Grandas de Salime

Camino Primitivo

To end of camino
179.5
Altitude
560

Scenic overlook

4.30

Grandas de Salime

1.30

La Farrapa

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Bus
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
Public Pool
Yes, July and August

Grandas de Salime is the largest town since Salas and offers enough bars and shopping to occupy your afternoon. The Iglesia de San Salvador stands at the center of town. There are several old manor homes scattered through the town, most of them dating from the 18th century. The gem of the town is the highly recommended Museo Etnográfico de Grandas de Salime, which has more objects in its collection than you could possibly lay your eyes on.

Fiesta

Nuestra Señora del Carmen is celebrated on the 2nd and 3rd of July. San Salvador is celebrated during the first weekend in August.

The Road

The camino leaves town along Calle Carmen and passes the Capilla de Carmen before joining the AS-28 highway for several parts; leaving and rejoining between towns on its way up to the alto that marks the border between Asturias and Galicia. There is one more albergue on the Asturian side of the border, in Castro. The first hamlet you come to, that of La Farrapa, has no services for pilgrims.

Comments

Camino de Sant…

“In Grandas de Salime you must visit the Chao Samartin archaeological “ a Asturias government officer friends told us.

Camino de Sant…

There are only two bar and coffee shops in this place. Cafe de Jaime opens at 9:00am, the other one cross the road to the park opens at 8:00am.

Camino de Sant…

At bar Occidente (in the little street just along the church) you can eat a very good pulpo (octopus) dish. Actually it is the specialty to eat in this little bar/restaurante.
Have it with the potatos!

michael

There is another albergue not indicated in this app.
Porta de Grandas
At like 20m from the Camino before going in town.
Blankets and towels !
Several dorms of 10 people with 2 shower/wc for each dorms.
Power outlets, locker and lamp for each bed
They even have private rooms.
10€ in dorm
40€ for private room for one bed