Somiedo, Teverga and Quirós
High mountains, summer pastures and brown bears.
The essentials
- The area of Somiedo, Teverga, Quirós, Proaza, Santo Adriano, Yernes y Tameza and Belmonte de Miranda: green mountains and stone villages.
- Somiedo is a Biosphere Reserve; the Senda del Oso runs through Santo Adriano, Proaza, Quirós and Teverga.
- It is the best area to see high pastures and teitos and to watch nature at a slow pace.
- Mountain roads are narrow: allow more time than the map suggests.
What to see
- SomiedoLakes such as Valle lake, the La Pornacal high pasture with its teitos and trails through glacial valleys.
- TevergaThe Romanesque collegiate church of San Pedro and the Prehistory Park.
- QuirósA quiet valley with stone villages and the Senda del Oso branch to Bárzana.
- Proaza and Santo AdrianoThe Senda del Oso, the Asturias Bear Foundation and the Xanas gorge.
- Yernes y Tameza, BelmonteSmall municipalities of farmland among the mountains.
Watching bears
The brown bear is a wild animal: never try to approach it. Follow local guides' rules and keep safe distances, and go with professionals if you want to watch it.
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