I remember encountering a monk on the CF one year in one of the albergues. He was walking the Camino and had a backpack(more of a knapsack really) that probably held a bar of soap and a change of underwear at most. (how humbled were we with our...
Thank you for all the replies, very interesting. I think it would be nice to do a walk/journey/camino over a couple of months staying at a series of "active" monasteries for a few nights.
Something I did not get to understand at Samos, was...
I have stayed a few times in the village of Santa Domingo de Silos and attended church services in the monastery. These monks like to sing all the psalms. There is a bus from Burgos at 5.30 each evening and a bus returns to Burgos at 8 a.m. It...
In 2021 just after the pandemic restrictions were lifted, I was able to spend 3 nights in the Monastery at Oseira on the Sanabres. An incredible experience. All the guests were welcome to participate in the choir with the monks for the Hours...
I would underline what others have suggested about Sobrado. You could also take a bus trip of an hour out of Burgos to the monastery at Silos, which appears to have accommodation for retreatants or multi-day stays. I understand that the...
The Benedictine monks in Rabanal del offer pilgrims the possibility to stay several days for a retreat during/after their Camino: https://monteirago.org/en/hospitalidad/acogida-monastica-de-huespedes/
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The monastery at Sobrado dos Monxes is my recommendation. It is located on both the Camino de Norte and the Variante Verde of the Camino Primitivo. The monastery is an active religious community. Bonus: It brews its own beer. The brothers offer...
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