Mario is a bit cryptic

The Iglesia de Santa Cristina de Celeiro de Mariñaos is a church which does not provoke much wonder. It is simple and generally plain and so averages .7 stars.  Mario is a bit cryptic in his  3 star views  ‘From a small village, I would have preferred not to go, circumstances of life.’ Jose gave reasons, but not why he gave 4 stars. ‘This parish is already mentioned in medieval documentation from the year 969, as "Ecclesiam Sancta Cristina" and "Villa Celleiro".’


We are following the road to the coast and the number of houses gets greater and greater. Suddenly it all changes and the road goes dualist on us. We have shops by the half score.  Muebles Almayo has not impressed recently but the owners reply so you should go there and check it out for yourself.  Lito said ‘Bad experience not in terms of the product purchased, but in the service. After making the purchase, in this case a mattress, it takes more than 1 month to send me the invoice, which by law they must send and which is necessary for the guarantee. They send it after several telephone requests and a quick response.’  The owners replied ‘Good morning, I am sorry that you did not receive the invoice at the time you expected, but you have had it in the mail since February 1st. Thank you’




Next door is the Panaderia Cafeteria Hucar.  Three weeks ago Jacobo reckoned ‘Great coffee and cheap prices. 2 coffees, a homemade donut and a cream cake for €4.70. Good attention. We will repeat’   Jose shared a picture of their gluten, lactose and palm oil free Santiago Tart.  Not everyone is that happy.  Monica is one of several one star reviews.  ‘It's very sad that they don't know how to make coffee.

For a simple decaffeinated sachet they use poor quality milk and the sachet coffee didn't taste very good either. Let them change brands at least because that's how things go wrong.’



Tomorrow we will approach the coast.





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