El Primitivo — Salas, Asturias

Salas · Asturias · Spain

El Primitivo

Work from the original way. A coliving space in a medieval Asturian village, on the oldest route of the Camino de Santiago.

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Eight private houses, fast fibre internet, and the kind of quiet that makes deep work possible — in the heart of Salas, a village that has not changed in centuries. The Camino Primitivo passes through the plaza. The mountains begin at the edge of town.


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Work

Dedicated desk in every house. Fibre broadband throughout. No coworking theatre — just reliable connectivity and genuine quiet in a stone village that existed long before the internet.

02
Live

Monthly stays, all-in pricing. Asturian markets, cider houses, local bakeries. A cost of living that has not yet been discovered — and a pace of life that most of Europe has already forgotten.

03
Walk

The Camino Primitivo — the original pilgrimage, founded in the 9th century by Alfonso II — runs through the town. The Asturian coast is 45 minutes away. The Picos de Europa, one hour.

One monthly rate. Everything below is included — no extras, no surprises.

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Private House

Your own front door. Full privacy — not a room in a shared building, but a self-contained house in the village.

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Fibre Broadband

Fast symmetric fibre throughout. Reliable enough for video calls, large uploads, and anything a full workday demands.

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Dedicated Desk

A proper work setup in every house — not a kitchen table. Designed for a full day of focused work.

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Fully Equipped Kitchen

Cook at home or walk to the market. Each house has a full kitchen — Asturian ingredients, local shops two minutes away.

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Weekly Linen & Cleaning

Fresh linen and a weekly clean included. Arrive and focus on work — the domestic logistics are handled.

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Communal Breakfast

Every morning, shared breakfast with the other residents. The simplest and most effective community ritual — it costs nothing to skip, and everything to miss.

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Common Space

A shared space for evenings, informal coworking, and the kind of conversations that happen when eight people from different places end up in the same room.

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All Utilities

Electricity, water, heating, internet — all included in the monthly rate. One payment, nothing else to manage.

Small enough to feel like yours.
Close enough to walk everywhere.

8
Private houses, fully equipped
€950
All-in from, per month
Fibre
Fast symmetric broadband
9th c.
Camino Primitivo, oldest route
Los
Primitivos

You stay in Salas for a month. You leave. But Salas stays with you — if you want it to. Los Primitivos is the annual membership for those who want a second home in the village, a community that keeps building between stays, and a real stake in what Salas becomes.

  • 01
    Priority booking at El Primitivo
    Members reserve before the public waitlist opens
  • 02
    Monthly digital gathering
    The village square, online — wherever members are in the world
  • 03
    The Primitivos newsletter
    Salas from the inside: local news, seasonal happenings, community projects, what members are building
  • 04
    Member directory
    Connect with every member globally — their work, their skills, their open projects
  • 05
    Collaborative sustainability projects
    Members and locals develop ideas together — regenerative, practical, rooted in the village
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    Your name in Salas
    A real stake in the community — not a customer, a member
Sub-communities — examples of what members build together
Tierra

Regenerative land, local food systems, sustainable agriculture with Asturian farmers

Código

Builders, developers, makers — open-source projects with a village as the testing ground

Oficio

Craft, restoration, traditional skills — learning from locals, passing knowledge between generations

Mesa

Asturian food culture, cider, shared recipes — the table as the original community ritual

Annual membership
€250/ year

Membership opens after your first stay at El Primitivo, or by direct application to the founding circle. The first 50 members set the culture of Los Primitivos — their projects, their values, their connections become the foundation.

Ready to be part of the original community? Start with a stay — or apply to join the founding circle directly.
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