San Pedro Walk

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.