What to see in Asturias: 15 essential places
The top 3 according to 40 votes from people: Lakes of Covadonga · Lastres · Covadonga Sanctuary. (Updated Jun 23, 2026.)
Lakes, fishing villages, Pre-Romanesque art and beaches: the best of 'Natural Paradise' according to guides and travellers.
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Top 15
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Lakes of Covadonga
Lakes Enol and Ercina in the Picos de Europa; access is regulated in high season.
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Lastres
Terraced fishing village above the Cantabrian Sea.
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Covadonga Sanctuary
The Holy Cave and the Neo-Romanesque basilica, birthplace of the Kingdom of Asturias.
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4
Oviedo
Old town with San Salvador Cathedral and the streets of La Regenta.
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5
Silence Beach
Pebble cove between cliffs near Cudillero.
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Cares Trail
12 km path carved into the rock through the Cares gorge.
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Pre-Romanesque churches of Monte Naranco
Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo, 9th century, World Heritage Sites.
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Gijón and the Elogio del Horizonte
The Cimavilla quarter and Chillida's sculpture on Santa Catalina hill.
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Ribadesella and Tito Bustillo Cave
Fishing town with World Heritage Palaeolithic cave art.
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10
Tazones
Little harbour where Charles V landed in 1517.
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Gulpiyuri Beach
Inland beach among meadows in Llanes.
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Bufones de Pría
Sea spouts that shoot up through cracks in the cliffs when the sea is rough.
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Cudillero
Fishing village of colourful houses arranged like an amphitheatre.
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14
Llanes
Town with the San Pedro clifftop walk, the Cubes of Memory and beaches such as Torimbia.
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Somiedo Natural Park
Glacial lakes, traditional pastures and brown bear habitat.
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Centro Niemeyer (Avilés)
Oscar Niemeyer's cultural centre on the Avilés estuary.
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Torimbia Beach
Shell-shaped beach near Niembro (Llanes), which you can walk down to.
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Comments (5)
Cudillero desde el mirador, las casas de colores.
Los Lagos de Covadonga con niebla, magia pura.
La ruta del Cares, ida y vuelta 24 km, llevad agua.
Asturias, paraíso natural, el eslogan es real 💚
Falta la playa de Torimbia, la más bonita de Llanes.