When we passed it in September 2024 it was closed. In my book I found this nummer 948360310 Casa Rural el Arriero. Tiebas is a municipal Albuergue and ok. May be that you have to call to get the pin to come in.
It’s fun to watch these numbers. 2800 for approximately 10 months works out to 280 a month, so it’s not surprising that we continue to walk alone more or less. This year was my first Invierno in which I actually encountered other pilgrims...
I walked the Invierno last September, and other than the first night out of Ponferrada when there were eight of us at the albergue, I only remember seeing two other walker and two bicyclists the rest of the way until we ended in Monforte.
I walked last month and saw only 4 others until Rodeiro, where there was an influx of about 6 or so who were using a pack transport service. Still a fairly solitary experience though.
According to an article in Exprexo.Info, referenced on the Facebook page for the Invierno, the number of pilgrims on the route has increased by 42% compared to the same time in 2023, a total of 2,767 at the time of publication. I walked it in...
We were there in early April, the hospitalera told us that if there were Pilgrims at the albergue, the bar was USUALLY open. It was open for us and had a reasonable number of locals as well.
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