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Tip #1: if weather permits, take the Hospitales route.Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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Thank you! Would you recommend bringing a sleeping bag or are the hostels warm enough?Tip #1: if weather permits, take the Hospitales route.
Tip #2: The menu del dia at Casa Pachón in Salas gives great value for money.
Tip #3: the detour to Bóveda after Lugo to see the Roman/Visigothic remains under the church is worth the extra km
I walked it in early July so I'm not sure how applicable my experience would be to a late October Camino. When I walked in July it was definitely cooler than the Frances at the same time, for what that's worth. I took a hybrid: like a silk liner but with a quilt sewn into one side. So when it was hot you could sleep with the quilt underneath but when it was colder you could have the quilt above you. Mine was custom made. I know that MEC here in Canada sells a similar product. I don't know if something similar is available in Sweden.Thank you! Would you recommend bringing a sleeping bag or are the hostels warm enough?
Thanks!I walked it in early July so I'm not sure how applicable my experience would be to a late October Camino. When I walked in July it was definitely cooler than the Frances at the same time, for what that's worth. I took a hybrid: like a silk liner but with a quilt sewn into one side. So when it was hot you could sleep with the quilt underneath but when it was colder you could have the quilt above you. Mine was custom made. I know that MEC here in Canada sells a similar product. I don't know if something similar is available in Sweden.
Tip 1B - if you intend to go the Hospitales route, pre-book in Borres because the only place to sleep now is the private albergue and it will fill *quickly*. And, stock up for your snacks at Campiellano in the grocery there because there is nothing again until you get over the Hospitales and into Berducedo.Tip #1: if weather permits, take the Hospitales route.
Tip #2: The menu del dia at Casa Pachón in Salas gives great value for money.
Tip #3: the detour to Bóveda after Lugo to see the Roman/Visigothic remains under the church is worth the extra km
I was going to suggest Samblismo, where I stayed, as a nice alternative to Borres, but Gronze suggests it closes for the end of the season on October 15. You could contact them directly and confirm. Another alternative that there are good reports of is Albergue Los Hospitales is Colinas de Arriba, which should be open through November. Both of these are after Borres, shortening your day on the Hospitales and the distance without services, although there is a bit of a walk from the latter up to the Hospitales route I am told.Tip 1B - if you intend to go the Hospitales route, pre-book in Borres because the only place to sleep now is the private albergue and it will fill *quickly*. And, stock up for your snacks at Campiellano in the grocery there because there is nothing again until you get over the Hospitales and into Berducedo.
Pack light. Very hilly until Lugo, so it's best to manage your hiking correctly. Very flat and easy hiking from Lugo on. It's Indian summer in October, and much fruit edibles along the hike. Buen Camino!Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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Agree! We stayed in a private room with our own bath and they are clean, modern, and a nice break from the bunk room.Definitely. In A Fonsagrada, stay at Albergue Pensión Cuartel. The basement albergue is fine at 15€, but a room upstairs was just 25€ with dedicated bath(across a hall) with a tub for a soak. Delightful garden you can see but not get to out your window. Eat at Restaurante Cantábrico five blocks away. Look for the gentle, sweet son of the owner- he’ll likely be seating you. His father is the back-slapper.
Check the weather. Take an umbrella?Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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Just enjoy every second. It’s wonderful!Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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Do it. I walked the Salvador from Leon to Oviedo then continued on the Primitivo (the latter starting Oct 28th) and had gorgeous weather, minimal showers, fantastic fellow pilgrims (few walking but all great people) and no bed rush. Take a day off to spend in Lugo. And enjoy it. Yes you’ll need a sleeping bag or silk liner + a duvet blanket (I use the latter combination).Walking Primitivo from Oviedo from middle of October. All tips are welcome.
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