Salas

Salas is a town in Asturias, Spain. It has 1,300 inhabitants (2020) and lies on the Original Way of St. James (Camino Primitivo).

Understand

Coming from Oviedo on the Camino Primitivo, Salas is the third town with ATMs and a somewhat bigger grocery store after Grado and Cornellana.

Get in

ALSA stops here coming from Oviedo. There are multiple bus stops in the town. A bus stop that is served in one direction may not be served in the opposite direction: Check beforehand.

From the Asturias airport it's usually the best to take a non-stop ALSA bus to Oviedo and then an ALSA bus to Salas.

Get around

The town can be easily explored on foot.

See

• Municipal Carmen Zuleta Park

Palacio de Doriga

• 1 Palacio de Doriga. The original nucleus is a medieval square tower, built in the 14th century, which forms part of the current palace. In the 15 century, a cubic structure was added to the tower. Its present aspect was completed during the early years of the 16th century, centered on the palace section.  
• 2 Castillo de Salas. Built before 1124. Inside the tower there is a museum on Pre-Romanesque art that is a valuable collection of pieces and tombstones from the church of San Martín, the Museo Prerrománico de San Martín de Salas. The pieces provide an insight into the decorative richness of Pre-Romanesque art during the 10th century in Spain.  

Monasterio de San Salvador

• 3 Monasterio de San Salvador. Consisting of several Romanesque style buildings which began to be built in the 11th century.  
• 4 Monasterio de San Martín de Salas. The monastery church was rebuilt in the 15th century and was renovated in the 17th century when the bell gable was added. The church consists of a single nave with masonry walls and a wooden roof.  
• 5 Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor. The church was established in the 16th century. It contains a mausoleum.  

Do

There is a municipal swimming pool.

Buy

Cornellana has some ATMs. The ATM of Unicaja Banco does not charge a fee for withdrawing money with an international credit card.

Eat

The biggest grocery stores are Alimerka and Día. A smaller one is La Tienda de Jose. All of them have savory fresh baked goods.

Sleep

Pilgrims can sleep in the municipal albergue, which is open all year round. There are other hostels. Some of those are only open April to October.

Go next

To La Espina on the Camino Primitivo in the direction of Santiago de Compostela.