Sunday, May 22, 2022

Asturian Coast: Cudillero and more

On our second full day in Aviles, we made a day trip to the fishing village of Cudillero. There must be hundreds of villages like it on the Mediterranean, except this one is on the Atlantic and equally popular with visitors. We made the rounds to the various viewpoints, then headed out of town to walk over the coastal walk "Paseo de los Miradores" which turned out to be the highlight of our visit to the Asturian coast; steep cliffs over aquamarine water. What can be more scenic?!

On the Feve train from Aviles to Cudillero. An hour well spent enjoying the metre gauge railway. On the feve train to from Aviles to Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain Seen from the feve train from Aviles to Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero Feve Station from which it is a pleasant 2.1 km downhill walk to the port. Station - Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero is proud of its miradors (viewpoints) and has several self-guided routes for the visitor. Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Sign - Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

Cudillero,  Asturias, Spain

And so after taking way too many "scenic mirador" shots of Cudillero, we climbed up the hill past the lighthouse, walked on several back roads for 4 kms to get on the coastal "Paseo de los Miradores" trail at Playa de Aguilar and walked it 7 kilometers to the San Esteban Feve Station. On the way we passed more than one old granary. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Here's a map of the trail. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

The stunning, nearly deserted, Playa de Aguilar. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Here's a short video taken from our lunch spot. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Our lunch set-up did not compare to that of these ladies who had settled in about 20 meters from us. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

After Playa de Aguilar, there was one spectacular headland and beach after another, punctuated by a grassy field or maritime forest. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Finally descending past Ermita del Espíritu Santo to the Río Nalón breakwater. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

From there it's a flat, speedy walk to pick up the Feve in the neat, small, port town of San Esteban de Pravia for another pleasant train ride home. Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain Walking from Cudillero to San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain

Arriving back at Cudillero Station. Avilés Station - Avilés, Asturias, Spain

2 comments:

Kathy said...

Amazong. I wonder how many days in the year it looks like that....

john said...

Kathy, According to weatherspark.com, which btw I use all the time: The cloudier part of the year begins around September 14 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around June 13. So we were very lucky to have a clear day. -john

https://weatherspark.com/y/33743/Average-Weather-in-Cudillero-Spain-Year-Round

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