South-west and the Oscos
Atlantic forest, stone villages and craft traditions.
The essentials
- The south-west and the Oscos group Cangas del Narcea, Degaña, Ibias, Allande, Tineo, Salas, Pesoz, Grandas de Salime, Illano, the three Oscos municipalities, Villayón, Boal, San Tirso de Abres, Taramundi and Vegadeo.
- It is the least crowded part of Asturias: forests, rivers, reservoirs and hamlets.
- Here are Muniellos, Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias Natural Park and the Oscos Biosphere Reserve.
- Journeys are long: plan to sleep at least one night in the area.
What to see
- Cangas del NarceaCapital of the south-west and a base for Muniellos, with Corias monastery nearby.
- MuniellosA Strict Nature Reserve with limited visits and prior permits.
- TineoKnown for its cuisine, including the chosco de Tineo (smoked sausage).
- TaramundiA village of knife craftsmanship and rural tourism, with mills and forges.
- Grandas de SalimeA reservoir, an ethnographic museum and the Chao Samartín hillfort.
- Vegadeo and San Tirso de AbresThe Eo estuary and the Eo Greenway.
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