Astorga is a start point for the pilgrim, so much to begin a stage of the one on the way to Santiago like to spend the night during several stages due to its good communications and you don't need to change hotel every night.
In our hotel we can inform you about bags transport, taxi service, train and bus schedule that you can take to go to the start point of the stage( it can be Leon, Villadangos, Hospital de Orbigo o Rabanal del Camino, which are the nearer stages from our city) and come back to sleep in Astorga.
We are located at 45 km from Leon, 30 km from Villadangos, 15km from Hospital de Orbigo, which are the stages before Astorga. And 20 km from Rabanal del Camino, which is a later stage.
Our hotel is situated by the main square, next to the city council, where the way to Santiago goes through, we have private garage , free for bicycles.
Astorga Is a key point in the way to Santiago, where the way to Santiago and 'LA VIA DE LA PLATA' cross. It is a touristic city with a great culture, patrimonial and gastronomic. You can visit monuments like the Gaudi Palace, where the Camino's museum is situated, the cathedral, which combines different styles inside the building (Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance), the chocolate museum and the roman museum. You can also do the roman route guided at the city which starts in the tourism office, whose telephone number is ( 0034987618222).
Here you can enjoy our special gastronomic, like the "cocido maragato", as it is the typical plate in the city, "cecina de astorga", "bacalao", "pulpo con cachelos", "mollejas a la taberna", "huevos rotos" , plates that you can eat in our tabern LOS HORNOS, a bar of tapeo for excelency in astorga.
After a walking in the morning, a good lunch and a good siesta in our hotel, a relax walk in the afternoon visiting the marvels of our city is the best way to relax yourself.
If you are thinking of doing the way to Santiago, don't doubt to consult us.