San Martin de Laspra
San Martin de Laspra (Samartín) is a village in Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Northern Way of the Camino de Santiago.
Understand
Get in
The nearest airport is the Asturias airport. From there take a bus to Piedrasblancas. From Piedrasblancas it's a 1-km (15-min) walk.
Get around
The village can be easily explored on foot.
See
- 🌍 Church of San Martín de Laspra. The building consists of a single nave with a groin vault and stone transverse arches. It has two chapels on each side and a large apse covered with simple ribbed vaulting . A square-based tower was added to this complex in 1787, culminating in an eight-panel dome with an octagonal base, topped with an iron ball and cross. The main altarpiece of this temple, made at the end of the 18th century , in a transitional style between Baroque and Classicism, is dedicated to the temple's patron saint: Saint Martin. On the northwest side there is a small double-headed window carved in a block of stone and which can be dated between the 9th and 11th centuries, during the development of Asturian art .
Do
Buy
There are several ATMs and supermarkets in bordering Piedrasblancas.
Eat
Also restaurants can be found in Piedrasblancas.
Drink
Sleep
Pilgrims can sleep in the Albergue de Peregrinos San Martín de Laspra.