# Llanes

The base for the eastern coast: thirty beaches, a coastal path and the Picos half an hour away.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/llanes · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## What is there to see in the town?

The historic centre of Llanes is a historic-artistic site and preserves the northern stretch of the 13th-century wall, with the defensive tower that was attached to it. The best way to see it is the urban route suggested by the town council, which you can do on foot in a morning and is hard to get lost on:

The Paseo de San Pedro, above the cliff, opened in 1847: a grass path with views of the town, the coast and the Sierra del Cuera. It is the starting point.

The old town: the wall, the tower, the ruins of the Duke of Estrada's palace, the Posada Herrera palace, from the 17th and 18th centuries, now a cultural centre, and the Basilica of Santa María del Concejo, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, with a Plateresque altarpiece inside.

The harbour: the fort, the old fish market, the fishing port and the Cubos de la Memoria (Memory Cubes), the breakwater blocks painted by the Basque artist Agustín Ibarrola. They are why it is called the most artistic port in Spain.

The Paseo de San Antón, which continues from the harbour to the lighthouse, above the Cubos, and then to the beaches of Puerto Chico and Toró. From the eastern end of Toró there is a viewpoint over the Cubos.

If you have time to spare, cross the bridge and follow the river path along the Carrocedo through the Marismas promenade to Pancar, and come back the same way. In the town and the surrounding area you will also see indianos' houses, built by the emigrants who came back from America.

## Which beach should I choose?

The municipality has the most beaches in Asturias: the town council lists twenty-nine. In the town are El Sablón, Puerto Chico and Toró. Further out, depending on what you are looking for:

For children and with facilities: Toranda, with a blue flag and lifeguards, Andrín and Barru, urban and with fine sand.

To see something unusual: Gulpiyuri, a beach in the middle of a meadow, separated from the sea by cliffs and fed by channels beneath the rock. It is a natural monument.

For walking and photography: Torimbia, in an enclosed cove, reached on foot along a paved path from Niembro; it has been nudist since the 1960s. And Cuevas del Mar, with rocks carved by the sea.

For a long beach: San Antolín, the biggest in the municipality, about 1,200 metres, at the mouth of the Bedón.

With a swell and high tide, especially in autumn and winter, it is worth going to see the bufones (blowholes) at Pría or Arenillas: chimneys in the cliff rock through which the sea shoots out under pressure with a roar.

## How do I organise the visit?

Llanes works better as a base than as a day visit. The town can be seen in a morning; with three nights you can add beaches, the coast and the mountains. By car, from Llanes you have Ribadesella 25 minutes away, Arenas de Cabrales about 40, Cangas de Onís 40 and the Lakes of Covadonga a little under an hour. The Sierra del Cuera, behind the town, separates the coast from the Picos de Europa.

The Camino del Norte to Santiago passes through Llanes and runs along the coast, so there are stretches that link beaches on foot and can be done in parts.

## What can I do on the water and inland?

From Celorio, 6 km from the town, NaturAsturias runs a paddle-surf trip along the coast from the Niembro estuary or Palombina beach, for €25 an hour, and guided e-bike tours linking Gulpiyuri, Torimbia and Cuevas del Mar or the Arenillas blowholes, from €40 for two hours. The same company takes you to a family goat-cheese dairy at the foot of the Cuera, with a workshop to make your own fresh cheese. And 24 minutes to the east, at Pimiango, the Pindal cave holds paintings and engravings from between 18,000 and 13,000 years ago above the cliff; you book by phone and pay in cash.

## How do I get there?

By the A-8 autovía, which runs along the coast, or by the N-634. From Oviedo it is a little over an hour by car; from Santander, a little more. Asturias airport is a good hour and a half away. There are ALSA buses and a Renfe train station in the town, although to get around the beaches and the mountains you will need a car.

The tourist office is in the old fish market, at Calle Marqués de Canillejas 1 (985 400 164).

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Camino del Norte, Scenic train journeys in Spain, Cantabrian Coast, Picos de Europa
- Cerca: Cabrales (a 14.1 km), Ribadesella (a 25.1 km), San Vicente de la Barquera (a 29.2 km), Cangas de Onís and Covadonga (a 31.2 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Guided Sea Kayak Route Along the Llanes Coast from Celorio** (2 h 30 · From age 4, no experience needed · Desde 25 € per person in a double kayak): You set off by kayak from Celorio, 5 km from Llanes, and paddle with a guide along the coast of the council area: coves, caves and islets you cannot see from land. Before you get in the water there is a talk on basic technique. It does not run every day: it depends on the sea, so get in touch before fixing a date.
What the route is like
It is run by NaturAsturias. It is two to three hours of guided sea kayaking along the cliffs and unspoilt beaches of Llanes, passing caves, coves and islands. The company does not publish a fixed itinerary; ask about the route when you book. Before setting off there is a short talk on basic paddling technique, and throughout the route you are accompanied by qualified guides.
No previous experience is needed and the minimum age is 4, so it works as a family activity. You can choose a single (K1) or double (K2) kayak.
Prices and what is included

Double kayak (K2): €25 per person.
Single kayak (K1): €30 per person.

Includes the sea kayak, double-bladed paddle, life jacket, qualified guide, and public liability and accident insurance. You bring swimwear, flip-flops, a towel and sun protection. You will get wet: leave your phone in a dry bag or in the car.
Booking, weather and cancellation
Before booking, NaturAsturias asks you to contact them to choose a date, because the activity does not run every day owing to the variability of the sea. The booking is confirmed with a 25% deposit by bank transfer or by card on the website's payment terminal, and the rest is paid on the day of the trip. The meeting point is in Celorio; you need to arrive 15 minutes before the start.
If the weather means moving the time, it is agreed with you, and if it is cancelled because of the weather, what you paid is refunded. If you cancel at least 48 hours ahead, you get the amount back minus 25% for administration costs; inside that period there is no refund. Contact: 646 862 699 or info@naturasturias.com. The website gives no fixed season or departure times.
What to combine
The same company gives surf lessons at Palombina, in Celorio, and on other beaches in the council area. To see the coast from above after the kayak, try the San Pedro walk, in the town, or the Pría blowholes if there is a heavy swell, on the day the kayak does not go out.
- **San Pedro Walk** (40 min · All ages · Free): The walk above the cliff to the west of the town, opened in 1847: a grassy path with a railing from which you see the town, the coast and, behind, the Sierra del Cuera. It is one of the classic walks in Llanes, it can be done with a pushchair, and it is busiest at sunset.
What it is
The town council describes it as a lawn walk above the cliffs, with panoramic views of the town and the coast. It dates from 1847, and Turespaña, on its website spain.info, gives it more than a kilometre of route skirting the cliff, as a viewpoint over Llanes and the Cantabrian Sea. Together with the San Antón promenade, the River Carrocedo and the harbour, it is one of the axes around which the town is organised.
From above you see the roofs of the old town, the harbour and, looking inland, the Sierra del Cuera, which according to Turismo Asturias comes close to the coast at Llanes.
How to do it
The walk is on the west side of the town, beside El Sablón beach, and you climb up on foot from the old town. The surface is grass and there is a railing on the sea side, so it is fine with pushchairs and children; dogs on a lead. Allow about 40 minutes there and back at an easy pace.
It is free and always open. In strong wind or rain you really feel the exposure up there: bring a layer even in summer. At sunset it fills with people who come up to watch the sun go down over the coast.
What to see nearby
At the foot of the walk is El Sablón beach, the best place to see the northern stretch of the medieval wall. From there you enter the old town and reach the basilica of Santa María, in plaza de Cristo Rey. On the other side of the town, the harbour and the Memory Cubes complete the circuit in a morning.
If you want more cliffs, the Pría blowholes, in the west of the council area, are the next step, though they only work with a heavy swell. And to stay in the centre, the Hotel Sablón is next to the beach of the same name.
- **Harbour and Memory Cubes** (1 h · All ages · Free): The concrete blocks of the harbour breakwater, painted by the Basque artist Agustín Ibarrola. Walk around the fishing harbour and the old fish market, continue along the San Antón promenade, above the Cubes, and finish at Toró beach: from its east end there is a viewpoint over the breakwater.
What they are
Ibarrola painted directly on the concrete cubes of the harbour breakwater, which protect the harbour mouth from the sea. The town council describes the work as three memories at once: the artist's, art's and the land's, with elements from his own work and from the historical and cultural past of Llanes. The language is not figurative, but the colours link one block to the next, break their edges and create new shapes; depending on the light and the water, symbols such as eyes or fish appear and disappear. Turismo Asturias even calls it the most artistic harbour in Spain.
The walk
It starts at the fishing harbour, which was important between the 15th and 18th centuries thanks to salt and to fishing for whale, sardine, hake, conger, mackerel and sea bream. The old fish market is now the tourist office, at calle Marqués de Canillejas, 1: a good place to pick up a map.
From the harbour, the San Antón promenade leads to Puerto Chico beach and joins the Toró path, which ends at Toró beach. Toró is a shell-shaped cove of about 220 metres with limestone needles rising from the sand, remains of old karst formations. It has the Q for Quality mark, lifeguards, showers, toilets, adapted access with a ramp, parking nearby and an amphibious chair that you request from the lifeguards, depending on the state of the sea.
Allow an hour walking unhurriedly, there and back. It is a flat walk, suitable for pushchairs and for any age. Dogs on a lead.
When to go
The Cubes can be seen at any time of day and any time of year, free of charge. The town council reminds visitors that the colours change with the light and the water, so it is worth seeing them at different times. Do not climb on the cubes: they are the harbour breakwater, right by the sea.
What to combine
From the harbour you can walk up to the old town and the basilica of Santa María, or to the San Pedro walk, on the other side of the town, to see the town from the cliff. If you feel like getting in the water, the sea kayak along the Llanes coast leaves from Celorio.
- **Pría Blowholes** (1 h · All ages, always behind the fence and away from the openings · Free): On the coastal platform at Llames de Pría, in the west of the Llanes council area, the sea has opened chimneys in the rock. With a heavy swell and high tide, water shoots out of them in tall columns with a roar. On a calm day hardly anything happens: check the sea state and the tide table before you go, and keep away from the openings.
What they are and when to see them
Turismo Asturias explains how they form: sea and rain dissolve the limestone and open cracks and chimneys that connect the sea with the surface of the cliff. In gentle waves, the water hitting below pushes air through these galleries and you hear a snort. In a strong swell, air and water come out under high pressure in very tall jets. The same source stresses that the show is better on days when the sea is rough and, above all, at high tide.
That is why the good season is autumn and winter, when there are more days of heavy swell. In summer, with a calm sea, you will usually see little more than the landscape. Before you go, check the wave forecast and the time of high tide, and try to arrive close to it.
Getting there and walking
Leave the car in Llames de Pría and continue on foot along the cliff to the blowholes. Turismo Asturias also suggests a circular route that starts and ends in Llames, easy and about four hours, along the cliffs and the blowholes; if you only want to see them, an hour is enough for the walk there, back and a while at the viewpoint.
The ground is meadow and very broken limestone, with holes and cracks in the surface. Wear closed shoes and keep to the marked paths.
Safety
The blowholes are dangerous up close. In a heavy swell the jet comes out with great force and wet rock is slippery. Always stay behind the fence and away from the openings, even if it seems nothing is coming out: a wave can arrive without warning. Hold children by the hand and keep dogs on a lead. Do not go near the cliff edge either.
What to combine
They are in the west of the council area, on the way to Ribadesella. You can pair them with a swim at Torimbia, near Niembro, in summer, or with a return to the town for the San Pedro walk at sunset. At the Llanes tourist office, in the old fish market, they will tell you how to get there.
- **Surf Lesson on the Llanes Beaches** (2 h · From age 9 · Desde 35 € per pupil): Two hours of surfing with an instructor on whichever beach in the council area has the best waves that day: Palombina, in Celorio, Torimbia or San Martín. It starts with theory and a warm-up on the sand. You meet at Palombina beach 15 minutes beforehand; if you are staying a week, there are five- and seven-day courses.
What the lesson is like
It is run by NaturAsturias, an adventure tourism company that works on the beaches of Llanes. Each session starts with a short talk on basic technique and safety, continues with a warm-up and then moves into the water with the qualified instructor. The level is adapted to each pupil: there are beginner, improver and advanced groups, so it suits you whether you have never stood on a board or want to correct bad habits.
The beach changes with the state of the sea. The school chooses between Palombina, in Celorio, which together with Las Cámaras forms a single beach split by an islet and holds the Q for Quality mark; Torimbia, near Niembro; or San Martín, between Poo and Celorio, reached on foot along farm tracks. The meeting point is always Palombina beach, 15 minutes before the start.
Prices and what is included

2-hour lesson: €35 per pupil.
5-day course, 2 hours a day: €140.
7-day course, 2 hours a day: €170.

Includes board, wetsuit and leash, instructor, and public liability and accident insurance. You bring swimwear, flip-flops and a towel. The minimum age is 9.
Booking and cancellation
You book with the button on the listing on the NaturAsturias website, paying a 25% deposit by bank transfer or card; the rest is paid on the day of the lesson. If you cancel at least 48 hours ahead, you get back what you paid minus 25% for administration costs. If the weather means changing the time, it is agreed with you, and if the lesson is cancelled because of the weather, you are refunded. They also sell gift vouchers, valid for 12 months. For questions: 646 862 699 or info@naturasturias.com.
The website does not publish fixed times or a closed season: it depends on the waves, so confirm the time when you book.
What to combine
The same company runs the sea kayak along the Llanes coast, which also leaves from Celorio. Celorio is about 5 km from the town: in the afternoon, the San Pedro walk and the Memory Cubes.
- **Old Town and the Basilica of Santa María del Concejo** (1 h · All ages): Llanes's old town, declared a historic-artistic site, preserves the northern stretch of the 13th-century wall and the defensive tower. The route passes the Posada Herrera palace, today a cultural centre, and ends at the basilica of Santa María del Concejo, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, with a Plateresque altarpiece inside.
The wall and the tower
The wall was built in the 13th century, after Alfonso IX granted the town its charter. According to the town council, it had a perimeter of about 840 metres, a quadrangular shape, a thickness of a metre and a half and four gates. Today the north section is preserved whole, best seen from Sablón beach, along with scattered remains built into later houses. In the plaza de Santa Ana, black paving slabs mark where the wall ran, demolished in 1870, and the site of the old San Nicolás gate.
The tower, also 13th century, is a circular limestone rubble tower that served as a defence, then as a prison and later as a tourist office. It has been a national monument since 1876.
The basilica
It is on the plaza de Cristo Rey, almost in the centre of the walled enclosure. It is Gothic, begun in 1240 and inaugurated in 1480, on an earlier church of which the paired windows of the west facade remain. Look at the two doorways: the older one, on the south-west corner, with seven archivolts and capitals with animals, and the main one, on the south, with five archivolts over six columns on each side.
Inside it has three naves with rib vaults. The main altarpiece, from the 16th century, is, according to the town council, the best example of sculpture and painting of the early Renaissance, with Plateresque motifs: it was being made when Charles V passed through in 1517. Its six panels tell the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration, the disputation with the doctors and the coronation of Mary. It was built by the townspeople and remains the patronage of the town, not of the clergy. It was named a minor basilica in 1973. No tourist visiting hours are published: it opens for worship, so ask at the tourist office.
A one-hour walk
Beside the basilica is the Posada Herrera palace, from the late 17th and early 18th century, today the Municipal Cultural Centre and archive; to its left, the ruins of the palace of the Dukes of Estrada, burned in 1809, and behind the apse, the Cercáu house, from 1597. On the calle Mayor is the house of Juan Pariente, where Charles I slept on 26 and 27 September 1517. It ends at the plaza de Santa Ana, with the sailors' chapel, from the 15th century, and the Gastañaga palace.
Everything is done on foot and self-guided in an hour. From here, go down to the port to see the Memory Cubes or climb up to the San Pedro walk.
- **Torimbia Beach** (3 h · Adults; uphill on the way back · Free): A sheltered cove of pale sand between the hillside and the sea, near Niembro. You leave the car at the top and walk down a track; the return is uphill. It has been a nudist beach since the 1960s. In summer it has lifeguards and a beach bar; bring water and shade.
What it is like
Turismo Asturias counts it among the most beautiful beaches on the Llanes coast: a broad cove of white sand, about 500 metres long, protected by steep cliffs, west of Toranda. The town council classes it as a natural beach with a rugged landscape, closed in by a cliff more than 50 metres high. Since the 1960s it has been a popular beach for naturism, and it still is: if you are not comfortable with nudity, choose another beach in the council area.
Getting there and parking
From Niembro a surfaced road runs through Toranda and climbs to a saddle beside Cabo Prieto. You leave the car there and the walk down begins. Turismo Asturias describes two options: a prepared track that reaches the western end of the sand, and rougher paths down the hillside that end at the eastern end. The track is the most comfortable; the paths, only with good footwear.
The return is entirely uphill. With small children or a pushchair, think about whether it is worth it.
Services and season
According to Turismo Asturias and the town council, Torimbia has lifeguards, on duty every day from 13 June to 8 September, a Red Cross post, danger signs, cleaning, showers and a beach bar in season, reached from Niembro. It is also a smoke-free beach.
From 1 June to 30 September pets are not allowed on the beach. Anyone who breaks the rule will have to leave with the animal if asked by officers or lifeguards, and may be fined.
Swimming is from July to September; out of season it is a coastal walk, with no services.
What to combine
From Niembro you are close to Celorio, where the surf lessons are held: Torimbia is one of the beaches the school moves to depending on the waves. The sea kayak along the Llanes coast also leaves from Celorio. To the west are the Pría blowholes, and back in the town, the San Pedro walk for sunset.
- **Paddle surf trip along the Llanes coast, from Niembro or Palombina** (1 h · All levels; minors accompanied or authorised · Desde 25 € per person, 1 hour): Paddle surfing, standing on a large board with a paddle, is easier to pick up than surfing and lets you see the coast at water level, at the speed you set. NaturAsturias, the active-tourism company in Celorio, does it as a tour: you set out with an instructor from a calm spot on the Llanes coast and go along beaches and rocks. If the sea cooperates and you feel confident, you can also try catching a wave.
Where you set out from
The company sets out from different points depending on the day; those it names are the Niembro estuary and Palombina beach, at Celorio, about 6 km from Llanes. They meet you there 15 minutes before the time. Before entering the water there is a short talk on basic technique: how to get on, how to paddle and how to fall.
Price and what is included
One hour costs €25 per person and two hours, €35. It includes the fibre board, the paddle and the leash, the wetsuit if needed, the instructor and civil liability and accident insurance. Book on their website with a 25% deposit, and the rest is paid on the day of the activity. If you cancel at least 48 hours ahead, they refund what you paid minus a 25% fee; if it is cancelled because of the weather, it is rescheduled or fully refunded.
Who it is for
For all levels, including those who have never stood on a board. Minors may go authorised or accompanied by a responsible adult. If you prefer to sit and go further, the same company runs sea kayak routes along the cliffs.
- **Guided e-bike routes along the Llanes coast and villages** (2 h · From 1.55 m in height; children's bikes on request · Desde 40 € per person, 2 hours): The Llanes coast has its beaches spread across a strip of meadows, villages and paths that by car is visited in jumps and on foot falls short. By e-bike, with a guide who knows the paths, they link up in a morning. NaturAsturias sets out from Celorio with circular and one-way routes, and chooses the route according to your level and your wishes.
The routes
There is a family route through the council's parishes, on easy paths, designed for going with children and passing villages such as Barro, Porrúa or Poo. The Eastern Sea and Mountain route goes through the interior and the eastern coast: the beaches of San Martín, Toró, Ballota and Andrín, the Arenillas blowholes and villages such as Purón or La Pereda. The western one passes the best-known beaches, Gulpiyuri, Barro, Torimbia and Cuevas del Mar, along coastal paths and stretches of the Camino de Santiago. There are also one-way routes, with transfer, from Unquera to Celorio or from Ribadesella to Celorio, and a six-hour one from Sotres to Fuente Dé, in the Picos.
Price and times
The 2-hour route costs €40 per person; the 4-hour, €65; the 6-hour, €95; the private 4-hour, €85, and the Sotres to Fuente Dé, €120. It includes a bike fitted to you, helmet, gel seat cover, instructor and insurance. From 1 April to 1 November there are departures every day: the 2-hour ones at 10:00, 12:00, 16:00 and 18:00, and the 4-hour ones at 10:00 and 16:00. The rest of the year, with 48 hours' booking. A 25% deposit is paid when you book.
Sizes and children
The bikes come in sizes: S from 1.55 to 1.65 m, M from 1.65 to 1.75 and L from 1.75 to 1.85. For those shorter, there are children's e-bikes if requested 48 hours ahead and available. Bring comfortable clothes, trainers, water and sun cream.
- **Visit to a family goat dairy at the foot of the Sierra del Cuera** (2 h · All ages; accompanied minors · Desde 20 € per person): South of Llanes, the Sierra del Cuera separates the coast from the Picos. At its foot works a family of cheesemakers from Sotres and Tresviso, the blue-cheese area: the grandson, Aurelio, and his wife represent the fourth generation, with a modern dairy and their own goats, and they still make Picón cheese as their main product. NaturAsturias organises the visit, and it is the closest you will get to how an Asturian cheese is made without going up the mountain.
What you do
A guide takes you round the whole dairy: the barn and the goats, the production room and the curing and packing area. Then there is a workshop in which you make your own fresh cheese, and at the end, a tasting of the house's cheeses. It takes about two hours.
Three ways to get there
The visit alone, with workshop and tasting, costs €20 per person. You can add a hiking route through the surroundings, listed as a Site of Community Importance in the Natura 2000 network, for €40 and between three and a half and four hours; or go by e-bike from Celorio along the coast and return by vehicle, for €70 and about five hours. The private visit costs €40 per person, from two. All require a minimum of four people; if you are fewer, ask. The listing does not give the dairy's exact address: they confirm it when you book.
Who it is for
The visit and the hiking option suit any age and level; minors accompanied or authorised. For the bike option, check if anyone is shorter than 1.55 m. If you are after the cave-ripened Cabrales, see the visit to a Cabrales dairy, about 40 minutes away.
- **Pindal Cave, rock art above the cliff at Pimiango** (1 h · From age 7 · Desde 3.13 € general admission): 24 minutes east of Llanes, beside Pimiango, almost on the border with Cantabria, there is a cave with its mouth open over the sea. Inside it is a gallery of about 600 metres, of which the first 300 are visited, with paintings and engravings from between 18,000 and 13,000 years ago: bison, horses, a fish and its best-known figure, an engraved mammoth with a mark inside its body. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, along with the other caves with Palaeolithic art in northern Spain.
What the visit is like
Always with a guide and in a small group. The Principality warns that not all the engravings are easy to see on the visit: some can only be made out by looking at the wall very closely. When they were painted, the sea was several kilometres further away than today, because of the sea level in the last glaciation; the cliff you see on leaving is not the landscape they saw.
Booking, hours and price
It is visited Wednesday to Sunday, and is closed Monday and Tuesday. Booking is essential and only by phone, on 608 175 284, Wednesday to Sunday from 15:00 to 17:00; if there is any incident, it is explained on that number's answerphone. General admission costs €3.13 and the reduced rate €1.62, for children aged 7 to 12, over-65s, large families and holders of the Carné Joven. You pay at the ticket desk and in cash only. Children must be over 7 to enter.
Getting there
By car along the A-8 to the east, as far as Pimiango, in the council of Ribadedeva: about 24 km from Llanes. For rock art with a museum and more time, the Tito Bustillo Rock Art Centre is in Ribadesella.
- **Transcantábrico Gran Lujo, eight days along the north coast with a night in Llanes** (168 h · Couples with a high budget; a celebration trip · Desde 9900 € per person in a double suite, 8 days, 2026 season): The Transcantábrico Gran Lujo is Renfe's hotel train along the north coast: fourteen suites in seven carriages, with a lounge, bedroom and bathroom, and 1923 Pullman lounge cars for the daytime, with a bar, a pub car and music at night. It links San Sebastián and Santiago de Compostela in eight days along the narrow-gauge coastal line, the old FEVE, and Llanes is one of its overnight stops.
What happens in Llanes
In the 2026 San Sebastián to Santiago direction, the train reaches Llanes on the fourth day, after visiting Santillana del Mar and the Altamira Neocave, and sleeps here; on the fifth it goes up to the Picos de Europa and Covadonga before continuing to Oviedo. In the opposite direction it spends two nights in Llanes, with the day free for the Picos, Covadonga and Cangas de Onís. What you see of the town is the evening and dinner: if you want more, Llanes train station has regular trains on the same line so you can come back on your own another day.
Dates and prices
In 2026 it left every two weeks from late March to late October, from Santiago or from San Sebastián. The double suite cost from €9,900 per person for the eight days, with a €7,200 single supplement; the short four-day routes, Oviedo to San Sebastián in March and Santiago to Gijón in November, from €4,250. It includes accommodation, meals, visits and the itinerary's coaches. In November 2026 the 2027 season was already on sale, with no dates in sight on the front page.
Before you book
There are fourteen suites per departure, so places are few. If the budget doesn't stretch, the coastal line between Oviedo and Santander, the same track, runs all year with Renfe trains and stops at Llanes and other coastal towns.

## Dónde comer
- **Le Bistró de El Retiro** (Restaurant, Llanes, €€€). Qué pedir: line-caught squid in its ink, fabada or tripe, and the caramelised rice pudding
- **El Antoju Cider House** (Cider house, Llanes, €€). Qué pedir: an L cachopo for two or tortos with picadillo, and frixuelos or rice pudding for dessert

## By car: A Base with Beaches and the Picos Close at Hand
Llanes can be seen on foot, but the beaches further out, the blowholes and the Picos call for a car. Sleep in the town or in Póo, leave the car parked in the morning and use it for one excursion a day.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–140 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **La Posada del Rey** (Small hotel): The house where Charles I slept
La Posada del Rey is at number 11 calle Mayor, the shopping street of the historic centre of Llanes. The name goes back to 1517: Charles I, on his way to his coronation, landed at Tazones, worked his way down the coast and on 26 September entered Llanes, where he spent two nights in the house of Juan Pariente. According to the hotel, that house is today number 11; of the original only the round-arched doorway remains, and there is a plaque on the façade recalling it. From 1830 it was an independent house and, as far as the family knows, always the town's tailor's shop. It was restored in 2000, respecting the stone and the wood.
Today it is a two-star family hotel with just six rooms. The street is part of the Camino de Santiago.
Six rooms on three floors
The rooms are spread over three floors with a lift, and those on the top floor have slightly sloping ceilings. There is a twin double, a double with a double bed, a double for single use and a double with the option of an extra bed or a cot. They are rustic in style, with stone, wood and warm colours. All have a private bathroom, heating, hairdryer, toiletries, safe, television and free wifi, and a small kitchenette with a mini fridge, microwave and basic utensils.
Breakfast comes up in a box
There is no breakfast room: the house prepares a box with a continental breakfast, which you can customise, and brings it up to your room at the time you say. You order it when you book or at reception the day before. For a special occasion they also prepare a brunch in a corner of the house. When booking, ask whether your rate includes the box.
The car stays at El Sablón
The old town is largely pedestrianised and there is nowhere to leave the car at the door. The hotel itself says the best area to park is the El Sablón beach area, about 200 metres away, with a white zone and a free municipal car park; the blue zone only operates in high season. If you come by train or bus, the station is about five minutes on foot, and from here El Sablón beach, the San Pedro walk and the harbour with the Memory Cubes are a stroll away. For a meal, Sidrería El Antoju is on the same calle Mayor. La Boriza golf course is two kilometres away.
Booking and cancelling
You book on its website, by phone on 985 401 332, on the mobile 621 152 486 or by WhatsApp. Cancellation is free up to 15 days before arrival; between 15 days and 48 hours before, the first night is charged, and with less than 48 hours' notice, if you do not show up or if you leave early, the full amount. The same management runs Apartamentos Santana, in the Cotiello district, for anyone who needs a full kitchen.
- **Hotel Sablón** (Hotel): A staircase down to the sand
Hotel Sablón is built on the cliff above El Sablón beach, the town beach of Llanes, with direct access to the sand. It is about 150 metres from the historic centre and the basilica of Santa María, with views of the Cantabrian Sea and the San Pedro walk. It has private parking, so you arrive, leave the car and see the town on foot: the harbour, calle Mayor and the bars of the old quarter are a short stroll away.
Turismo Asturias lists it as a three-star apartment hotel, with one apartment unit for five people as well as the rooms.
Four room sizes
There are 34 rooms: doubles, singles and a suite, and 17 have views of the beach. The double measures 12 m², with a double bed or two single beds; the double with sea views, 14 m²; the suite, 20 m² with a double bed; and the single, 10 m². All have a bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries, television, telephone, safe, wardrobe, heating and wifi; the singles have no desk, minibar or views. Smoking is not allowed and pets are not accepted.
Children who sleep with their parents have special prices depending on age, and in some cases do not pay. The website does not publish rates: the best price, according to the hotel, is on its own website or by phone, on 985 400 787. Turismo Asturias gives a guide of €66 to €165 a night, with high season from 10 July to 10 September.
Breakfast on the terrace above the sea
The restaurant cooks local produce, with fish and seafood, Asturian meat and local cheeses, and has a wine list. The cafeteria serves the breakfast buffet and afternoon snacks, and its large terrace is above the sea: that is where you have breakfast or dine à la carte looking at the beach. According to Turismo Asturias, the restaurant opens only in mid and high season; its phone number is 676 639 462.
Before you book
The building has no facilities adapted for people with reduced mobility, and the hotel asks you to check with them if you have specific needs. According to Turismo Asturias, it closes from 1 November to 31 January. Guests get discounts at the Llanes golf course, about 3 km away.
To eat without a car, Sidrería El Antoju is on calle Mayor, in the old quarter.
- **Las Conchas de Póo Campsite** (Campsite, desde 60 € / night): Between the beach and the Sierra del Cuera
Las Conchas is in Póo, less than 2 km from Llanes, about 20 minutes on foot, beside the coastal path and with views of the Sierra del Cuera. It is a second-category campsite with room for more than 800 people. The path to Póo beach, 200 metres away, starts from the campsite itself; at high tide the beach turns into a calm lagoon, good for children. Ten minutes on foot along the same path is San Martín beach, a more secluded cove where people surf.
Accommodation and prices
There are pitches for tents, caravans or campervans, bungalows and mobile homes with one to three bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, and glamping tents. In 2026, bungalows and mobile homes cost from €60 a night for two people in low season and from €110 in July and August, with a minimum stay of five nights in high season and three at Easter. Animals are not allowed in bungalows and mobile homes.
Facilities include a cafeteria with wifi, a shop in July and August, toilets and showers, a children's area, sports areas, barbecues and a picnic area, laundry, electric hook-ups, an adapted bathroom, baby baths and internal parking for pitches without car access.
When it opens
From April to June, at weekends and bank-holiday weekends; from 15 June to 15 September, every day; and from 15 September to 10 December, again at weekends and bank-holiday weekends. Reception opens from 9:00 to 21:00 in high season. If you arrive without a car, there are trains and buses to Llanes all day.

## By plane: Fly to Asturias or Santander and Hire a Car
Llanes can be reached by air through two airports at almost the same distance: Asturias, about 130 km away, and Santander, about 90, according to Las Conchas campsite. Both have direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities. From either, the practical thing is to hire a car there and arrive by the A-8 in a little over an hour.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **La Posada del Rey** (Small hotel): The house where Charles I slept
La Posada del Rey is at number 11 calle Mayor, the shopping street of the historic centre of Llanes. The name goes back to 1517: Charles I, on his way to his coronation, landed at Tazones, worked his way down the coast and on 26 September entered Llanes, where he spent two nights in the house of Juan Pariente. According to the hotel, that house is today number 11; of the original only the round-arched doorway remains, and there is a plaque on the façade recalling it. From 1830 it was an independent house and, as far as the family knows, always the town's tailor's shop. It was restored in 2000, respecting the stone and the wood.
Today it is a two-star family hotel with just six rooms. The street is part of the Camino de Santiago.
Six rooms on three floors
The rooms are spread over three floors with a lift, and those on the top floor have slightly sloping ceilings. There is a twin double, a double with a double bed, a double for single use and a double with the option of an extra bed or a cot. They are rustic in style, with stone, wood and warm colours. All have a private bathroom, heating, hairdryer, toiletries, safe, television and free wifi, and a small kitchenette with a mini fridge, microwave and basic utensils.
Breakfast comes up in a box
There is no breakfast room: the house prepares a box with a continental breakfast, which you can customise, and brings it up to your room at the time you say. You order it when you book or at reception the day before. For a special occasion they also prepare a brunch in a corner of the house. When booking, ask whether your rate includes the box.
The car stays at El Sablón
The old town is largely pedestrianised and there is nowhere to leave the car at the door. The hotel itself says the best area to park is the El Sablón beach area, about 200 metres away, with a white zone and a free municipal car park; the blue zone only operates in high season. If you come by train or bus, the station is about five minutes on foot, and from here El Sablón beach, the San Pedro walk and the harbour with the Memory Cubes are a stroll away. For a meal, Sidrería El Antoju is on the same calle Mayor. La Boriza golf course is two kilometres away.
Booking and cancelling
You book on its website, by phone on 985 401 332, on the mobile 621 152 486 or by WhatsApp. Cancellation is free up to 15 days before arrival; between 15 days and 48 hours before, the first night is charged, and with less than 48 hours' notice, if you do not show up or if you leave early, the full amount. The same management runs Apartamentos Santana, in the Cotiello district, for anyone who needs a full kitchen.
- **Hotel Sablón** (Hotel): A staircase down to the sand
Hotel Sablón is built on the cliff above El Sablón beach, the town beach of Llanes, with direct access to the sand. It is about 150 metres from the historic centre and the basilica of Santa María, with views of the Cantabrian Sea and the San Pedro walk. It has private parking, so you arrive, leave the car and see the town on foot: the harbour, calle Mayor and the bars of the old quarter are a short stroll away.
Turismo Asturias lists it as a three-star apartment hotel, with one apartment unit for five people as well as the rooms.
Four room sizes
There are 34 rooms: doubles, singles and a suite, and 17 have views of the beach. The double measures 12 m², with a double bed or two single beds; the double with sea views, 14 m²; the suite, 20 m² with a double bed; and the single, 10 m². All have a bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries, television, telephone, safe, wardrobe, heating and wifi; the singles have no desk, minibar or views. Smoking is not allowed and pets are not accepted.
Children who sleep with their parents have special prices depending on age, and in some cases do not pay. The website does not publish rates: the best price, according to the hotel, is on its own website or by phone, on 985 400 787. Turismo Asturias gives a guide of €66 to €165 a night, with high season from 10 July to 10 September.
Breakfast on the terrace above the sea
The restaurant cooks local produce, with fish and seafood, Asturian meat and local cheeses, and has a wine list. The cafeteria serves the breakfast buffet and afternoon snacks, and its large terrace is above the sea: that is where you have breakfast or dine à la carte looking at the beach. According to Turismo Asturias, the restaurant opens only in mid and high season; its phone number is 676 639 462.
Before you book
The building has no facilities adapted for people with reduced mobility, and the hotel asks you to check with them if you have specific needs. According to Turismo Asturias, it closes from 1 November to 31 January. Guests get discounts at the Llanes golf course, about 3 km away.
To eat without a car, Sidrería El Antoju is on calle Mayor, in the old quarter.

## As a family: Flat Walks, Kayaking and the Sea That Blows

Llanes has the advantage that the town is flat and pushchair-friendly, and that there are beaches with services five minutes away. For older children, kayaking; for everyone, the blowholes on a day of heavy swell.

### What works best
The San Pedro walk, with a railing and grass, at sunset

The harbour and the colourful Memory Cubes

The kayak route from Celorio, from age 4, €25 in a double kayak

The Pría blowholes, only with a heavy swell

### Where to sleep
Las Conchas campsite, beside Póo beach, which at high tide is a calm lagoon

Hotel Sablón, with special prices for children

### Where to eat
El Antoju cider house, cachopo to share

Beach food at Póo or El Sablón

### Bear in mind
You walk down to Torimbia along a track and the return is uphill

At the blowholes, stay behind the fences

In August, parking in the town at midday is difficult

### Qué hacer as a family
- Guided Sea Kayak Route Along the Llanes Coast from Celorio
- San Pedro Walk
- Harbour and Memory Cubes
- Pría Blowholes
- Paddle surf trip along the Llanes coast, from Niembro or Palombina
- Guided e-bike routes along the Llanes coast and villages
- Visit to a family goat dairy at the foot of the Sierra del Cuera
- Pindal Cave, rock art above the cliff at Pimiango

## With teenagers: Waves, Kayaks and Cliffs

For teenagers, Llanes offers water and a bit of a challenge: a surf lesson, a kayak route through caves and coves, and the blowholes roaring on a stormy day.

### What works best
2-hour surf lesson at Palombina, Torimbia or San Martín, from age 9, €35

Sea kayaking along the coast, with an instructor, 2 to 3 hours

The Pría blowholes with a heavy swell

### Where to sleep
Las Conchas campsite, ten minutes on foot from San Martín cove, where people surf

Hotel Sablón, with direct access to the beach

### Where to eat
El Antoju cider house, for cachopo

Le Bistró de El Retiro, if you want to try something else

### Bear in mind
Kayaking and surfing depend on the sea: confirm the day before

There are five- and seven-day surf courses if you are staying a week

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Guided Sea Kayak Route Along the Llanes Coast from Celorio
- Pría Blowholes
- Surf Lesson on the Llanes Beaches
- Paddle surf trip along the Llanes coast, from Niembro or Palombina
- Guided e-bike routes along the Llanes coast and villages
- Pindal Cave, rock art above the cliff at Pimiango

## Consejos

### Start at the Paseo de San Pedro
It is the best view of the town and the start of the urban route. Then go down to the harbour to see the Cubos close up.

### Go to the blowholes with a swell
On a calm-sea day they do nothing. Check the sea state and the tide before going.

### Gulpiyuri, at high tide
Its water comes from the sea through channels beneath the rock, so the beach looks best at high tide.

### Split the day
Mountains in the morning, before the clouds come up; beach in the afternoon.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many days do I need in Llanes?
Half a day for the town. Three nights if you want to add beaches, the blowholes and an excursion to the Picos de Europa.

### How many beaches does Llanes have?
The town council lists twenty-nine in the municipality, the most in Asturias. In the town there are three: El Sablón, Puerto Chico and Toró.

### What are the Cubos de la Memoria?
The concrete blocks of the harbour breakwater, painted by Agustín Ibarrola. They can be seen from the Paseo de San Antón and from the viewpoint at Toró beach.

### Can I go without a car?
To the town, yes: there is a bus and a train. For the outlying beaches and the Picos, a car is almost essential.

### What festivals does Llanes have?
The big ones are in summer and are organised by bandos (rival neighbourhood teams): La Magdalena, San Roque and La Guía, all three of tourist interest. They are the days with the most atmosphere and the most people.

### Llanes or Ribadesella as a base?
Llanes has more beaches nearby and a bigger old town; Ribadesella is closer to Cangas de Onís and the Sella. They are 25 minutes apart: either works for the eastern coast.