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Day itinerary · 43.48° N · 5.44° W
The El Gaitero cellars in the morning, the Conventín de Valdediós before lunch, a cider house at a cider press in Amandi and the afternoon at Tazones. 37 minutes from Oviedo.
Part of Villaviciosa and TazonesCantabrian CoastPicos de EuropaCamino del Norte
The plan
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
via the A-64 from Oviedo or the A-8 from Gijón
Sidra El Gaitero · €5, free up to age 14 · 1 h 30 with tasting · confirmed booking
+34 985 890 100
€7 with audio guide · in winter closes at 13:30
Casa Cortina · cider from the cider house and grill · €€
San Juan, 41, 33311 Amandi, Villaviciosa · +34 985 891 015
harbour, San Miguel and San Roque districts, footprints at low tide
In Oviedo around 19:15
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Villaviciosa is understood through cider, and this day starts there: the El Gaitero cellars first thing. Then a leap of a thousand years to the Conventín de Valdediós, lunch in the cider house of a cider press in Amandi and the afternoon at Tazones, the little harbour at the mouth of the ria, looking for dinosaur footprints if the tide cooperates.
9:30 · Set off. From Oviedo, the A-64; from Gijón, the A-8. About 37 and 24 minutes.
10:00 · El Gaitero. At La Espuncia, on the way out of the town. An hour and a half through the cellar and the permanent collection, with a tasting. Book ahead and wait for confirmation.
12:00 · Valdediós. About 16 minutes away, in an oak valley. The Conventín, consecrated in 893, the Cistercian church of Santa María and the cloister, with an audio guide. From October to March it closes at 13:30: do not linger.
13:45 · Casa Cortina. In Amandi, beside the Sidra Cortina cider press. House natural cider, Asturian cooking and a grill; garden and children's area.
16:30 · Tazones. About 18 minutes along the edge of the ria. Climb through the San Miguel and San Roque quarters and, if the tide is low, look for the three-toed footprints on the eastern cliff of the beach, about 120 metres from the ramp.
18:30 · Head home. In Oviedo around a quarter past seven.
El Gaitero, €5; Valdediós, €7; lunch, between €20 and €35. Tazones costs nothing. Between €30 and €50 per person, not counting the car.
Where to eat
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
What to order: the cider from the cider mill next door, tortos with picadillo and Cabrales and something from the grill; the welcome menu if you are coming to try things
What to order: a bottle of pouring cider with PDO, fabada or pote and a free-range chicken rice for the table
Map
With where to park at each one.
Getting there
When to go
Any Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday: in autumn and winter El Gaitero opens only Thursday to Sunday and Valdediós is closed on Mondays, and from October to March only in the morning. Check the tide table for Tazones.
Tips
In autumn and winter El Gaitero opens only on those days, and Valdediós closes on Mondays.
The footprints on the beach can only be seen well at low tide.
A Monday: Valdediós and Casa Cortina are closed.
Questions
About 37 minutes to Villaviciosa on the A-64.
Yes: El Gaitero is free up to age 14, Valdediós up to 8 and Casa Cortina has a children's area.
Swap Tazones for the Jurassic Museum, 25 minutes away.
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