# What to see in Asturias: 15 essential places

Lakes, fishing villages, Pre-Romanesque art and beaches: the best of 'Natural Paradise' according to guides and travellers.

- 40 votes · 17 items
- Jun 22, 2026 · Sonia F.
- https://even.best/en/l/579/what-to-see-in-asturias-15-essential-places

## Top 15

1. **Lakes of Covadonga** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Lakes Enol and Ercina in the Picos de Europa; access is regulated in high season.
2. **Lastres** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Terraced fishing village above the Cantabrian Sea.
3. **Covadonga Sanctuary** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The Holy Cave and the Neo-Romanesque basilica, birthplace of the Kingdom of Asturias.
4. **Oviedo** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Old town with San Salvador Cathedral and the streets of La Regenta.
5. **Silence Beach** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Pebble cove between cliffs near Cudillero.
6. **Cares Trail** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 12 km path carved into the rock through the Cares gorge.
7. **Pre-Romanesque churches of Monte Naranco** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo, 9th century, World Heritage Sites.
8. **Gijón and the Elogio del Horizonte** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Cimavilla quarter and Chillida's sculpture on Santa Catalina hill.
9. **Ribadesella and Tito Bustillo Cave** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fishing town with World Heritage Palaeolithic cave art.
10. **Tazones** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Little harbour where Charles V landed in 1517.
11. **Gulpiyuri Beach** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inland beach among meadows in Llanes.
12. **Bufones de Pría** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Sea spouts that shoot up through cracks in the cliffs when the sea is rough.
13. **Cudillero** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fishing village of colourful houses arranged like an amphitheatre.
14. **Llanes** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Town with the San Pedro clifftop walk, the Cubes of Memory and beaches such as Torimbia.
15. **Somiedo Natural Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Glacial lakes, traditional pastures and brown bear habitat.
16. **Centro Niemeyer (Avilés)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Oscar Niemeyer's cultural centre on the Avilés estuary.
17. **Torimbia Beach** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Shell-shaped beach near Niembro (Llanes), which you can walk down to.

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