Pola de Allande
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About Pola de Allande
Pola de Allande is a village in the hills of Asturias in northern Spain, with a population of 400 in 2024. It's a stopover on Camino Primitivo pilgrimage trail towards Santiago de Compostella.
Pola de Allande travel guide
Getting there
By road from Oviedo take A-63 to La Espina, then AS-216 / 217 via Tineo. One ALSA bus per day runs from Tineo (with a connection from Oviedo), taking 45 min and continuing to Grandas de Salime.
Getting around
The village can be easily explored on foot. Taxi Manolo is on +34 659 197493.
See
A total solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 Aug 2026, starting at 20:27 and lasting two minutes. The chances of a clear sky are only 50%, and you need to find a spot with a clear view to the northwest horizon, where the sun will be setting. Coast is best: hilltops are more likely to be socked in by cloud, and after the show you’d have to descend an unfamiliar hill trail in darkness. Monumento al Emigrante looks down on the village crossroads. It's a bronze sculpture installed in 1990 to commemorate the many who left for the Americas. San Andrés is the parish church, at Plaza Hermanos Cadierno 5 in village centre. Capilla Virgen del Avellano is a chapel at Avellano 26 on the lane up to Palacio de Cienfuegos. 1 Palacio de Cienfuegos de Peñalba, Palacio 1. Shell of a 13th / 14th century castle, renovated in later centuries. You're unlikely to find it open. (updated Feb 2026)
Do
Camino Primitivo is the oldest documented version of El Camino, the plexus of pilgrimage trails converging on Santiago de Compostella. It starts in Oviedo, and Day 4 is a 28 km hike from Tineo to Pola de Allande. It continues west to La Mesa, Grandas de Salime, A Fonsagrada, Lugo and eventually Santiago. Pico Cimero or Hospital Peak (1292 m) is 10 km northwest of the village along the Camino.
Buy
Casa Pérez / Coviran supermarket at Av de Galicia 9 is open M-F 09:00-14:00, 16:30-20:00, Sa 09:00-14:00. Caja Rural next to the supermarket has an ATM.
Eat
El Casino is at El Toral 2, open Tu-Su 10:00-17:00, 19:00-23:00. Lozano is a restaurant with rooms at Av de Galicia 5, open M-F 07:00-00:00, Sa Su 10:00-00:00. El Peregrino is at Av América 5, open M-F 10:00-23:00, Sa Su 11:00-23:00.
Drink & nightlife
Cervecería Queipo is by the village crossroads at Av de Galicia 2, open daily 07:00-00:00. Cider is the main drink in Asturias, though the region also produces some wine.
Sleep
1 Hotel Nueva Allandesa, Donato Fernández 3, ☏ +34 985 807027. Comfy hotel with good food. (updated Feb 2026) La Casita de Aba, La Peña 4, off Av América (village centre), ☏ +34 661 262397. Charming hostel, mostly but not exclusively for pilgrims. Single €22. (updated Feb 2026) Donativo Polagrino is a welcoming hostel near the church at Plaza de Abajo 5. 2 Albergue de Peregrinos, Av América, ☏ +34 663 324783. Basic but friendly hostel in an old schoolhouse, open all year. Pilgrims only. Bunk €10. (updated Feb 2026) Albergue de peregrinos de Peñaseita is 2 km west of the village.
Go next
Tineo to the east has a 14th century church and ancient chapel. Grandas de Salime is the next stop west towards Santiago de Compostela.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.