Paradors along Camino Primitivo

Radhika Murari said:

Thank you. We will be arriving in Oveido from Madrid, so the hotel suggestion in Oveido is very helpful.

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We gave our son and his wife a couple of nights at the Reconquista for an anniversary a few years ago, and they loved it. The breakfast outdoor in the cloister/patio was great, they said, and everyone was very nice. I had had my doubts, because when I went to the hotel to make the reservation (I was walking the Salvador/Primitivo), a very officious doorman had pretty haughtily inquired about my business (I was dressed in my walking clothes, so I'm sure I didn't look like their normal guest). Once safely inside, the staff explained that they had had to adopt a "no outside visitors" policy because of all the tourists who want to come in and see where part of Vicky Cristina Barcelona was shot. It's a great location, and Oviedo is just a marvelous city for walking, visiting pre-romanesque churches up on the Naranco hill and inside town. And of course to experience the sidra culture on the Calle Gascona.

One of my favorite places to go in Oviedo is the Parque del Invierno, a little out on the edge of town near the university dorms and sports facilities. It has great walking paths and absolutely beautiful views of green mountains, with their peaks often covered in snow.

I think you'll love Oviedo, I'd recommend a couple of days there if possible. Buen camino, Laurie