Location
Madrid Barcelona
Bllbao
ESPAÑA
PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
a Lugo
a León
a SantanderOviedo
Avilés
Gijón
Connections – How to get to Asturias?
DIRECT FLIGHT CONNECTIONS
STN LONDON with Easyjet, 4/ weekly CDG PARIS with Vueling, 2 /weekly LIS LISBOA with Tap Portugal, 6/weekly
MAD MADRID, 6/daily flights with Iberia BCN BARCELONA, 3/daily flights with VuelingBCN BARCELONA, 3/daily flights with Vueling
Other flights (only in high season):Geneva Málaga, Valencia, Sevilla, Alicante, P. Mallorca, Tenerife Sur, Tenerife Norte, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Ibiza, Menorca, Fuerteventura
OTHER CONNECTIONS:By train: 4/daily Madrid; 2/daily Barcelona
Saint James’ Way “El Camino” The pilgrims’ road to Santiago
Asturias: Land of Pilgrinage
Pilgrims
Credentials
St. James Way: Asturias Itineraries
Tourist Brands with other regionsRuta Vía de la Plata / The Via de la Plata Route | Map
From Gijón
To Seville
Tourist Brands with other regionsEspaña Verde / Green Spain | Map
Galicia
CantabriaPaís Vasco
Asturias
Asturias a unique destination…sea and mountains at a glance
Asturias a unique destination…Small surface (10.600 sq km) area with 6 World Biosphere declared by UNESCO at just one hour driving from the main cities. (3.500 square km protected area)
Valle de Peña Furada, Parque Natural de Somiedo
Asturias a unique destination …Shelter of the last brown bears
Bear, Brown Bear Foundation
Asturias a unique destination …Tradition & Ethnography
From the Mountains to the sea Playa de Buelna, Llanes
Tourism at the sea frontMore than 200 beaches345 km Coast Line
Playa de Torimbia, Llanes
Tourism at the seafrontFishing Villages
Lastres
Cultural Tourism
Roman Bridge, Cangas de Onís
Cultural TourismHeritage | Cave Painting Art– World Heritage by UNESCO
14.000 BP
“El Pindal” Cave, Ribadedeva
“El Pindal” Cave, Ribadedeva
“Tito Bustillo” Cave, Ribadesella“La Peña” Cave, Candamo
“El Pindal” Cave, Ribadedeva
Cultural TourismMuseums | Manor Houses | Heritage
Granary at EspinaredoManor House
Cultural TourismHeritage | Ethnography and Tradition
Cider Festival, Gijón
Regional Costumes “La Regalina” Local Festival, Cadavedo
Cultural TourismPrerromanesque Art. World Heritage by UNESCO
San Miguel de Lillo, OviedoSanta Cristina de Lena, Lena
Santa María del Naranco, Oviedo
San Miguel de Lillo, OviedoSanta Cristina de Lena, Lena
Urban tourism / Cities of AsturiasAvilés
Festival de la Sidra
Town Hall
“Galiana” StreetCorner of Sol and Ferrería Street
Urban tourism / Cities of Asturias
Gijón
San lorenzo BeachPelayo Statue, at Marqués Square
Laboral-Cultural Complex
Urban tourism / Cities of Asturias
Oviedo
“San Salvador” Cathedral and “ La Regenta” Statue“Escandalera” Square and “ Campoamor” Theatre
Principaly of Asturias Houses of Parliament
Urban tourism / Cities of AsturiasMEETINGS&INCENTIVES
“Gijón” Congress Hall
Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer, Avilés
Oviedo Auditorium
Total Conference hall capacity: 27.000 people in various halls, auditorium, 2 Convention Halls and meeting rooms in
high standard hotels
Total number of Conference Halls: 251 rooms
3 Main Conference Halls:
* “City of Oviedo” Congress Hall with more than 3.600 delegates capacity
* “Niemeyer” Center
Congress Center in the Fair area of Gijón,
2 Exhibition Centers
“Óscar Niemeyer” Cultural Center, Avilés
Urban Tourism / Cities of AsturiasAvilés. “Niemeyer” Center
Urban TourismOviedo: “Ciudad de Oviedo” Congress Hall by Santiago Calatrava
Gastronomy
Asturias: land of more than 70 types of cheeses and cider
PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN:
necessary to protect and guarantee authenticity of origen.
Protected Designation of Origin since 1981 (D.O.P.)
Cabrales, Gamonéu, Casín y Afuega´l Pitu and recognize
geografical protection (I. G. P.) Los BeyosVidiago de cabra
Afuega ´l Pitu blanco
Gastronomy
Asturias: land of more then 40 types of cheeses and cider
Vidiago de cabraAfuega ´l Pitu blanco
Faro de Luces
Gamonedo
Taramundi con nueces
Peñamellera
Ahumado de
Pría
Afuega´l Pitu rojo
Casín
Porrúa
Los Beyos
Taramundi con nueces
Peñamellera
Ahumado de
Pría
Afuega´l Pitu rojo
Casín
Porrúa
Los Beyos
Gastronomy NATURAL CIDER a tradition for one and all
Gastronomy
Serving cider
GastronomyCider bars | Atmosphere around cider
Tourism and gastronomyRestaurants | Quality8 Restaurants with 9 Michelin Stars and 41 restaurants in the Quality Club “Mesas de Asturias”
Asturias offerAccomodation and touristic resources
84.333 Accomodation places:29.813 Hotel beds26.065 Camping places18.177 beds in Rural Tourism5.420 beds in Apartments4.858 beds in others
7 Hotels 5* 954 beds63 Hotels 4* 7.323 beds
158 Hotels 3* 8.539 beds
3 Paradores17 Golf Courses23 SPA Hotels2 Thermal health Spa (balneario, thalasso)
Source: SITA 2014
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“… If i ever had to run away someplace and hide from the world and spend the rest of my life in a lovely place. Asturias is the perfect choice….” Woody Allen
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