Walking and exploring Asturias and the Picos de Europa; general information and Nigel’s personal blog.
Posted in Coastal Walks, Walks grade easy on May 19th, 2012
If you want a gentle stroll along the cliff tops, a couple of sandy beaches for an enticing swim and stunning views of the coastline and the Picos, this walk is a must. If the tide is not too far in you can start the walk along the edge of the beach passing by some […]
Posted in Coastal Walks, Walks grade easy on May 4th, 2012
This is a lovely coastal walk which takes you round the stunning beach of Torimbia. Stunning not (just) because it’s a nudist beach but because of its semicircular shape surrounded by steep green slopes and with its golden sands gently caressed by the breaking waves. This is my favourite beach to go swimming in; I […]
Posted in Around the Hotel and the Sueve Mountains, Coastal Walks, Walks grade moderate on Mar 7th, 2012
There is something very satisfying about walking to the sea from the mountains and Playa La Vega where this walk takes you is a lovely wild sandy beach. The first hour of the walk is the hardest as you climb continually along quiet lanes. I started the walk quite early in the morning and I […]
Posted in Coastal Walks, Walks grade easy, Walks grade moderate on Sep 6th, 2011
It was about nine o’clock in the morning and as I changed into my walking gear I was passed by a number of well built walkers, all in their late fifties or early sixties. They were ladened with 60 to 70 litre rucksacks and wearing the shell which symbolises the Camino de Santiago or Pilgrims […]
