Tineo Voyage Tips and guide

Tineo or Tinéu is a village in Asturias in northern Spain. With a population of 8700 in 2025, it's set among mountains and is a stopover on Camino Primitivo pilgrimage trail to Santiago.

43°20′6″N 6°24′58″W

Map of Tineo

Tineo is on Highway AS-215 through the mountains, at the junction of AS-217. From Oviedo follow A-63 west to La Espina then branch south on AS-215.

The nearest airport is Asturias (OVD ^IATA) west of Avilés. By road take AS-16 south to join A-63. By public transport take the airport bus to Oviedo then another bus out.

Alsa buses run from Oviedo every hour or two, taking 90 min via Grado, Cornellana and La Espina, and continuing south to Cangas del Narcea (another 40 min). One bus a day runs from Grandas de Salime to the southwest.

Buses approaching Tineo stop at San Roque, at the swimming pool, and at Santa Teresa cattle market ("Recinto Ferial"), but stay aboard for the station in town centre.

43.3331-6.4181 Estación Bus Tineo is modern but cold and draughty.

The streets are steep but the distances are walkable.

Taxi Tineo is based near the bus station, on +34 985 801515.

• 43.3352-6.41511 San Pedro, Calle Mayor. Built in the 14th century as the church of a Franciscan monastery, so it was previously called San Francisco. It's in a mix of Romanesque and Gothic, and has a museum of sacred art.  (updated Jan 2026)
• Old San Pedro is the scrappy ruin of a church 50 m southeast of the bus station.
• 43.3382-6.40282 San Roque is an ancient chapel 1 km east of town. It's seldom open.
• 43.3402-6.47973 Monasterio de Santa María la Real is in Obona 9 km west of Tineo. It's the ruin of a 13th century Benedictine monastery, no interior access, but with a short detour off El Camino you can see the exterior.

• Tineo Sports Club is 1 km east of town beyond San Roque chapel.
• Nearby mountain peaks are Navariego o Brañugas (1016 m), Valle de la Presa Nueva (1023 m), Peña el Chao (981 m) and Canteironas (993 m).
• Camino Primitivo is the oldest documented version of El Camino, the plexus of pilgrimage trails converging on Santiago de Compostella. It starts in Oviedo, Day 1 is 25 km to Grado, Day 2 is 24 km to Salas, and Day 3 is 20 km to Tineo. It continues west to Pola de Allende, 28 km, thence to La Mesa, Grandas de Salime, A Fonsagrada, Lugo and eventually Santiago.

The main supermarket is Alimerka next to the bus station, open M-Sa 09:00-21:30.

Bakeries are Manin on the main plaza and San Antonio at Mayor 29.

There are ATMs at Caja Rural and Caixabank.

• Sidrería El Refugio is by the bus station at General Mola 10A.
• La Vinoteca is at Plaza Martin Alonso 7, open Tu-F 07:00-00:00, Sa Su 10:00-00:00.
• La Fogaza at Eugenia Astur 6 is open M-F 09:00-00:00, Sa Su 10:00-00:00.

• Cider is the main drink here, although Asturias does produce wine.
• Bars include Bar Centro, Bar Montesol, La Griega and Balagar.

• Palacio de Meras, Pío Cuervo (100 m north of bus station), ☏ +34 985 900111. Smart comfy hotel in a 16th century building by the main plaza. B&B double €95. (updated Jan 2026)
• Albergue La Plaza is a pilgrim hostel opposite Palacio de Meras at Plaza del Ayuntamiento 3, and nominally open all year.
• Pension La Posada is a comfy place 300 m north of the main plaza at Av González Mayo 25.

As of Jan 2026, Tineo and its approach roads have a patchy mobile signal from Movistar and Vodafone, yet 5G from MasMovil and Orange.

• Oviedo is a fine city with a cathedral and museums.
• Pola de Allande is the next stopover on El Camino towards Santiago de Compostela.
• Luarca is the nearest beach resort, an old fishing village.