Walking on the Camino Primitivo

Heading up our street toward the cathedral. Fog!

After breakfast this morning, we headed up to the cathedral (5 minute walk) where the Camino Primitivo begins. From there we followed the camino markers to the edge of Oviedo and then beyond for a few miles. We were missing walking, wanting to get a little exercise, wanting to see the Primitivo.

We thought we’d be able to catch a bus back but the schedule didn’t work out so we called a taxi. 16 euros. Well worth it.

Here are some more photos:

Once we got out of town, a very pretty walk through rolling hills.
We stopped at a little chapel for a break. Several other pilgrims were resting there. Everyone was excited about starting out on their camino. This was friendly Wolfgang from Stuttgart, Germany.
Wolfgang offered to take our photo.
The chapel was locked, but we were able to look inside through the window.
We passed an old laundry. We haven’t seen as many on this trip as we did on other caminos.
The sign is warning “Dangerous downhill for bicycles.” Note the bicycle picture on the sign. The path got very steep shortly after this. But Google maps walking directions said “Mostly flat.”
Passed a church with a fountain on the side.
Passed by an hórreo (grain storage place). They are square in Asturias. Rectangular in Galicia. This was close to where we ended our walk at a bar/restaurant that we had hoped would be open, but it wasn’t.

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