After walking the Camino de San Salvador from Leon to Oviedo, I continued onto the Camino Primitivo, which begins in Oviedo and passes through the Asturias and Galicia regions. It eventually joins with the Camino Frances for the final two days before reaching Santiago de Compostela, but time constraints only allowed me to walk the first 208 km from Oviedo to Lugo. This worked out well since I wouldn't enjoy walking with hundreds of pilgrims at the end of the French Way. It’s called the Primitivo because it was the first camino, not because it is the most primitive, though the accommodations are mostly basic albergues, which are like basic hostels - bunk bed, one big bathroom, little privacy. It’s busier than El Camino de San Salvador, with maybe 40-50 pilgrims in each etapa (stage). But
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