Grado (Spain)
Grado is a city in Asturias, Spain. It has 9,600 inhabitants (2023). It lies on the Original Way of St. James (Camino Primitivo).
Understand
[edit]Coming from Oviedo on the Camino Primitivo, Grado is the first town having bigger supermarkets, ATMs and so on.
Get in
[edit]ALSA stops here coming from Oviedo. There are several bus stops in the town.
There is a train station connecting the town with Oviedo and the coast northwards.
From the Asturias airport it's usually the best to take a non-stop ALSA bus to Oviedo and then an ALSA bus/train to Grado.
Get around
[edit]The town can be easily explored on foot. There are no tickets available for using the ALSA bus for rides inside the town.
See
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Quite nice are:
• The park in the town centre
• the area along the river
• walking through the town center
Do
[edit]There is a heated municipal swimming pool in the south of the city called Piscina Municipal Climatizada de Grado.
Buy
[edit]Grado has several ATMs. The ATM of Unicaja Banco does not charge a fee for withdrawing money with an international credit card.
Eat
[edit]The biggest supermarkets are Lidl and Alimerka both in San Pelayo. In the town centre the biggest supermarket is Alimerka. Both Alimerka stores have tasty and local savoury fresh baked goods.
In the budget category of local food are the bar Campo Sol, El Quintana Cafe-Bar, Bar Maypi and Panadería San Pelayo, sorted by distance from the town centre (updated Nov 2024).
Drink
[edit]The Parque San Antonio in the town centre has a dispenser for drinking water.
Sleep
[edit]Villa de Grado is an albergue (hostel) only for pilgrims. It's open from 1 March until 31 October each year. Albergue La Quintana is usually open from 3 March until the beginning of November.
In winter pilgrims can sleep in the albergues of San Juan, Cabruñana or San Marcelo.
Go next
[edit]To Cornellana on the Camino Primitivo in the direction of Santiago de Compostela.