Camino Primitivo
Asturias, Spain
Spain · Oviedo, Spain → Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Distance
314 km
Stages
14
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
About
A 314 km journey through time, from Oviedo's ancient streets to the Praza do Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela. The Camino Primitivo winds through the Cantabrian mountains, where the air is crisp and the scent of pine needles fills your lungs.
With an elevation gain of 6,949 m, this spiritual route is not for the faint-hearted. It was first walked by King Alfonso II in the 9th century, and today, it still seekers of solitude.
Key waypoints like Lugo, with its Roman walls, punctuate the landscape, a reminder of the past, as hikers traverse lush forests and rugged terrain, connecting with history at every turn.
Stages
14 stages
Stage 1Oviedo → Grau / Grado
moderateDistance26 kmAscent309 mDescent469 m
Stage 2Grau / Grado → Salas
moderateDistance22 kmAscent586 mDescent421 m
Stage 3Salas → Tineo
moderateDistance20 kmAscent723 mDescent276 m
Stage 4Tineo → Allande
moderateDistance28 kmAscent619 mDescent758 m
Stage 5Allande → La Mesa
moderateDistance22 kmAscent843 mDescent534 m
Stage 6La Mesa → Grandas de Salime
moderateDistance16 kmAscent599 mDescent911 m
Stage 7Grandas de Salime → A Fonsagrada
moderateDistance25 kmAscent808 mDescent425 m
Stage 8A Fonsagrada → O Cádavo
moderateDistance24 kmAscent670 mDescent880 m
Stage 9O Cádavo → Lugo
moderateDistance31 kmAscent374 mDescent628 m
Stage 10Lugo → San Romao da Retorta
moderateDistance19 kmAscent327 mDescent232 m
Stage 11San Romao da Retorta → Melide
moderateDistance28 kmAscent408 mDescent526 m
Stage 12Melide → Arzúa
moderateDistance14 kmAscent209 mDescent281 m
Stage 13Arzúa → O Pedrouzo
moderateDistance18 kmAscent199 mDescent309 m
Stage 14Distance20 kmAscent275 mDescent268 m
Points of interest
- University Museum A Domus do Mitreo
University Museum A Domus do Mitreo. 21st-century archaeological site, in Lugo, Spain.
- San Vicente of Oviedo
8th-century romanesque architecture monastery. Designated as bien de interés cultural. San Vicente de Oviedo is a church and monastery in Oviedo, Spain.
- church of San Martín de Salas
Monastery. Designated as bien de interés cultural. Monasterio de San Martín de Salas is a monastery in Asturias, Spain..
- La Mortera (Tineo)
- Santa María
Santa María. Historic village, in Grandas de Salime, Spain, at 633 m elevation.
- Camposagrado Palace
Palace. Designated as bien de interés cultural. Camposagrado Palace is a baroque and Neo-classical palace located in the town of Oviedo, in Asturias, Spain.
- Palazzo del Duca del Parque
Palazzo del Duca del Parque. Palace in baroque style, in Oviedo, Spain.
- Casa de la Rúa, Oviedo
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