Santo Domingo de Silos Town Hall

Santo Domingo de Silos has no tourist office of its own with published hours: information about the village is provided by the town hall, in the council building on the Plaza Mayor, and by its municipal website, which covers routes, places of interest, accommodation and restaurants. It is the place to ask about everything that is not the monastery: how to get to La Yecla, where to sleep, what festivals there are or what is on in the village that weekend.

Where it is and how to get in touch

The council building is at Plaza Mayor 1, a couple of minutes' walk from the monastery. You can call 947 39 00 70 or write to [email protected]. The town hall does not publish public opening hours for visitors on its website, so the safest thing is to call on a weekday morning before dropping in. The municipal website, santodomingodesilos.es, is the reference for general information about the village.

What you do not need to ask for here

For the monastery you do not need to go through the town hall. Tickets for the cloister, the pharmacy and the museum are bought at the abbey's own counter, with no booking: €4 general, €3 for groups and students, and free for under-12s and for everyone on Wednesday afternoon. From Monday to Saturday it is open from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:30 to 18:00; Sundays and public holidays, from 12:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00. Only groups of more than 20 people should notify the abbey.

You do not need to book anything to hear the monks either: vespers in Gregorian chant are at 19:00 every day, and on Sunday the conventual mass is at 11:00. The community warns that some times may change without notice.

What it is useful for

The town hall and its website are useful for planning what surrounds the monastery. The village has a pharmacy and a service area for motorhomes, according to the Camino del Cid, which also has a stamping point for the safe-conduct in Silos for those following the Destierro stage on foot or by bike. In the village there are two hotels, an abbey guesthouse for men, a mixed pilgrims' hostel and several whole-house rural rentals. If you are looking for parking, leave the car in the streets around the Plaza Mayor.

What to see nearby

From the square, everything is within walking distance: the cloister, the pharmacy and the museum and the abbey church, where the vespers in Gregorian chant are sung. 3 km along the BU-910 is the Yecla gorge, with its car park at the exit of the tunnels. For a meal, the restaurant of the Hotel Santo Domingo de Silos, opposite the monastery, and the Tres Coronas grill, on the same Plaza Mayor. If you are coming from Covarrubias, information about that village is provided by its own town hall: see the tourist information for Covarrubias.