Walking and exploring Asturias and the Picos de Europa; general information and Nigel’s personal blog.
Posted in Around the Hotel and the Sueve Mountains, Walks grade easy on Jul 12th, 2012
This short walk starting from the hotel follows a small stream through beautiful woodland scenery and on much of the route and you feel as though you are lost in a fairytale landscape. You start the walk passing the hotel vegetable garden and then a short stroll up the road past the […]
Posted in Picos de Europa, Walks grade easy on Jun 6th, 2012
Many hundreds of thousands of people come to visit the lakes of Covadonga every year and when you arrive there and see such a beautiful setting you can understand why. But despite the affluence of people (who come mostly in July and August) it’s still very easy to take a short walk and soon get […]
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, Walks grade easy on Feb 7th, 2012
The Senda Verde or green path is an easy circular walk from the hotel with spectacular views over the Sella Valley and the Picos de Europa and can be extended to take a scenic route into Arriondas. It’s an official registered footpath and as such its maintenance (in theory) is the responsibility of the town […]
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 […]
