Albergue de Peregrinos - Caminha

This pilgrim hostel in Caminha sits along the Coastal Route of the Camino de Santiago, offering basic accommodation to those walking north through Portugal toward Santiago de Compostela. It opened on April 14th, 2012, and is run by the Associação dos Amigos do Caminho de Santiago de Viana do Castelo, a local association dedicated to supporting pilgrims along this stretch of the route.

Walkers have priority for check-in, with cyclists asked to wait until after 6pm. This policy reflects the hostel's core focus on those making the journey on foot, ensuring that pedestrian pilgrims are not left without a bed at the end of a long day's walk.

Caminha itself is worth a pause. The town sits at the mouth of the Rio Minho, which forms the border between Portugal and Spain at this point, with the Spanish town of A Guarda visible across the water. The historic center contains a well-preserved medieval tower and a late Gothic collegiate church, the Igreja Matriz, built largely in the 15th and 16th centuries. Pilgrims crossing from Portugal into Spain at this point typically take the ferry across the Minho to Camposancos, one of the more scenic border crossings on any variant of the Camino.