Ideas Peregrinas

Galicia


Spotless and friendly, this family-run old-town hostel with lemon-and-white colour schemes is a boon for Camino Portugués travellers and anyone else. There's a choice between private rooms (some with private bathroom) or four-person dorms, all with real cotton sheets – plus three spacious lounges, a meditation room, washing machines and a kitchen.

The same people also run a very good cafe downstairs, with healthy fare such as hummus, salads, avocado toast, combo juices, breakfasts and tapas.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Galicia attractions

1. Catedral de Santa Maria

0.04 MILES

The highlight of the old town is the fortress-like Catedral de Santa Maria. Begun in the 12th century, it reflects a stoic Romanesque style in most of its…

2. Igreja de Santa Maria dos Anjos

0.97 MILES

Dating from 1276, this now-decrepit Romanesque parish church inside the fortaleza has a tiny chapel at the back with Romano-Gothic inscriptions on the…

3. Igreja de Santo Estevão

1.03 MILES

This 14th-century edifice inside the fortaleza, with its neoclassical facade, is one of Valença's best preserved churches.

4. Roman Milestone

1.05 MILES

This 1st-century Roman milestone inside the fortaleza is a remnant from the old Braga–Astorga road.

5. Fortaleza de Valença

1.06 MILES

Valença's fortaleza is in fact two fortresses, bristling with bastions, watchtowers, massive gateways and defensive bulwarks, connected by a single bridge…

6. Casa da Eira

1.09 MILES

Opposite the post office, the Casa da Eira has a handsome Manueline window somewhat marred by a horrendous corrugated tin room that peeks above the…

7. Centro de Interpretación

2.7 MILES

The Parque Natural Monte Aloia's visitors centre stands 5km up from the PO340 on the road to the top of the Monte Aloia.

8. Parque Natural Monte Aloia

3.06 MILES

This 746-sq-km protected area covers the forest-clothed hill Monte Aloia (631m) which has several panoramic viewpoints and well-marked, not-too-demanding…