La Pola de Gordon
Camino de San Salvador
La Pola de Gordón is the main service town in the valley and your last chance to stock up properly before the mountains. The plaza mayor is off the camino to your right after crossing the bridge over the river. There are several accommodation options — pensions, a campsite on the north side of the main road — and enough bars and grocery shops to resupply.
Most pilgrims push on the additional 6 km to the albergue in Buiza, but if you want a comfortable bed and a proper dinner, La Pola is the place. Whatever you decide, buy your food here. There's nothing reliable for the next couple of days once you leave.
The Fiestas Patronales in honor of the Virgen del Buen Suceso are celebrated in September. The weekly market is held on Thursdays.
La Pola de Gordón was chartered as a market town in the medieval period, serving as the commercial hub for the surrounding mining and agricultural communities in the Gordón valley. The municipality's name derives from the Latin "Gordonium," and the valley has been a transit corridor between the meseta and Asturias since Roman times. Coal mining shaped the region's economy from the 19th century until the mines began closing in the late 20th century.
When leaving town, keep to your left. The camino does not follow the main road. Instead, it turns off where the guardrail begins and passes through an industrial park. It then crosses the river and enters Beberino. The terrain begins to steepen from here — you're entering the foothills proper.
Accommodation in La Pola de Gordon.
| Camping Bosque De Gordón |
| Pensión 15 De Mayo | 
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| Pensión Rabocan | 
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