# Guided visit to the El Gaitero cider mill, in La Espuncia

What to do en Villaviciosa and Tazones · Villaviciosa and Tazones

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/things-to-do/gaitero-cider-tour · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 5 € per person
- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year; in autumn and winter, Thursday to Sunday
- Para quién: All ages; under-14s free with an adult

Cider mill and collection · 1 h 30 · €5, free up to age 14 · The cellars of Asturias's best-known cider, with tasting

El Gaitero is the best-known sparkling cider brand in Asturias, and it is made in La Espuncia, on the way out of Villaviciosa, beside the estuary. The visit shows the other scale of Asturian cider: not a village cider mill, but large cellars and a permanent collection that tells the history of the house.
What you see
The route, of around an hour and a half, goes through the cellar and the permanent collection and ends with a tasting of several of its ciders. Part of the way is outdoors: if it rains, bring a waterproof. It is wheelchair accessible.
Price, hours and how to book
Admission costs €5 per person and is redeemed at the shop at the end of the visit, only that day; under-14s go in free with an adult. From 1 October the autumn-winter timetable applies, Thursday to Sunday, with slots at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 16:00 and 17:30; in spring and summer the timetable changes, so check it on their website. You must book beforehand and wait for confirmation, through the form, on 985 890 100 or at gaitero2@gaitero.com. With less than a day's notice there may be no room. Groups are 30 people at most.
How it fits into the day
La Espuncia is a couple of minutes from the centre of Villaviciosa by car. A full cider morning would be El Gaitero first thing and, to compare with a family natural-cider mill, the Sidra Cortina visit in Amandi, with lunch in its cider house. In the afternoon, Tazones is a quarter of an hour away.

Lo organiza: Sidra El Gaitero, desde 5 € per person (https://sidraelgaitero.com/visita/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.4875, -5.431

## Cerca de aquí

- [Sidrería El Roxu](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/where-to-eat/sidreria-el-roxu), a 711 m
- [Hotel Arcea Villaviciosa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/where-to-stay/hotel-arcea-villaviciosa), a 1.2 km
- [La Casona de Amandi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/where-to-stay/la-casona-de-amandi), a 1.9 km
- [Casa Cortina Cider House, in Amandi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/where-to-eat/casa-cortina), a 2.0 km
- [Visit to the Llagar de la Ferrería of Sidra Cortina, in Amandi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/things-to-do/cortina-cider-mill), a 2.0 km
- [Birds of the Villaviciosa estuary and the El Puntal interpretation centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/things-to-do/villaviciosa-estuary-birdwatching), a 4.0 km
- [Tazones, Charles V's port, and its dinosaur footprints](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/things-to-do/tazones), a 6.8 km
- [San Salvador de Valdediós, the Conventín, and the Cistercian monastery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones/things-to-do/valdedios-monastery), a 8.5 km

## Consejos

### Book two days ahead
Especially on long weekends and in summer: without confirmation there is no visit.

### Leave the dog at home
They do not admit animals, for food safety.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the El Gaitero visit cost?
€5 per person, redeemable at the shop at the end. Under-14s do not pay.

### How long does it take?
Around an hour and a half, with the tasting.

### Is it open in winter?
Yes, Thursday to Sunday, with five slots a day from 1 October.

Destino: [Villaviciosa and Tazones](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/villaviciosa-and-tazones.md)