Saturday 17 June 2017

Spain May 2017 - Oviedo and Grado

From Poo, on the Camino del Norte, we drove down to stay at Grado, on the Camino Primitivo.

This enabled us to visit two churches, one with a Roman baths at the side.

The church of Santa Eulalia de Valduno (also spelt Valdeno) has the remains of the 'Termas Romana' (thermal baths) preserved just to the south and protected by a wire fence. The church is on the riverside, just off the Camino, after Primoño and before walkers reach Paladin.

Our other visit was to the church of San Julian de Prado in Oviedo. We caught the FEVE in Grado and walked out to the church, which is pre-Romanesque. The inside has most of its original painting so no photography is allowed. It is well worth a visit and is well signed in Oviedo, and within easy reach of the centre.

Returning to Grado for lunch we collected our car from the station and parked near the plaza. The new albergue was at the top of the road so we walked up to have a closer look.



The thermal baths





The church of San Julian





The albergue in Grado

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