I know there are lots of people who walk on the Norte until Villaviciosa (a bit before Gijon) and then turn south to pick up the Primitivo in Oviedo.
And there are those who are on the Norte, drop down to Oviedo,and then head back up to rejoin the Norte, usually in Aviles.
In any event, if you do walk from Villaviciosa to Oviedo, there is an incredible place to stop-- the church and monastery at Valdedios, built in the 9th century. It's a little bit of a detour, but well marked, and the views back up to the camino afterwards, looking down into the valley where the church sits more or less alone, are incredible.
The church is apparently undergoing some renovation,
http://elcaminodesantiagodesdeasturias.blogspot.com/
It also appears that the albergue in the monastery may be closed. I have never stayed there, and it always gets varying reports. There are, however, two albergues between Valdedios and Oviedo, one in Vega de Sariego and the other in Pola de Siero. Reports I heard from last summer were that the albergue in Pola de Siero is very nice (and newly inaugurated).
And there are those who are on the Norte, drop down to Oviedo,and then head back up to rejoin the Norte, usually in Aviles.
In any event, if you do walk from Villaviciosa to Oviedo, there is an incredible place to stop-- the church and monastery at Valdedios, built in the 9th century. It's a little bit of a detour, but well marked, and the views back up to the camino afterwards, looking down into the valley where the church sits more or less alone, are incredible.
The church is apparently undergoing some renovation,
http://elcaminodesantiagodesdeasturias.blogspot.com/
It also appears that the albergue in the monastery may be closed. I have never stayed there, and it always gets varying reports. There are, however, two albergues between Valdedios and Oviedo, one in Vega de Sariego and the other in Pola de Siero. Reports I heard from last summer were that the albergue in Pola de Siero is very nice (and newly inaugurated).