Asturias Tourist Guide 2018

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Come home to Paradise

This rural tourism that emerged in the 80s has become widespread with the turn of the century. Awide range of accommodation is available, fromhostels to hotels and houses. The Principality has two identifiable quality marks, “Casonas Asturianas”, for boutique hotels of extraordinary architecture and “Aldeas” - Asturias Calidad Rural - for rural houses and apartments, a reference for unforgettable stays. Breathe Asturias #RuralTourism

Don’t miss... ʝ ʝ Taramundi and Os Teixois Ethnographic Site. ʝ ʝ Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum. ʝ ʝ A walk through the Somiedo Brañas (high mountain pastures) with their emblematic teitos, thatched roof cottages. ʝ ʝ Hórreos (raised granaries) in Bueño (Ribera de Arriba). ʝ ʝ The Plains of Picos de Europa. ʝ ʝ Charming rural accommodation: listed under the quality marks “Casonas Asturianas” and “Aldeas”. Asturias Calidad Rural.

Mazonovo Ethnographic Site (Santa Eulalia de Oscos)

Quality mark “Asturian Country Houses”

The Taramundi and Los Oscos steel blade Master cutlers continue to hand forge the prestigious knives and Taramundi and Los Oscos. The Museum of Cutlery is intended to give you an initial introduction, as well as the visit to extraordinary ethnographic sites and hydraulic factories unique in Spain. Many artisans open their doors to visitors to allow them to get to see first-hand what their work involves.

Hórreo (a granary) in Cadavéu/Cadavedo (Valdés)