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Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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Grandas de Salime is a village in the hills of Asturias in northern Spain. It was briefly busy from 1946 to 1953 as a service base for constructing the Salime dam. It's now a quiet place with a population of 386 in 2024, a stopover on Camino Primitivo pilgrimage trail to Santiago.
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The parish church is first documented in 1186, but was extensively modified in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Its distinctive feature is the surrounding portico.
Fascinating display of traditional life in the former church rectory.
Good hostel at the east entrance to town.
Peaceful central hostel.
Clean comfy hotel with self check-in and restaurant.
Comfy hotel 5 km northwest of town, good value for the price, some rooms with lake view. Pets welcome.
From the south follow A-6 to Ponte de Neira then branch onto the winding mountain road.
Read in the guideThe village is small, but you need wheels to explore the mountains around.
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Ranón · International · OVD
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