At first glance, little connects Oviedo with Ceuta. A thousand kilometres, a strait in between, and two landscapes that could hardly be more different: green, Cantabrian Asturias and African Ceuta, gazing out over the Mediterranean. And yet history has woven more threads between the two lands than it seems. From the Visigothic kingdom to the…
Soto del Barco is a coastal municipality in central Asturias, at the mouth of the river Nalón: 3,801 inhabitants on 40.23 km². Its capital is the town of Soto del Barco. Between the largest estuary in the Principality and the Cantabrian Sea, it combines the seafaring tradition of San Juan de la Arena with the…
Tapia de Casariego is a seafaring municipality in western Asturias: 3,538 inhabitants on 65.99 km². Its capital is the town of Tapia, a fishing port facing the Cantabrian Sea between the mouths of the Porcía and the Eo. Its population is spread between the town and villages such as Serantes, La Roda, Campos and Salave….
Taramundi is a mountain municipality in western Asturias, in the Turía valley: 545 inhabitants on 82.16 km², one of the least populated in the Principality. Its capital is the town of Taramundi and its population is spread among small hamlets such as Bres, Ouria, Teixois and Esquíos. A land of ironworks and knife-makers in the…
Teverga is a mountain municipality in central Asturias: 1,495 inhabitants on 168.86 km². Its capital is La Plaza. Wedged between the Cantabrian Mountains and the Ventana pass, which connects it with León, it is a land of brañas (high mountain pastures) with teitos (thatched huts), of the Senda del Oso (Bear Trail) and of the…
Tineo is one of the largest municipalities in Asturias: 540.83 km² and 8,679 inhabitants (INE 2025) in the west of the region. Its capital is the town of Tineo, at 652 metres above sea level and declared a Historic Ensemble. The municipality is crossed by the Camino Primitivo, the oldest official Jacobean route to Santiago…
Valdés is a coastal municipality in western Asturias, with 10,895 inhabitants (INE 2024) spread over 353.52 km² between the Cantabrian Sea and the interior. Its capital is Luarca, the white seafaring town, birthplace of Nobel laureate Severo Ochoa. The municipality is crossed by the Camino del Norte, an official Jacobean route. What to see in…
Vegadeo —A Veiga in Asturian and in Galician-Asturian— is a municipality in western Asturias, on the beautiful Eo estuary and right on the scenic border with Galicia: 3,928 inhabitants (INE 2025) on 82.75 km². Its capital is the town of Vegadeo. The Camino del Norte, an official Jacobean route, touches the municipality at its border…
Villanueva de Oscos —Vilanova d’Ozcos in Eonavian, the local language— is one of the smallest and most authentic municipalities in Asturias: 244 inhabitants (INE 2025) on 72.98 km² in the west. Its capital is Villanueva (Vilanova). The municipality is part of the Río Eo, Oscos y Tierras de Burón Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO. What…
Villaviciosa is one of the most complete municipalities in Asturias: 15,379 inhabitants on 276.23 km² in the central zone, with the largest estuary of the region bathing its northern coast. Its capital is the town of Villaviciosa, founded on 17 October 1270 by Alfonso X. A land of apple orchards and cider, of Romanesque and…