Original Way (Primitivo)

It takes its name from being the first route walked to venerate the remains of the Apostle James.

In the 9th century AD, when King Alfonso II the Chaste heard the news that the remains of the Apostle James had been discovered in the north-west of the Peninsula, he set out for Compostela from Oviedo with part of his court.

Once in Galicia, the groups will set out from the city of Lugo, famous for its Roman walls, and head for Friol before joining the French Way at the town of Melide.