%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B8%CC%86%D0%B41.jpg — Camino Primitivo Coaching Adventure

The name “Primitivo” refers to its origin as the first Camino Jacobeo (Camino de Santiago). Spanish king Alfonso II was the first pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela. The total distance is **321km**. You start at the cathedral of **Oviedo** and finish at the cathedral in **Santiago de Compostela**. This route has many steep up and down-hills, but the views from there are amazing!

April 12th. Arriving to Oviedo

The Original Way (Primitivo) starts from the Oviedo cathedral. It is nice to arrive here the day before to have some time to explore. Oviedo is a beautiful city with typical cobblestone streets, cathedral, many restaurants and bars. Easy to get by bus or by train from different cities in Spain. You could stay at Albergue El Salvador, Oviedo, municipal. It is quite a big one with many small rooms. It can accommodate 50 people, opens at 1 pm. **Price 6 Euro** pp.

El%2BEscamplero.jpg — Day 1. April 13th.
Oviedo -
**El Escamplero [13km]**

We meet at **8:00AM** near the Cathedral of Oviedo. We will have our short catch up meeting all together and then everyone starts walking individually on his/her own pace through the city into the hills. The first day walk will be a short one with some up-hills and down-hills, but not very steep. You could stay at Albergue del Escamplero, municipal. It is a big house with four rooms that can accommodate 30 people, not very new but looks clean and has all the necessary. To register, pay and get bedding stop first at the restaurant. **Price 5 euro** pp. including bedding, only cash. Opens at 1 pm.

Villapan%CC%83ada.jpg — **Day 2. April 14th.**
**El Escamplero – Grado – Villapañada [17km]**

A beautiful walk through the mountains and small villages. There is a long uphill after Grado all the way to the albergue. You could stay at Albergue de San Juan de Villapañada, municipal. Make sure to bring some food with you as there is no shops or restaurants nearby. Fits 20 people but there is another place where they take pilgrims if that one is full. **Price 5 euro** pp. including bedding. Opens at 1 pm. It is a beautiful place to stay with the stunning view.

**Day 3. April 15th.**
**Villapañada – La Doriga – Cornellana – Casazorrina – Salas [20km]**

Today is mostly walking through the forest, there will be up and down hills all day. You could stay at Albergue de Salas, municipal. It can fit 16 people. **Price 5 euro** pp. It opens early, so you can just come in, take a bed and a person in charge will arrive later to register and collect money. There are also two or three private albergues/hostels, price from 10 euro pp.

Tineo+2.jpg — **Day 4. April 16th.**
**Salas – Bodenaya – La Espina – Tineo [**
**20 km]**

A nice walking day with quite a bit uphill walking, a couple of pilgrim’s rest stop, a house with coffee and snack vending machines, toilets, tables and chairs. The first place to stop for coffee is La Espina, 9km away. A small detour on the way to Tineo will lead you to the beautiful waterfall in the forest. You could stay at one of two private albergues closer to the center with better facilities, price from 10 euro pp.

**Day 5. April 17th.**
**Tineo - Borres**
**[18km]**

Borres is a tiny village with an albergue and a bar, no shop. Keep in mind the albergue in Borres is very basic and doesn’t have a kitchen but you can get food and coffee in the bar.

**Day 6. April 18th.**
**Borres - Barducedo**
**[26km]**

From Borres you walk for 15km through the wild, after that the trail joins the main route at Puerto del Palo from where it’s 11km to **Barducedo**. On a clear day, you’ll be able to enjoy stunning mountainous scenery.

Grandas+de+Salime+2.jpg — **Day 7. April 19th.**
**Barducedo - A Mesa – Embalse de Salime – Grandas de Salime [**
**19km]**

You will see very beautiful scenery, one long down-hill, most of the day slight up-hill. It is better to have breakfast in A Mesa, as there is no place to stop on the way except one restaurant 4km before Salime. On the way you will see tiny rocky chapel, after the first up-hill from A Mesa. Then there will be stunning view over Embalse de Salime (water reservoir) on the way down to the dam. Go to the viewpoint at the dam on the right-hand side of the road (walk through the door). If you want, you could visit anthropology museum in Grandas de Salime, 1,5 euro entrance fee. You could stay at Albergue de Grandas de Salime, municipal. It is a very nice and neat albergue with good facilities, located very close to the supermarket and bakery. There are 25 beds, opens at 12.30pm. **Price 6 euro** pp. including disposable bedding.

**Day 8. April 20th.**
**Grandas de Salime – Cereixeira – Castro – Venta del Acebo – Barbeitos – A Fonsagrada [26km]**

A nice day of walking with some up-hills, forest walk and a few muddy roads. Today you will leave Asturias and enter different province – Galicia, there will be a sign indicating it. You could stay at Albergue de A Fonsagrada, municipal. It is located next to the church, close to the supermarkets and restaurants. An old house turned into an albergue, new, spacious and modern, more like a cool hostel than a municipal albergue. Opens at 1 pm. Price 6 euro including beddings. It can accommodate 40 people.

O+Cadavo+Baleira+2.jpg — **Day 9. April 21st.**
**A Fonsagrada – Padron – Paradavella – A Lastra – Fontaneira – O Cadavo Baleira [25,4km]**

That will be one long down-hill and many up-hills, sometimes they will be quite steep. You will finish at **O Cadavo Baleira**. It is a small town with three albergues, one municipal and two private ones. There are a couple of bars a bit further away from the albergue. You could stay at **Albergue de O Cadavo Baleira, municipal**. It is very basic one, **price is 6 Euro**, including disposable bedding. Opens at 1 pm

Lugo%2B2.jpg — **Day 10. April 22nd.**
**Vilabade – Castroverde – Vilar de Cas – Gondar – Castelo – Lugo [30,5km]**

It will be better to start the day early in order to have more time in Lugo, it’s a nice city with a lot of things to see. The municipal albergue in Lugo has only 40 beds so if you arrive late you might not get a spot but there are many private albergues and hostels there. You can get breakfast and coffee at Vilabade, there is a food kiosk there, people who run it will open a local church for you, and will share with you a history of the Camino (if you understand Spanish). In the historical town of Lugo you will see impressive huge Roman walls, Gothic cathedral, and cobblestone streets. Do not miss to visit Calle de los Vinos, it is a street near the cathedral, with bars and tapas. Bakery Meson de Crecente has delicious pastry, good coffee.You could stay at **Albergue de peregrinos de Lugo, municipal**. It is a nice and big place inside the Wall, close to the restaurants and cathedral. It can fit 40 people, opens at 1 pm. **Price 6 euro** including disposable bedding.

San+Romao+da+Retorta.jpg — **Day 11. April 23rd.**
**Lugo – San Lazaro – San Vicenzo do Burgo – San Romao da Retorta [**
**20km]**

That will be an easy walking day through the forest. You could stay at Xunta de Galicia Pilgrim Hostel, 8 Euro p.p., capacity 12 people

Melide+2.jpg — **Day 12. April 24th.**
**San Romao da Retorta - Castrelo – A Covela – O Carballal – As Seixas – Casacamino – Irago de Arriba – Melide [28km]**

That will be the last day of walking without crowds of pilgrims on the trails. There are several restaurants on the way where you can stop for lunch or coffee. Some parts of the trail you will walk through the forest. Both the Camino Frances and the Camino Primitivo join in Melide. And for the last two days you will walk on the French Camino. The town is famous for **pulperias** – restaurants where you can eat “pulpo” - octopus cooked with spices (my favorite food on Earth!). You could stay at **Pereiro Pilgrim Hostel**, price 8 Euro p.p., capacity 40 people.

o+pedrouzo+2.jpg — **Day 13. April 25th.**
**Melide – Boente – A Fraga Alta – Ribadiso da Baixo – Arzua – Calle – Salceda – Mojon – O Empalme – Santa Irene – A Rua – O Pedrouzo [33km]**

After the quiet Camino Primitivo, you start walking on the French Camino. There are many coffee shops, restaurants, albergues on the way, every 5km at least. You could stay at **Porta de Santiago Hostel**, price is 10 Euro pp, capacity 54 people.

Santiago+de+3.jpg — **Day 14. April 26th.**
**O Pedrouzo – San Paio – Lavacolla – Monte do Gozo – Santiago de Compostela [20km]**

The last day it is better to start early if you want to make it to the **Pilgrim Mass at 12 pm** (there is a Pilgrim Mass at 7.30pm as well). Remember you’re **not allowed** to enter the cathedral **with a backpack,** so you can either leave it in your albergue or at the Pilgrim’s Reception Office, 100m from the Cathedral.
Note! The Masses take place in different locations due to the renovation in the Cathedral.

Camino Coaching Package is €700, that includes 7 coaching sessions:

scheme of coaching Primitivo

Session 1 - 14.03.2020. Online Discovery Session [1,5hr] - before Camino

Before starting Camino it is important to get to know each other a bit better. During face-to-face online session we will design the alignment - how both of us want to be together and work during Camino Coaching Journey. We will discuss the main goal or questions, and how the client wants to track the results. We will do guided meditation where the client will have a chance to get to know better his/her Inner Voice, and also other voices that we hear in our heads. We will discover the core values. All this work will build important foundation for the whole Camino.

Session 2 - 15.03.2020. Online Group Session [1,5hr] - before Camino

Athough each participant will walk individually his/her Camino journey (highly recommended), we will meet all together on video call to introduce each other, to set our intentions for learning and discoveries for Camino. We will have some time for questions as well.

Session 3 - 13.04.2020. Face-to-Face Individual Session [1hr] - the start of Camino

Choose the topic that you really want to focus for the whole Camino. Feel what your heart truly desires and think about a “big game”, the one that makes you dance rather than merely walk.

In everyday life we used to make choices based on what others want, or what will be easiest, or what will cause us the least amount of discomfort in the moment. By doing Camino you are already making a step forward, going to discover what you truly want instead of settling for what you have and give up on your dreams. But the movement in this direction is so overwhelming that, without some kind of structure for support, we all get easily swept away. We forget what it is that we truly want, what brings us joy and fulfillment. We forget that we know.

And I will be there for You. I will encourage you to set the goals that make you stretch, that call forth to your new capabilities and power, that push and pull you forward into a bigger life.

Session 4 - 17.04.2020. Face-to-Face Individual session [1hr] - the middle of Camino

After one week of walking you will discover that you could connect easily with Youself: you listen to your body clearly and you could feel all the range of emotions on much deeper level. You will be aware what is really important for you, and that is part of transformation you will be going through.

During this session I invite you to come up with the topic that really matters to you at that moment. You might already receive some answers on your questions on your way. During this session you will be able to expand into the fullness and richness of being who you are because you will no longer try to avoid what becomes present for you. You will be experiencing something meaningful for Yourself. Based on this I will challenge you to create a clear action that will move you closer to your dream.

Session 5 - 26.04.2020. Face-to-Face Individual Session [1hr] - the end of Camino (in Santiago de Compostela)

The last session on the Camino way will be done with each participant the very next day after we arrive to Santiago de Compostela. It is worth to spend time in this sacred place, it is worth to take time to be by yourself. It is worth to celebrate…

During session we will take a moment to go back and to remember the feeling and intention in the beginning of the journey, and we will see what will be there now. We will check all the juicy learning and knowledge gained over the past two weeks, and see what is opening next for.

Although our destination Santiago de Compostela will be reached, Camino will stay with you forever, with its priceless gifts and discoveries. And at that moment you will be clear and confident to write the new chapter in your new story…Buen Camino!

Session 6 - 23.05.2020. Online Individual Completion Session [1hr] - after Camino

Although Camino is over, the learning and experience stays with you, and you might be still receiving your answers. Same for coaching: the transformation usually happens not during the session itself, but in between or even after the completion session. And it is important to look at it again through the lens of new perspectives and to draw what is next for you.

Session 7 - 30.05.2020. Online Group Completion Session [1,5hr] - after Camino

Camino Coaching program is developped first of all for the individual journey. And because the participants walked the same “path”, but each had his own discoveries, it would be interesting to share the learnings and discuss the intentions that everyone shared on the first Group call before starting the Camino.

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