# A day in Villaviciosa: El Gaitero, the Conventín de Valdediós, a cider house in Amandi and Tazones

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/itineraries/cider-presses-tazones-and-valdedios · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (via the A-64 from Oviedo or the A-8 from Gijón)
- 10:00 · Guided visit to the El Gaitero cider mill, in La Espuncia (Sidra El Gaitero · €5, free up to age 14 · 1 h 30 with tasting · confirmed booking) · Sidra El Gaitero, From €5 per person
  - 15 min by car, 9,5 km
- 12:00 · San Salvador de Valdediós, the Conventín, and the Cistercian monastery (€7 with audio guide · in winter closes at 13:30)
  - 15 min by car, 9,8 km
- 13:45 · Casa Cortina Cider House, in Amandi (Casa Cortina · cider from the cider house and grill · €€) · Casa Cortina Cider House, in Amandi, €€
  - 15 min by car, 12,5 km
- 16:30 · Tazones, Charles V's port, and its dinosaur footprints (harbour, San Miguel and San Roque districts, footprints at low tide)
- 18:30 · Vuelta (In Oviedo around 19:15)

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.

## The day, hour by hour

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.

## How much it costs

El Gaitero, €5; Valdediós, €7; lunch, between €20 and €35. Tazones costs nothing. Between €30 and €50 per person, not counting the car.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is the only practical way: the four places are 15 to 20 minutes apart. Whoever does not drink at the tasting should drive.

## Consejos

### Choose Thursday to Sunday
In autumn and winter El Gaitero opens only on those days, and Valdediós closes on Mondays.

### Check the tide for Tazones
The footprints on the beach can only be seen well at low tide.

## Cuándo no ir

A Monday: Valdediós and Casa Cortina are closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Oviedo?
About 37 minutes to Villaviciosa on the A-64.

### Is it a good plan with children?
Yes: El Gaitero is free up to age 14, Valdediós up to 8 and Casa Cortina has a children's area.

### And in the rain?
Swap Tazones for the Jurassic Museum, 25 minutes away.