Pola de Allande Voyage Tips and guide

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.

43°16′19″N 6°36′36″W

Map of Pola de Allande

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.

The village can be easily explored on foot.

Taxi Manolo is on +34 659 197493.

• 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.
• 43.2732-6.61351 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)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 43.2716-6.61061 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.
• 43.2732-6.60592 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.

As of Feb 2026, Pola de Allande and its approach roads have no signal from any carrier.

• Tineo to the east has a 14th century church and ancient chapel.
• Grandas de Salime is the next stop west towards Santiago de Compostela.