Cabranes is a municipality in the Oviedo comarca, part of the Comarca de la Sidra (Cider District) association. Its capital is Santa Eulalia. With about 1,090 inhabitants, it is one of the smallest municipalities in Asturias, known for its pre-Romanesque church of San Julián de Viñón and the Rural School Museum. The municipality of Cabranes…
Cangas del Narcea is a municipality in western Asturias, Spain, in the comarca of Narcea, located in the southwest of the Principality. Its capital is the town of Cangas del Narcea. With 11,282 inhabitants and 823.57 km², it is the largest municipality in Asturias, known for the Monastery of Corias, the Muniellos Nature Reserve and…
Cabrales is a municipality in eastern Asturias, in the Eastern Asturias comarca. Its capital is Carreña, although the largest town is Arenas. With about 1,880 inhabitants, it is the municipality with the most rugged terrain in Asturias, with half of its territory in the Central Massif of the Picos de Europa. The municipality of Cabrales…
Boal is a municipality in western Asturias, in the Eo-Navia comarca. Its capital is the town of Boal. With about 1,370 inhabitants, it is a mid-mountain territory crossed by the Navia river, with important pre-Roman hillforts and a renowned beekeeping tradition. The municipality of Boal highlighted in green (western Asturias) on the map of Asturias…
Bimenes is a municipality in east-central Asturias, in the Pra river valley. Its capital is Martimporra, 32 kilometres from Oviedo. With 1,639 inhabitants, it preserves an important heritage of palaces and manor houses and a strong cultural identity, with the Fiesta de la Oficialidá every summer. The municipality of Bimenes highlighted in blue (central Asturias)…
Belmonte de Miranda is a municipality in western Asturias, in the Pigüeña river valley. Its capital is Belmonte. With 1,366 inhabitants, it is a land of vaqueiros, hillforts and Roman gold mines, with very well-preserved nature connecting to the Somiedo Natural Park. The municipality of Belmonte de Miranda highlighted in blue (central Asturias) on the…
Aviles is a municipality in central Asturias, on the Cantabrian coast, shaped around its estuary. Its capital is the town of Aviles, the third city of Asturias. With 75,517 inhabitants, it combines a historic quarter declared a historic-artistic ensemble with a strong industrial tradition and a vibrant cultural life. The municipality of Avilés highlighted in…
Amieva is a municipality in eastern Asturias, in the Oriente Asturiano area, crossed by the Sella river. Its capital is Sames. With 591 inhabitants, it combines the fertile valleys of the Sella and Ponga rivers with the gorges of the Dobra and the foothills of the Western Massif of the Picos de Europa. The municipality…
«Oviedo is like a fairy tale,» said Woody Allen, who even has a statue in the city. And he wasn’t exaggerating: founded in the 8th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, Oviedo combines a stately old town, the finest pre-Romanesque art in Europe, a gastronomy that takes itself very seriously, and the…
In the west of Asturias, in the parish of San Martín de Sierra, in the municipality of Cangas del Narcea, the small village of Llamas del Mouro keeps one of the most unique craft traditions of the Iberian Peninsula: black pottery. 22 kilometres from the capital of the municipality, this corner has taken its clay…