Primitivo late March/albergues open?

[AK2112]

Hello!

I am thinking about doing the Primitivo again next year. In 2023 I started mid April, all albergues was open. This time I am considering late March, and I intend to do it in aprox 13 days (like described at Gronze.com) as last time.

Does any of you know if most albergues are opened for the season? Or is late March early-ish?

Cheers,

André

 

[peregrina2000]

The easiest way for you to suss this out is to go to gronze.com and scroll through. The website has a page for all Primitivo albergues along with dates. You just click through to the end stage and then all the lodgings (not only albergues) pop up. This site is probably the most up to date.

Here’s the listing for the Grado albergue and even if you don’t speak Spanish you can probably see that it’s open March 1 - October 31.

 

[AK2112]

The easiest way for you to suss this out is to go to gronze.com and scroll through. The website has a page for all Primitivo albergues along with dates. You just click through to the end stage and then all the lodgings (not only albergues) pop up. This site is probably the most up to date.

Here’s the listing for the Grado albergue and even if you don’t speak Spanish you can probably see that it’s open March 1 - October 31.

Wow, I have used gronze.com so many times, never really noticed the dates!

Thank you.

 

[Dave]

You're right on the cusp. A lot of places don't open until April, and especially given the very late Easter next year, there's less chance of them opening earlier. I track accommodations for the Primitivo here, and it's easy to scroll through opening months in Column J, but the response rate hasn't been great so far. A lot of that info is still for 2024, not 2025.

Having said that, I walked the Primitivo in March last year and had no trouble finding enough open albergues.

 

[El Cascayal]

The easiest way for you to suss this out is to go to gronze.com and scroll through.

Yes, Gronze is usually very accurate. To be safe call, WhatsApp, email where you want to stay to be safe.

 

[JamesPaulG]

Thank you @El Cascayal @peregrina2000 @Dave for this info. Very helpful for me as well, I will be walking the Primitivo from Oviedo starting next Wednesday!

 

[Telelama]

I track accommodations for the Primitivo here

Wow Dave! That's quite the spreadsheet. How in the world did you collect all that info and where did you find the time to enter it all into a spreadsheet?

Very impressive, and so helpful!

 

[Dave]

For years, I had to track accommodation details for the guidebooks, but I did it in a manner that was kind of haphazard. Over time, I got better! Finally, I realized that thanks to the wonders of google sheets, I could simultaneously have an organized way to manage my own info and have a semi-useful resource to complement the books.

 

[Paul.W]

For years, I had to track accommodation details for the guidebooks, but I did it in a manner that was kind of haphazard. Over time, I got better! Finally, I realized that thanks to the wonders of google sheets, I could simultaneously have an organized way to manage my own info and have a semi-useful resource to complement the books.

I'm planning to start first week of May and this is extremely useful.

 

[AK2112]

You're right on the cusp. A lot of places don't open until April, and especially given the very late Easter next year, there's less chance of them opening earlier. I track accommodations for the Primitivo here, and it's easy to scroll through opening months in Column J, but the response rate hasn't been great so far. A lot of that info is still for 2024, not 2025.

Having said that, I walked the Primitivo in March last year and had no trouble finding enough open albergues.

Cheers, Dave!

This is really helpful, thank you very much!

 

[AK2112]

Thank you @El Cascayal @peregrina2000 @Dave for this info. Very helpful for me as well, I will be walking the Primitivo from Oviedo starting next Wednesday!

It would really be interessting to hear about your walk.

Buen Camino!