Yelp won't allow me not to rate and still post my comment so I'm giving my stars based on hospitality and potential. I did not stay the night, though I'm thinking I may have missed out on a unique experience and some good food. Some of these photos I came upon their Facebook page. I felt they captured something spirited about the place and an important perspective to share. As we entered the monastery gate we met Gerald who offered us tea and showed us around the property. It was once a monastery, now a Refugio for Peregrinos and a few semi-permanent residents living a rustic communal lifestyle with a collective purpose of preserving this important historical monastery. There is a forge, workshop, and a church next to it.
https://susanstar.pixieset.com/sanmartino/
I like what they've got going on here, but it's not for everyone. As one pilgrim put it, "It is relaxing here, but at the same one feels a bit on the outside." It was beyond my travel partners comfort zone so we headed on to Muxia from Coiumbra. It made for a 22mile day read more