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Hostels and youth hostels in Lorca
Three official youth hostels on the Lorca coast and in the mountains and high plains inland
The vast municipality of Lorca contains four “albergues” or youth hostels, located in very different locations which illustrate the variety of landscape in the area.
These hostels are the following:
Albergue Juvenil Casagrande
Address: Plaza de Coy, s/n, Coy, Lorca
Telephone: 646 775737
Email: reservas@alberguesdelorca.com
Web: www.alberguesdelorca.com
Sleeping capacity: 56
This hostel is located in the far north of Lorca, 40 kilometres from the city, in a large refurbished 18th-century house in the centre of the village of Coy. As well as the dormitories there are also toilets and washing facilities, a library, a dining-room, a TV room and various other facilities.
Albergue Puntas de Calnegre
Address: Carretera Puntas de Calnegre-Ramonete, Lorca
Telephone: 646 775737
Email: reservas@alberguesdelorca.com
Web: www.alberguesdelorca.com
Sleeping capacity: 73
From the far north to the far south: this hostel is on the coast in Calnegre, where Lorca boasts some of the least spoilt beaches in the Spanish Mediterranean, and is ideal for a holiday at some splending beaches and coves or for exploring the countryside and the mountains of the Loma de Bas. The sleeping quarters include facilities for those of limited mobility, two-bed rooms and dormitories for 4, and there are also a restaurant, room cleaning service and a laundry room.
Albergue Juvenil Casaiglesias
Address: Paraje de Casaiglesias, s/n, Diputación de La Culebrina, Lorca
Telephone: 646 775737
Email: reservas@alberguesdelorca.com
Web: www.alberguesdelorca.com
Sleeping capacity: 56
This hostel is right out in the wild in one of the least inhabited areas of Lorca, in the mountains of Sierra del Gigante, which reaches almost 1,500 metres above sea level, three kilometres from the reservoir of Valdeinfiernos. The hostel is equipped with a swimming pool, a restaurant and dining room, and a camping area apart from the indoor accommodation.
Hostel Elios
Address: Camino Viejo Del Puerto Nº76, 30800 Lorca
Telephone: (+34) 968 477893 / 644 624331
Email: info@hostelelios.es
Web: hostelelios.es
The hostel is located outside the southern edge of the city.
For more information in English about the city and municipality of Lorca go to the home page of Lorca Today, or contact the Tourist Information Office.
