Albergue El Cantaro (Navarrete)

Distance to Santiago: 599 km.

OPEN ALL YEAR.

The features of this hostel and the possibilities offered by its surroundings are ideal for those doing the Camino by bike who want to rest away from towns and cities. Its location a few kilometres from Logroño makes it ideal for that purpose, and the facilities are perfect for bike pilgrims and bicycles.

Capacity for 16 people distributed across three rooms. It has 2 double rooms with full bathroom and 1 room of twelve beds in bunks. Separate bathrooms and toilets for men and women.

• Lounge-dining room.
• Reception.
• Television in double rooms and dining room.
• Public phone.
• Central heating.
• Hot water.
• Bicycle storage and left-luggage.
• Small shop with souvenirs and groceries.

Navarrete is a few kilometres from Logroño, and in its streets you can already feel the peace and tranquillity of a small town. In a quiet, relaxed atmosphere we can stroll through its cobbled streets and admire its well-kept and peculiar old town. A pottery town in ancient times, even today it keeps some workshops where we can admire that ancestral craft.

Today its old part is preserved and recovered, and the layout of a walled city can be seen. The wineries are built on the hillside. This arrangement means many houses jut out over arcades, giving it a characteristic image. Traditional architecture is based on the use of ashlar stone very well combined with brick, a very common material in this town of pottery tradition.

The Parish Church, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, deserves special mention. Inside, the main altarpiece is striking with its gilded Solomonic columns, making this work one of the best of the Riojan Baroque of the late 17th century.

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