# Sunday in Cudillero: Silencio Beach, Cabo Vidío and a Cider House in the Harbour

You go down to Silencio beach, look out from Cabo Vidío and eat curadillo in Cudillero's harbour square. In the afternoon, the viewpoints over the amphitheatre. 45 minutes from Oviedo.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/cudillero/itineraries/cudillero-cliffs-and-cider-house-from-oviedo · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 45 min by car (via the A-63 and the A-8 to the Cudillero exit)
- 10:30 · Silencio Beach (500 m down steps; 1 h 30 with the climb back up)
  - 12 min by car, 8 km
- 12:15 · Cape Vidío and Its Lighthouse (you park by the lighthouse; 45 min)
  - 15 min by car, 13 km
- 13:30 · Sidrería El Remo (Sidrería El Remo · fish and curadillo (dried hake) · €€ · booking slots from 11:30 to 13:30) · Sidrería El Remo, €€
  - 7 min by car, 2,9 km
- 16:00 · Cala Salencia (short stroll after lunch; dogs allowed all year)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (In Oviedo around 18:45)

Cudillero is the village of coloured houses climbing around a small harbour, 45 minutes from Oviedo. This plan goes round it before going in: in the morning you go down to Silencio beach, a shell of pale pebbles beneath cliffs, and look out from the Cabo Vidío lighthouse. You eat in the harbour square, with cider and curadillo, the fishermen's dish of the village. In the afternoon you climb to the viewpoints over the amphitheatre, which is when the light is best.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

9:30 · Departure. From Oviedo, take the A-63 and the A-8 westwards. Silencio beach is beyond Cudillero, in Castañeras: continue towards Novellana and look for the signposted turn-off. It is about 55 minutes.

10:30 · Silencio beach. You park at the top and go down about 500 metres by steps to a 500-metre shell of pale pebbles beneath Punta Nocedal. There are no facilities: take water and shoes that grip on the stones. With the climb back, allow an hour and a half.

12:15 · Cabo Vidío. On the way back towards Cudillero, at Oviñana, the road reaches the lighthouse. You look out over cliffs of more than 80 metres and see the beaches of Peñadoria and Cueva. There are no fences at the edge: with children and dogs, keep them by the hand and on a lead.

13:30 · Lunch at El Remo. Go down to the harbour by exit 431 of the A-8 and the CU-3, and leave the car in the quay car park. El Remo is on the square that opens onto the harbour. On Sundays the kitchen is open from 13:00 to 16:15.

16:00 · Viewpoints and Salencia cove. Walk up through the village's streets and steps to the viewpoints. The town council suggests a route of eight; from the Garita-Atalaya one you see the lighthouse, the harbour and the village at once. If you are with a dog, Salencia cove, next to the village, admits them all year round.

18:00 · Return. In Oviedo before seven.

## What to Order at El Remo

Curadillo, a small catshark that is dried in the sun and wind for at least four months and served stewed with potatoes. Few places have it on the menu. If there are two of you, the grilled fish and seafood platter or the red scorpionfish ("virrey") cooked on its back; if it is cold, fabada. Book by phone during the hours they give, 11:30 to 13:30. It is closed on Monday evenings and on Tuesdays.

## In Summer, with Children or in the Rain

From July to September, if the sea allows, swap the lighthouse for the Cudillero Aventura boat trip to Cabo Vidío: an hour and twenty minutes past cliffs and caves from €35 for adults and €25 for children. It leaves from the Puerto del Oeste; book on its website. With small children, San Pedro de la Ribera beach has lifeguards, toilets and parking, and is reached without steps. For a summer swim, the Concha de Artedo has a Blue Flag. In the rain, leave Silencio beach for another day: the path down is slippery.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A-63 and A-8 from Oviedo, about 45 minutes to Cudillero. Always come in by exit 431 and the CU-3, which go down to the harbour; the El Pito road runs through the village and is closed in summer. From 15 June to 15 October the blue parking zone by the harbour is paid.

### Without a car
ALSA runs to Cudillero from Oviedo, stopping on Calle Juan Antonio Bravo. That way you can do the village, lunch and the viewpoints, but not Silencio beach or the lighthouse. Check the Sunday timetables before you set off.

## Consejos

### Shoes with grip
The way down to Silencio beach is by steps and the beach is pebbles.

### Call at the time they say
El Remo takes bookings from 11:30 to 13:30. If you call later, you miss the window.

### Viewpoints last
With the low sun the amphitheatre lights up and the harbour has already emptied of day trippers.

## Cuándo no ir

An August Sunday at midday with a car inside the village. Park on the quay or arrive before ten.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Oviedo?
About 45 minutes by car to Cudillero and ten more to Silencio beach.

### Can I take a dog?
Yes, to the lighthouse, Salencia cove and around the village. Dogs are not allowed on Silencio beach from 1 June to 30 September.

### Do I need to book?
In summer and at weekends, yes. El Remo takes bookings by phone from 11:30 to 13:30 and from 19:00 to 20:30.

### Is Silencio beach suitable with children?
With children who walk well, yes. It is about 500 metres of steps and there are no facilities. With little ones, San Pedro de la Ribera.

### When does the boat to Cabo Vidío sail?
From July to September, several departures a day if the sea allows. The rest of the year it does not run.