Asturias Tourist Guide 2018

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Come home to Paradise

Make the most of Asturias #OutdoorSports

Don’t miss... ʝ ʝ Descents in canoe or pirogue down one of our rivers; Sella, Nalón and Navia. ʝ ʝ Cares Trail. ʝ ʝ Climb up Picu Urriellu. ʝ ʝ Ride a bicycle through our greenways: the Bear’s Trail, the Turón or the Eo Trail. ʝ ʝ Surf in Frexulfe, Xagó, Penarronda... ʝ ʝ Winter Resorts: Valgrande- Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno.

The opportunities are as vast as Asturias’s nature itself. An intricate network of long and short trails (GR and PR) flow through the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, the National Park and the Nature Parks and Natural Monuments, as well as the coastline. The small but fast-

Active sport tourism offers a regulated and structured way to enjoy the land with maximum safety. As well as unique natural spaces, there is great variety of facilities that add to this experience and provide a whole list of activities for all tastes and physical conditions.

An international canoe race

The International Descent of the River Sella, taking place on the first Saturday of August, if this doesn’t fall on the 1st or 2nd, between Les Arriondes/Arriondas y Ribeseya/ Ribadesella, is an event known worldwide, known as Les Piragües . It was founded by Dionisio de la Huerta after he had enjoyed an excursion between the towns of Coya and Infiesto in 1929. Its pro- gramme includes fun events such as an opening celebration and float parade and sport events with the best long-distance canoeists.

International Descent of the River Sella