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Get the appTomorrow from El Castillo (Soto del Barco)
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soto del Barco | 0.9 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| San Esteban de Pravia | 0.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Muros de Nalón | 5.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| El Pito | 9.4 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| El Peñedo | 11.9 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| El Rellayo | 14.0 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Soto de Luiña | 20.5 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Novellana | 26.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Castañeras | 27.8 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Santa Marina | 29.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Ballota | 32.3 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Tablizo | 34.9 | ✓ Yes | — No |
The Castillo de San Martín, built over Roman foundations, gives the hamlet its name. The overlook near the castle is worth a pause. Descending from here, the roundabout is confusingly marked — old and new arrows compete. The camino does NOT turn right at the first roundabout; continue to the second and take the exit toward Soto del Barco.
The Castillo de San Martín sits on the site of a Roman fortification, improved and expanded in the medieval period to guard the mouth of the Río Nalón.
Descending from the castle overlook the camino arrives at a roundabout littered with old arrows and new arrows. At this roundabout, which is now cut off by guard rails, the camino does NOT turn right. Instead it follows the road a bit longer to the next roundabout. At this roundabout it does NOT turn down the N-632 to Muros de Nalon, but rather takes the second exit to pass the hotel in Soto del Barco.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.