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Bright female dormitory room at Bom Caminha hostel in Caminha with bunk beds, wooden storage, and colorful decor

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Colorful 12-bed mixed dormitory at Bom Caminha hostel in Caminha, Portugal, featuring bunk beds with pink curtains and wooden

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Colorful blue-doored historic building on charming street in Caminha, Portugal, home to Bom Caminha hostel

About us

We're not a hotel chain or hospitality professionals in shiny uniforms. We simply enjoy welcoming people, sharing stories, solving problems, drinking coffee and helping pilgrims find their way.

Some guests stay for a single night.
Others stay longer.
Everyone leaves a small trace behind.

Every day, people from all over the world arrive as strangers
and leave as friends.

Well, most of them.
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Guests and dogs outside Bom Caminha hostel in Caminha, Portugal, with blue doors and traditional tilework

The Crew

Bom Caminha is run by a rather unusual crew.

Two couples from Germany, England, Ireland and the United States somehow got the idea of running a pilgrim hostel in an old house in northern Portugal. Along the way, various lovely people from other countries have joined the adventure for a while.

A crew as multi-culti as the Camino itself.

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Bom Caminha hostel garden in Caminha with drying clothes, green hose, flag, and potted plants on sunny day

Captain's Note

People spend years searching for themselves.
The Camino usually finds them in about two weeks.
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Bom Caminha hostel in Caminha, Portugal with coastal estuary views, white and terracotta-roofed buildings surrounded by green

The Location

Bom Caminha lies directly on the Camino, just 300m from the heart of Caminha’s historic old town, where the River Minho meets the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal looks across to Spain.

Within a few minutes, you can reach cafés, restaurants, the river and the taxi boats. Just 2km away, you’ll find the river and ocean beaches in the Camarido woods.
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Historic town square in Caminha, Portugal featuring a stone church tower and colonial architecture near Bom Caminha hostel

Caminha

Caminha is a historic little town with a lively, welcoming atmosphere, enhanced by the sea air, changing tides and the small, traditional fishing boats happily bobbing in the river mouth.

This is the place where quite a few pilgrims pause, take a deep breath and realize that Santiago is still far enough away for another Pastel de Nata in a café next to the big fountain.

Not that anyone is counting.

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Couple posing by stone waterfront wall in Caminha, Portugal near Bom Caminha hostel

Captain's Note

Pilgrims always ask whether the road gets easier.
The captain's answer is always the same:

The backpack gets lighter. Or the shoulders get stronger.

Sometimes both.
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Ski Package

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Host Table

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Spa

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Exceptional

“Beautiful property and stay on the Camino. The outdoor shower was lovely and the garden was so nice to sit in and read. The laundry was fast and there was plenty of space to hang up clothes for them to dry. Handwashing available too. The kitchen was large and nice to cook in. The house itself had a lot of charm and the hosts were very kind.”

Kate

Stunning

“Right on the Camino route! A gorgeous guest house run by lovely people. Is a beautiful house with garden to relax in. Right in the centre of Caminha so easy to walk to restaurants cafes and bars.”

Maria

Really nice view in the top and cute💕

“I really like this place because it was close to the city which I can walk and also, if someone planning to go to spain by the taxi boat i think that location is perfect. Also, near to restaurant and cafes. I met really nice people and there was really two cute dogs🥹”

Chiara

Good value, nice location and facilities.

"The facility was clean and had good open outdoor spaces to sit at. I also liked that a laundry sink was provided and a place to line dry laundry after washing."

Robert

Great Stay!

"Warm welcoming, lovely garden and comfortable beds"

Anette

Wonderful!

"Loved it, especially the garden, outdoor shower, salty feet bath and terrace 😍"

Hannah

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Ornate wrought iron gate entrance to Bom Caminha hostel in Caminha, Portugal, with yellow building and ivy-covered walls

Our First Albergue: Casa Gwendoline in Vila Nova de Cerveira

Discover our other Albergue — spacious, colourful, with beautiful rooms and a cosy atmosphere.

12 km from Caminha along the River Minho, or following the original Caminho towards Valença-Tui.

Casa Gwendoline is located in a quiet, rural setting, nestled in a wild garden.
A spacious home for up to 10 pilgrims.

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