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Colourful houses hanging above a small harbour. You can see it in an afternoon and enjoy it at dusk.
Part of Unusual places to stay in SpainCantabrian CoastPicos de EuropaCamino del Norte
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Malopez 21 · CC BY-SA 4.0Must-seeMotorboat · 1 h 20 · Cliffs, caves and Cape Vidío from the sea · From €35
Beach · 500 m of pale pebbles under cliffs · Descent on foot by steps · No facilities · No dogs in summer
Beach · 760 m of pebbles and sand at low tide · Blue Flag, lifeguards and showers · 5 minutes from Cudillero
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
In June and September, with long days and without the August crowds. L'Amuravela is celebrated on 29 June. In July and August, arrive early or at dusk; in winter the village is quiet and some terraces close.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
You need the car for the beaches and Cape Vidío, not for the town. Always enter via exit 431 of the A-8 and the CU-3 to the port, and from there everything is on foot. If you are staying in El Pito, you walk down in a quarter of an hour and save the blue zone.
Cudillero is the coastal destination closest to Asturias airport, about 15 km away: there are direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities, and in under half an hour you are at the port. There is no direct bus from the airport to the town, so pick up a hire car or take a taxi.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
With children, Cudillero works in two parts: the port and a beach with facilities by day, and the town, pedestrian below and all steps above, at sunset. The boat to Cape Vidío is what they remember most.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: An eleven-room hotel in a former salting factory in Cudillero's old town, a hundred metres from the port, with homemade breakfast.
Why we like it: A 19th-century indiano mansion in El Pito, above Cudillero, with a century-old garden, nineteen rooms and apartments with kitchens.
Why we like it: A family campsite within the walled grounds of an indiano mansion in El Pito, a fifteen-minute walk from the port, with a summer pool, bungalows and a mobile home.
Why we like it: Two lofts for couples inside the Cudillero lighthouse, on the rock at the end of the harbour, with a fireplace, hydromassage bath, kitchen and a breakfast basket.
Services for this trip
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: the curadillo, which few places serve, and for two the fish and seafood grill
What to order: the fish of the day from its boat, La Felisina, or the caldereta; seafood is charged by weight
What to order: raciones to share; for two, the fish grill or the rice with lobster
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
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Tips
The good access is exit 431 and the CU-3 to the quay. The El Pito road goes down through the village and in summer is closed to unauthorised vehicles.
That is when the amphitheatre lights up and the harbour empties of day-trippers.
From mid-June to mid-October the blue zone at the harbour is paid.
La Concha de Artedo and San Pedro de la Ribera are close and combine well with the village on a summer day.
Driving down into the old town in August looking for a space. There isn't one: leave the car in the harbour car park and walk in.
Down below, at the harbour. You get there via exit 431 of the A-8 and the CU-3 road, which drops straight down to the car park beside the quay; from there you walk into the old town along the harbour promenade. Inside the village you can only park in the blue zone: it is free in low season and paid from 15 June to 15 October, at the harbour ticket machines or with the Telpark app. The red and green zones are for residents.
In summer, from the junction of Calle General García de la Concha with Juan Antonio Bravo, only authorised vehicles get through. Motorhomes and caravans must also enter via exit 431 and park in the reserved area at Puerto Nuevo: driving down the upper road, from El Pito, with them is forbidden.
Cudillero is an amphitheatre: the coloured houses climb the slopes around the harbour and hide from both sea and land, so you don't see it until you are inside. The old town is a historic-artistic site and the whole lower part is pedestrianised.
Start at the harbour and the square that opens onto it, with its fish terraces. Then climb through the streets and steps towards the viewpoints: the town council suggests a route of eight, El Pico, Cimadevilla, La Garita-Atalaya, El Faro, La Estrecha, El Baluarte, El Contorno and El Palación. From La Garita you can see the lighthouse, the harbour and the village at once. There are slopes and steps: wear comfortable shoes. On the way are the Gothic chapel of El Humilladero and the church of San Pedro, the patron saint.
Look at the doors too: the tradition is to leave curadillo, a small dogfish, to dry for months at the entrance to the houses. It is a traditional snack of the village's fishermen.
The village can be explored in two or three hours at an easy pace. With lunch at the harbour and the viewpoint route at sunset, it makes a full afternoon.
Besides the short trip to Cape Vidío, Cudillero Aventura runs a four-hour crossing to Luarca and Puerto de Vega, with a stop on foot, for €90. To get in the water, the nearest school is at Aguilar beach, 13 minutes away: surf lessons with Carving Surf School from €35. And at San Esteban, the Nalón estuary is flat water for trying paddle surfing for the first time.
By car, about 45 minutes from Oviedo, 40 from Gijón and a little under half an hour from Avilés. Asturias airport is about half an hour away: from there, a taxi or hire car. Luarca, the other big fishing village on the western coast, is another half hour to the west.
By bus, ALSA runs from Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo; there is no station, the stop is on Calle Juan Antonio Bravo. By train, the Cercanías Asturias station is about 2 km from the centre: uphill, so take a taxi.
Questions
Two or three hours for the harbour, the old town and a few viewpoints. With lunch and the full viewpoint route, an afternoon.
Out of season, nothing. From 15 June to 15 October, the blue zone is paid: you pay at the harbour ticket machines or with Telpark.
Yes. ALSA runs from Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés. The train station is about 2 km away, uphill.
The festival of San Pedro, every 29 June, declared a regional tourist attraction: a procession, a decorated boat brought out from the quay and, at the end, a humorous verse chronicle of what has happened in the village during the year.
The lower part and the harbour, yes, because they are pedestrianised and flat. The viewpoints no: there are slopes and steps.
No. The nearest are San Pedro de la Ribera and La Concha de Artedo. Silencio, more spectacular, is a few kilometres to the west and you go down steps.
Only via exit 431, as far as the reserved area at Puerto Nuevo. Driving down with them from El Pito is forbidden.
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