Paradors along Camino Primitivo

[Radhika Murari]

I am booking our stay for pre- and post-Camino travel and am trying to book some nights in paradors. Are there any along the Camino Primitivo?

Thank you!

 

[Castilian]

If you start the Primitivo in Oviedo (i.e.: if you don't go to the Primitivo from the Norte), just the one in Santiago de Compostela.

If you don't bother to make the Camino del Norte, there are several paradores along that route: in Santillana del Mar, Gijón, Ribadeo, Vilalba and, of course, Santiago de Compostela. We could add the Parador de Hondarribia to the list as it's close (enough) to Irún.

The web of Paradores should be useful for you:

http://www.parador.es

P.S.: If you keep your plans about the Primitivo, the parador of Gijón and the parador of Cangas de Onís could be useful as pre-camino accommodations because both Gijón and Cangas de Onís have good public transport connections with Oviedo. However, if you are into top-class hotels, you may consider the famous Hotel de la Reconquista in Oviedo itself... not a parador though.

 

[Radhika Murari]

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

 

[peregrina2000]

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

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

 

[angulero]

No es un parador, pero en Tineo está el Palacio de Merás, un muy buen hotel. Y con ofertas para peregrinos.

Not a parador, but Tineo is Merás Palace, a very good hotel. And with offers for pilgrims.

http://palaciodemeras.com/

 

[Al the optimist]

the sidra culture on the Calle Gascona

We couldn't find the spigot!