged to eat in town on the economy.

I didn't notice any "town" of Oseira, only the monastery walking in from Cea, and on the way out noticed nothing and nowhere to get a coffee...glad I'm not addicted. Possibly April was too early for more things to be open.

Wow, that was certainly not there when I stayed there. We felt lucky to get a bocadillo inside a bar with a very grumpy guy who ignored us as much as he could. This new place looks great.

I slept at the old monastery in the dampest, dankest room I have ever slept in. The trade-off is that now you have a new more liveable space, but no opportunity to sleep inside the walls of the monastery!

If you go, I’d recommend a short walk up the little hill behind the monastery for a lovely view back down to the site.

We walked up that hill as a very short detour when leaving the next morning. I remember you mentioning that you stayed overnight in the monastery. We did the next best thing; an afternoon tour of the interior and cloisters, and Vespers with the Monks at 7:00pm. We barely made it to our dinner reservation at 8:00!

 

[Paul-CH]

I'm researching our route for next year

Even when it's expensive to eat there, you have enough time to save money for an exquisite dinner and some wine.

 

[Robo]

Even when it's expensive to eat there, you have enough time to save money for an exquisite dinner and some wine.

That's the plan this time Paul.
Save money on accommodation, and spend it on nice food

 

[peregrina2000]

Thanks to @andycohn, I’m now able to get photos from my pre-iphone photo caminos to the forum, so I’m like a kid in a candy shop and will post in here two Oseira shots - the old albergue, and the view of the monastery from the little hill. The one thing I can’t figure out is how to put it in thumbnail size with this method of inserting photos, so please excuse the size.

As others have mentioned, don’t miss the tour - we took it and later realized that because we were inside the monastery, we had free rein of the entire place. I was glad to be with someone else, because I remember I almost got lost going from the albergue to the bathroom/shower.