Beyond the apartment
Monasteries, mountain wine, villages full of history, winter snow and festivals with fireworks. Ideas to fill your days in south-west Asturias.
Cangas del Narcea and around
The town is about 18 km away, around 20 minutes by car.
Corias Monastery
Founded in the 11th century and known as “the Asturian Escorial”. Today it is a Parador hotel, and the church and cloister can be seen on a guided tour.
Cangas del Narcea
A stroll through the old town: the baroque basilica of Santa María Magdalena, the suspension footbridge over the Narcea and the 16th-century Omaña palace, home to the Tourist Office.
Cangas wine
The Cangas PDO has its own Wine Museum and a 1.5 km walk among traditional cellars. Several wineries show their vineyards on dizzying slopes, so-called heroic viticulture, and finish with a tasting.
Besullo and Alejandro Casona
In the playwright’s home village, a visitor centre covers his life and Besullo’s traditions. Close by is the Mazo d’Abaxu, one of the few forge hammers still working.
Black pottery of Ḷḷamas del Mouru
A pottery tradition that is still alive, with black clay pieces made as they were centuries ago.
The Narcea
A clear mountain river known for trout fishing. You need a licence and must respect the fishing seasons.
Forests, bears and mountains
Muniellos forest
Spain’s largest oak forest, very close to us. Visits need a free permit, with 20 places a day.
How to visit Muniellos →Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias
Forests, mountain pastures and brown bear country. Muniellos is part of it.
See hiking routes →Somiedo
A Natural Park with glacial lakes, mountain pastures and thatched teito huts. Worth a full day.
Skiing in Leitariegos
If you come when there is snow, the Valle de Laciana-Leitariegos ski resort is about 40 minutes by car, on the pass between Asturias and León. It is small and family-friendly, with a ski school and equipment hire.
- 1.513–1.800 m
- 3 green · 4 blue · 6 red
- Snowpark
- School and hire
Opening depends on each season’s snow. Check the slope conditions before you set off.
Festivals with local flavour
La Descarga del Carmen
On 16 July, around eight in the evening, as the statue of Our Lady of Carmen crosses the Roman bridge in Cangas, the sky fills with rockets for several minutes. At midnight, fireworks.
Festival of Tourist Interest
Grape Harvest Festival
Cangas celebrates its wine with tastings, a craft market, the Wine Brotherhood parade and traditional grape treading. Dates change every year.
Festival of Tourist InterestYour base in south-west Asturias
Four apartments in Posada de Rengos, with a restaurant and bar-shop in the village.