Albergue Monasterio de La Magdalena — Hotel in Sarria

REVIEW IN SPANISH. ENGLISH BELOW

El Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced en Sarria es una visita que merece la pena. Debes atravesar todo el casco histórico para llegar y es un paseo bonito y ligero del que os muestro también lo más interesante en las fotos.

En la iglesia no vas a ver nada que no hayas visto antes pero es bonita y el claustro es una joya. Merece la pena que os acerquéis porque es muy bonito y tiene ese toque de paz y silencio que inspira paz como debe ser un claustro.

La visita al exterior del complejo es hermosa y la única razón de que pierda una estrella es que no avisan de que el claustro tampoco se puede visitar durante la misa. Estábamos en silencio total y nos echaron de mala manera cuando un sencillo cartel nos hubiera bastado para salir de inmediato o entrar en un horario distinto.

Aún así no dejes de visitarlo. Merece la pena.

ENGLISH

The Convent of Our Lady of Mercy in Sarria is worth a visit. You must walk through the entire historic center to get there, and it's a beautiful and light walk, of which I also show you the most interesting parts in the photos.

In the church, you won't see anything you haven't seen before, but it's beautiful, and the cloister is a gem. It's worth approaching because it's very beautiful and has that touch of peace and silence that inspires tranquility as a cloister should.

The visit to the exterior of the complex is beautiful, and the only reason it loses a star is that they don't warn you that the cloister cannot be visited during the mass. We were in total silence, and we were rudely kicked out when a simple sign would have been enough for us to leave immediately or enter at a different time.

Still, don't miss visiting it....

12 euros is too much for this place. The rooms are enormous, so you wont miss a constant symphony of coughing, snorting and even some sexual noises. There was a dog barking literally all night in the house next door. And people with a misplaced confidence in their willpower set their alarms at 4am, but then cant muster the strength to turn them off, so we are all awakened to their generic Samsung chimes. Overall a nasty, and very short night. Spend the money and get a private room in one of the hotels down the hill if you...

A little bit of a pilgrim-warehouse feel at this albergue, though not the worst I’ve come across. If you’ve been walking the Camino for awhile you’ll get a bit shell-shocked by the change that comes at Sarria. Just keep pushing through, you can do it! Most importantly, from this point on, you should definitely book where you’re staying ahead of time! This place is serviceable. A little farther from the main part of the city, but...