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Mining valleys

Industrial heritage, greenways and mountain valleys.

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The essentials

  • The Nalón and Caudal valleys (Langreo, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Mieres, Laviana, Lena, Aller, Caso and Sobrescobio) were Asturias' industrial engine.
  • Today they offer industrial tourism: mining museums, former pits and greenways.
  • In their upper valleys begin Redes Natural Park and the Alba trail.
  • Also here is Santa Cristina de Lena, a World Heritage site.
The Museum of Mining and Industry, in El Entrego.
The Museum of Mining and Industry, in El Entrego. Photo: Zarateman · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

What to see

  • Museum of Mining and Industry (MUMI)In El Entrego, it recreates a mine and tells the story of coal with a visitable gallery.
  • San Luis pit (Langreo)A former mine shaft in Langreo, part of the visitable industrial heritage.
  • MieresCapital of the Caudal valley, with trails into the mountains.
  • Laviana and Pola de LavianaGateway to Redes and home of the Folk Descent of the Nalón, in August.
  • Santa Cristina de LenaA pre-Romanesque church on a hilltop.
  • Caso and SobrescobioUpper valleys of Redes, with beech woods and mountain villages.
Mieres, capital of the Caudal valley.
Mieres, capital of the Caudal valley. Photo: Astur1 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Santa Cristina de Lena.
Santa Cristina de Lena. Photo: Jose Luis Martinez Alvarez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Redes, at the head of the valley.
Redes, at the head of the valley. Photo: SusoRedondo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  1. MorningMining museum in El Entrego.
  2. MiddayLunch in Mieres or Langreo.
  3. AfternoonSanta Cristina de Lena or a walk in Redes.

More on industrial history and the nature parks.

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Sources

  1. Turismo Asturias