Tineo (Tinéu) → Pola de Allande / La Puela
27 km | 9-12 hours | +1804m / -1946m
About This Stage
The path passes through the deepest Asturian interior, ascending and descending continuously through a landscape of livestock farms, ancient forests, and tiny stone hamlets. A worthwhile detour leads to the Monasterio de Santa Maria La Real de Obona, a 13th-century Benedictine foundation with a cloister and church.
Campiello, an ancient muleteer and traveller's rest stop surrounded by prehistoric burial mounds (tumulos funerarios), makes a good intermediate stop with two albergues and restaurants. Beyond Campiello, the route crosses increasingly wild mountain terrain through Borres.
Pola de Allande sits in a mountain valley, a small town with basic services. The beauty of this stage lies in its profound rural character: horreos, stone farmhouses, chestnut forests, and the silent Asturian mountains stretching in every direction.
Terrain: Mountain paths, steep forest trails, exposed ridge sections, river valley descent
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A hilltop Asturian town with a medieval monastery, panoramic views, and full services. One of the larger towns on the Primitivo with a lively local atmosphere.
Alto de Piedratecha is a mountain pass in Asturias that marks a high point on the Camino Primitivo, where pilgrims are rewarded with views over forested slopes before descending to join the AS-350 road.
Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de Obona
8.2 km from startFounded in the 8th century, the Monastery of Obona is a Romanesque monastery in rural Asturias that was declared a national monument in 1982 and stands as one of the oldest religious sites along the Camino Primitivo.
A small Asturian mountain town with a ruined castle, albergues, and basic services. Set in a deep valley surrounded by mountains on one of the most demanding stretches of the Primitivo.
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