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Stingy Nomads has a helpful article about the Primitivo with pdfs on stages and stays: https://stingynomads.com/camino-primitivo-stages/.
We took half stages where possible, often 20km days or less. I can recommend El Tendejon de Fernando in Esclampero for lodging, food, and views; Albergue...
We looked into Pilbeo and Taxi Camino, and ended up using Taxi Camino, as it gave us great flexibility in scheduling - we just had to call or WhatsApp them by 8pm with our next night's destination, rather than deciding all our stages and lodgings ahead of time. They were very reliable and...
I haven't walked the Norte, but met many peregrinos on the Primitivo who started on the Norte and switched over to the Primitivo because they got tired of the pavement walking. I am 67, have a dodgy knee, but had a wonderful time on the Primitivo last month - my favorite of the three Camino...
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