# Cudillero at Sunset

What to do en Asturias · Asturias

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/things-to-do/cudillero-at-sunset · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 1 h 30

A free late-afternoon walk around Cudillero's viewpoints, from the Garita-Atalaya to Cimadevilla, then down to the harbour once the lights are on.

What it is
It is a walk around Cudillero in the late afternoon, when the day trippers leave and the village switches its lights on. The coloured houses rise in tiers around the harbour like an amphitheatre, and the best way to see it is from above. The Town Council suggests a route of eight viewpoints spread across the two hillsides; you don't need to do them all, but you should climb to two or three and come down to the harbour after dark.
It costs nothing and needs no guide. Allow an hour and a half at an easy pace, more if you sit down to dinner in the square.
The viewpoint route
The official list, in the order the Town Council publishes it, is: Pico, Cimadevilla, Garita-Atalaya, Faro, Estrecha, El Baluarte, Contorno and Palación. The village map, which you can download from the tourism website and pick up at the office, marks the route.
For sunset, three are enough:

Cimadevilla viewpoint: the Town Council highlights it for watching the sunset.
Garita-Atalaya viewpoint: from here you see the lighthouse, the harbour and the village all at once. It is the one that gives you the photo of Cudillero with its lights on.
Faro viewpoint: towards the harbour mouth, with the open sea in front of you.

Between one and the next there are slopes and flights of narrow steps between the houses. They are not long, but you notice them.
Step by step

Park at the harbour in daylight, an hour before sunset.
Walk in along the quayside promenade to the square that opens onto the harbour.
Climb the streets and steps towards the Garita-Atalaya and Cimadevilla. Stay at one of the two while the sun goes down.
Wait for the quarter of an hour after sunset: that is when the street lamps and windows come on and the harbour water still holds some light.
Go back down to the square for dinner or a drink, and return to the car along the quayside promenade.

When to go
In June the sun sets around ten at night and in December before six in the evening, so adjust the time to the date. June and September are the best months: long days, open terraces and fewer people than in August. In July and August the village is full during the day, but at sunset it empties quite a bit. In winter the walk is still worth doing, although some terraces close and the north wind chills quickly.
Getting there and parking
Leave the A-8 at exit 431 and take the CU-3 road, which goes straight down to the harbour car park. Inside the village visitors can only park in the blue zone, free in low season and paid from 15 June to 15 October, at the pay-and-display machines in the harbour or with the Telpark app. In summer access from the upper part is restricted to authorised vehicles, and motorhomes have their own area at Puerto Nuevo and cannot go down by El Pito.
Without a car, ALSA runs from Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo, stopping on Calle Juan Antonio Bravo. The train station is about 2 km from the centre.
With children, a dog or a pushchair
It works well with children if they are not very small: the flights of steps feel short and from above they can see the boats. With a pushchair, forget the high viewpoints; stay at the harbour and the quayside promenade, which are flat. With a dog, no problem in the streets, on a lead.
If the weather changes
With fog or light rain, which arrive quickly on this coast, the amphitheatre looks just as good from the harbour and the light of the street lamps on the wet ground has its charm. Bring a waterproof and shoes with a good sole: the stone steps are slippery.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.5631, -6.1456

## Consejos

### Go up in the light and come down at night
Do the climb before sunset, when you can see where you are stepping, and leave the descent for when the village is already lit.

### Wear comfortable shoes
The Town Council warns of it: the route has slopes and steps.

### Pay for the blue zone with the app
If you are going to have dinner, the machine forces you to work out the time; with Telpark you can extend it from the table.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which viewpoint gives the best view of Cudillero at night?
From the Garita-Atalaya you see the lighthouse, the harbour and the village at once. For sunset, the Town Council highlights Cimadevilla.

### Do you have to pay to park?
From 15 June to 15 October the harbour blue zone is paid; the rest of the year it is free.

### Can you do it with a pushchair?
The harbour and quayside promenade, yes. The viewpoints have steps: a baby carrier is better.

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