From the Cantabrian Sea to the Picos de Europa
Beaches and cliffs, mountains with lakes, fishing villages, pre-Romanesque art, cider and fabada. Everything worth seeing in Asturias, area by area.
Photo: Txo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Choose your Asturias
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MountainsPicos de Europa
Covadonga, the lakes, the Cares Gorge and the Naranjo de Bulnes.
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BeachesEastern coast
Llanes, Ribadesella, Lastres and Villaviciosa: coves, blowholes and cider.
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HeritageOviedo
Pre-Romanesque art, cider houses and a walkable old town.
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CitiesGijón and Avilés
Seaside cities with cider houses, museums and the Niemeyer Centre.
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Industrial heritageMining valleys
Industrial heritage, greenways and villages in the Nalón and Caudal valleys.
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NatureSomiedo, Teverga and Quirós
Teitos, glacial lakes and brown bears.
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Quiet AsturiasSouth-west and Oscos
Muniellos, Cangas del Narcea and the Oscos villages.
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Fishing portsWestern coast
Cudillero, Luarca, Navia and Castropol: ports and rías.
Asturias in numbers
A small territory with sea, high mountains and the memory of an early medieval kingdom.
- 78municipalities (concejos), from coast to mountains
- 3UNESCO World Heritage listings
- 1 + 5national park and natural parks
Sources: Turismo Asturias and MITECO (Picos de Europa).
Asturias at a glance
Full map and areas- Picos de Europa
- Eastern coast
- Oviedo and the centre
- Gijón and Avilés
- Mining valleys
- Somiedo, Teverga y Quirós
- South-west and Oscos
- Western coast
Tap an area to open its guide. ★ Covadonga and the Lakes, and Somiedo. Boundaries: IGN/CNIG via es-atlas (CC BY 4.0).
A festival every month
Festival guide-
January
- Three Kings parade5 Jan · many towns
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February
- Antroxu (Carnival)Feb or Mar · varies
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March
- Holy Week (2027: 21-28 Mar)Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés
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April
- Holy Week (some years)all Asturias
- Bollo Festival (Easter Monday)Avilés · varies
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May
- Trasona reservoir outing1 May · Corvera
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June
- Midsummer Night (San Juan)23 Jun · beaches and villages
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July
- Lamb Festival1st Sunday · Cangas de Onís
- Natural Cider FestivalNava
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August
- Sella Descent (2027: 7 Aug)Arriondas–Ribadesella
- Our Lady of the Rosary15 Aug · Luarca
- Semana Grande and Cider Festivallate Aug · Gijón
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September
- Asturias Day8 Sep · Covadonga
- Our Lady of La Guía8 Sep · Llanes
- San MateoOviedo
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October
- Apple Festival (odd years)Villaviciosa
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November
- Amagüestu (chestnut feast)chestnuts and sweet cider
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December
- Christmas lights and marketsOviedo, Gijón, Avilés
Approximate dates: they change every year (Holy Week follows Easter). Check each town hall before travelling.
Tourism news from Asturias
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El Comercio (Asturias) Machine translation
Asturias Airport has gained almost 19,000 new passengers every month since January
The terminal closed September with a 13.6% increase in travelers and has already moved 1,730,498 people so far this year
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El Comercio Machine translation
Asturias: new housing law before the end of the month and absences in the minute of silence by Maricarmen
The Asturian Parliament, without the presence of PP and Vox, remembered the octogenarian who died after her eviction in Madrid. Zapico extends his hand to Tomé so that the new legal text "will be the first political act of the Frente Amplio in Asturias"
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Cadena SER Machine translation
Two men injured after colliding a car and a truck in Posada de Llanes
The firefighters had to release the occupant of the car, while both affected were transferred to the Arriondas Hospital | Cadena SER
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La Voz de Asturias Machine translation
Two injured in the collision between a car and a truck in Llanes
Those affected have been evacuated to Arriondas Hospital
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El Búscolu Machine translation
La Felguera hosts the XLIX Gastronomic Party His Excellency La Fabada
The town of La Felguera is preparing for the XLIX edition of the Gastronomic Festival His Excellency La Fabada, an event that celebrates one of the most popular dishes of the...
Festivals