Fontanillas de Castro

Association (12, donativo) Albergue Castroterafe, on the main road at the north end of the village. Follow the Camino through the village past the church, where it turns left follow the signs for the municipal albergue. Wonderful volunteer run albergue with communal evening meal and breakfast. Tel 676 151 949

Café on the main road 500m off the Camino, signposted before the village to the right, this cross-country detour through a field and a graveyard of old tyres, would be messy after wet weather.

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