Asturias Tourist Guide 2018

Gueirúa beach (Cudillero)

Lastres,Colunga

Traces of a whaling past A document dated 1232 tells of how the brave Asturian fishermen set out to sea in search of whales. This fishing art reached its peak in the 15th and 16th century and later disappeared in the 18th century. You get a real sense of this whaling past in Llanes, Ribeseya/ Ribadesella, Llastres/Lastres, Gijón/Xixón, Candás, Lluanco/Luanco, Cudillero, Puerto de Vega, Ortigueira/Ortiguera, El Puerto/Viavélez, Tapia de Casariego y As Figueras/Figueras. It can be seen in the lookout of Riba, in Puerto de Vega; the Balleneros neighbourhood, in Llastres/Lastres; in the medieval port of Cadavéu/Cadavedo or in the recreational area La Mofosa, in Lluanco/Luanco. If you look closely at the sea from the central coast, you might be able to spot a jet of water blown by a whale crossing the Cantabrian Sea.

Watchtower of Luarca (Valdés)