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3 green territories. Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias by motorhome

  • AZPEITIA – GIJON IN 13 STAGES
  • 11th stage: Llanes

3 green territories by motorhome

AZPEITIA – GIJON IN 13 STAGES.
11th stage: LLANES

STAGE 11: LLANES

Distance from the previous stage: 35Km (A-8)
llanes in spain

Llanes is a fishing port town with an impressive old quarter, fishing tradition, ethnography, folklore, gastronomy and beaches, all overshadowed by the majestic Picos de Europa mountain range. Its culture is simultaneously traditional and cutting-edge, full of stories of “Indianos” – Spanish emigrants who struck gold in the Americas and returned with their fortunes, love-struck film directors etc etc… That’s Llanes.

It is one of the oldest tourist resorts in Asturias and boasts one of the best-preserved old quarters in the whole of the Principality, featuring numerous palaces and stately homes adorned with coats of arms, as well as the Basilica and endless shops, restaurants and cider bars which ensure a lively ambience throughout the year.

Information obtained from the official tourism web of Asturias.

 

Tourism in Llanes, Asturias, Spain

Cultural tourism:

  • Old quarter, declared Historic-Artistic Site
  • Los Cubos de la Memoria, work of the Basque sculptor Ibarrola, in the port
  • “Indianos” houses
  • El Idolo de Peña Tú, neolithic cave-paintings and carvings
  • Monasteries of San Antolin and San Salvador

Gastronomy:

Other information of interest

Local festivals calendar:

  • Sacramental de Cué (religious floral street carpets), 24th June
  • Santo Cristo del Amparo, 15-28 July
  • Fiesta of Santa Maria Magdalena, 22nd July
  • Fiesta of Nuestra Señora de Adrín, 15th August
  • Virgen de la Guía fiesta, 8th September.

Hiking:

  • Llanes has numerous landscapes of extraordinary natural beauty, several of which have been declared Natural Monuments, such as the “Bufones de Arenillas y Santuiste” (blowholes), and the beaches of Gulpiyuri and Cobijero. There is detailed information on the website: Llanes routes and nature.
  • Routes by Wikiloc

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