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Thank you very much. Do any of them happen to have shower facilities? If not we will just have to make do. Pity the passengers near us.There is a public bathroom as you face the cathedral behind you to the right down the steps and against the wall there. There are two or three restaurants with tables along that area so look along the wall for the doors.
I think that if you want a shower you may have to book a room somewhere, even though you will only use it for a couple of hours.Thank you very much. Do any of them happen to have shower facilities? If not we will just have to make do. Pity the passengers near us.
I shall try that optionWith my credentials, I ask to rest at municipal albergue.
Another great suggestion. Thank you.I found two entries on Gronze forum (left by two different Spanish pilgrims) saying that they were able to take a shower at Albergue Azabache for a small fee. This would be very close to the Cathedral.
Albergue Azabache · Rúa da AcibecherÃa, 15, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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Pilgrim House does NOT have showers available. The place up the street that used to have showers for rent, is now Casa Ivar - Ivar's office. There are no showers there either.I think if you explained your situation at Pilgrim House they would let you have a shower. They accept donations.
If you can wait until you get to the airport (if you are checking bags, maybe bring your "cleaner" change of clothes in a carry on), you can buy a day pass to the airport lounge, which will get you showers, food, comfortable seating, etc.Due to our forced rescheduling our planned stopover in SdC can no longer take place. We need to fly out on the same day we arrive. Are there any facilities in SdC for a pilgrim to cleanup, change clothes before heading the anirport?
Unfortunately, your link doesn't list showers as an amenity, and the Sleeping in Airports website says that there are no showers at Santiago airport.If you can wait until you get to the airport (if you are checking bags, maybe bring your "cleaner" change of clothes in a carry on), you can buy a day pass to the airport lounge, which will get you showers, food, comfortable seating, etc.
Yikes -- apologies for the misinformaton.Unfortunately, your link doesn't list showers as an amenity, and the Sleeping in Airports website says that there are no showers at Santiago airport.
We all have our reasons for having to depart - mine is called breaching Schengen rules. Thank you.Pilgrim House does NOT have showers available. The place up the street that used to have showers for rent, is now Casa Ivar - Ivar's office. There are no showers there either.
IMHO and experience, getting a room, even a bed at an albergue is the ideal option. Even if you check in, freshen up, then depart the same day, it is still a reasonable way to go.
This said, I always tell people to plan to stay at least two nights at Santiago after their Caminos. Too many pilgrims make the same mistake of assuming they can arrive in the morning, get their Compostela, attend the noon Mass, then get the bus to the airport to depart on an afternoon plane - or train from the train station. To me, at least, this is the sign - and behavior of a tourist - not a pilgrim.
Why rush? Santiago is a rich, interesting and very historic city. To believers, it is also one of the most holy places in all Christendom. Santiago de Compostela is the THIRD most visited place of Christian pilgrimage in the world. IMHO, to rush through this seminal experience is almost a blasphemy.
I am NOT judging. But, I am advocating for spending more time at Santiago to allow the effects of the Camino you have just completed to infuse your soul and benefit you - usually in more ways than you can possibly imagine.
Hope this helps,
Tom
Are there any facilities in SdC for a pilgrim to cleanup, change clothes before heading the airport?
Unless it's a Sunday or Wednesday when they are closed, the bathroom at Pilgrim House would work well for this.Be creative. As a paying customer, there are enough publicly accessible places in SdC you can do a quick wardrobe change, and give yourself a quick and discreet 'bird bath' in a wash hand basin to freshen up enough to be squez against other passengers on a flight home.
That service no longer exists. Casa Ivar has taken over that space, and there are no longer showers.Shower in Santiago
4 €
▷ Pilgrim Shower Service in Santiago | The Way of St James | Pilgrim
Our facilities have showers with lockers available for men, women and disable people. We are only 100 meters way from the Cathedral .www.pilgrim.es
Superb, thank you … the Forum does provide!Shower in Santiago
4 €
▷ Pilgrim Shower Service in Santiago | The Way of St James | Pilgrim
Our facilities have showers with lockers available for men, women and disable people. We are only 100 meters way from the Cathedral .www.pilgrim.es
You never know their circumstances - they might be pitying you.Pity the passengers near us.
But did you see post #22 where @trecile explains that the service no longer exists.Superb, thank you … the Forum does provide!
He clearly says that he planned to stop over but has been forced to reschedule.Pilgrim House does NOT have showers available. The place up the street that used to have showers for rent, is now Casa Ivar - Ivar's office. There are no showers there either.
IMHO and experience, getting a room, even a bed at an albergue is the ideal option. Even if you check in, freshen up, then depart the same day, it is still a reasonable way to go.
This said, I always tell people to plan to stay at least two nights at Santiago after their Caminos. Too many pilgrims make the same mistake of assuming they can arrive in the morning, get their Compostela, attend the noon Mass, then get the bus to the airport to depart on an afternoon plane - or train from the train station. To me, at least, this is the sign - and behavior of a tourist - not a pilgrim.
Why rush? Santiago is a rich, interesting and very historic city. To believers, it is also one of the most holy places in all Christendom. Santiago de Compostela is the THIRD most visited place of Christian pilgrimage in the world. IMHO, to rush through this seminal experience is almost a blasphemy.
I am NOT judging. But, I am advocating for spending more time at Santiago to allow the effects of the Camino you have just completed to infuse your soul and benefit you - usually in more ways than you can possibly imagine.
Hope this helps,
Tom
Military personnel in remote locations often use some form of wet wipes, which can be bought all over the place. Like having an old-fashioned sponge bath, but disposable.Thank you very much. Do any of them happen to have shower facilities? If not we will just have to make do. Pity the passengers near us.
Which you definitely don't want to do.mine is called breaching Schengen rules
^^THIS.Which you definitely don't want to do.
Hope you manage to find a shower - lots of good suggestions here.
I don't know where you are or what your walking capacity is, but would it be possible to walk a few long stages, thus giving you at least a night in Santiago? It'd be such a pity to miss time there.
May it be so, @Getwood!^^THIS.
I'm doing something similar, and actually hoping to stay two nights.
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