Stage 4. Tineo – Pola de Allande (28.2 km)

This stage is dotted with numerous chapels of Jacobean devotion. From Tineo, we will find ourselves in the deep western Asturias and we will cross mountain slopes all the way to Pola de Allande. A landscape characterised by the tranquillity and solitude of the paths which, together with the panoramic views of the mid-mountains, villages and farmhouses, will invite you to stop and contemplate the surroundings.

In this area the western variant of Asturian is used and you will find a popular architecture different from what you have seen so far. It is frequent the presence of hórreos and paneras with old carvings, as well as fountains to quench the thirst. You will enter the domains of the Sierra del Palo, where the legends will bring you closer to the ancient Asturian mythological beings. A land of mist, dolmens and ancestral traditions in which you should pay attention to the Camino's own signposting.

This stage is part of the The Primitive Way. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Primitive Way from Oviedo to Lugo and Camino Primitivo from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela.

A long mountain stage. You leave Tineo and, through deciduous forests, can detour to the monumental monasterio de Santa María Real de Obona. You pass through Campiello and Borres — many split the stage here — up to the fork with the legendary Ruta de los Hospitales. Sticking to the main route, you climb and descend relentlessly up to the Alto de Lavadoira and drop down to Pola de Allande, the end of the stage, with every service.