Momboisse Family Adventures : Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

We arrive at our hotel the San Francisco Hotel Monumento in Santiago de Compostela around 7pm on April 2, 2025. It would be our home for the next two nights.

Construction of this monastery began in the 1600’s with the cloister. The dining room was added in 1730 and the attached church in 1787.

At one time hundreds of Franciscan monks lived in the dormitory, today only 8 share the building with their guests. The hotel opened in 2005 using former monk bedrooms as hotel rooms.

We have just a few minutes to check into our rooms before heading down to the dining room for dinner. Most dinners on our 206 Tour were three course sit down meals, with exquisite table settings, generous portions, served elegantly by hotel staff. An appetizer or salad, main course, and a dessert. Wine and bottled water served with every dinner.

After dinner our group finally retires to our rooms around 10pm. Tomorrow we have a full day in Santiago de Compostela.

A full buffet breakfast with a large selection of hot and cold options is served at 7am in the monk's grand dining room.

Another cool morning at 57 degrees, cloudy but no rain. Today we have the opportunity to walk a portion of the Camino de Santiago, a network of roads that leads across France, Spain, and Portugal to the Cathedral of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).