The Original Way (Camino Primitivo)
The “Original Way” is the oldest route to Santiago de Compostela, it is allegedly the path taken by the first reported pilgrim, the King Alfonso II of Asturias in the year 814 AD, when the tomb of the Apostle was first discovered in Compostela. This path starts in the city of Oviedo, capital of Asturias, and it was the main route used by the pilgrims who travel to Santiago for more than a century. The Original Way remained the most used route for the pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago Tours until the city of Leon was established as the capital of the Kingdom Astur in the year 914, and it became the connection of a safest route to Santiago de Compostela: the French Way. The Original Way still remains as a popular alternative path, which avoids the crowds of pilgrims, it allows pilgrims to enjoy a more stimulating hike with significant vertical gradients and better landscapes. This way is recognized as one of the hardest to Santiago, but that also m...
