Restaurante Hotel Caravia proposal
In Prado. Fabes (Asturian beans) with velvet crab, and fish from the Cantabrian Sea; best to book.
Around us
Things to do from the house: adventure, beaches, walks, villages and where to eat. Times are approximate, from our door.
Where to eat
Places we know and trust. Ask us when you’re here: there’s always somewhere new.
Bar Restaurante Carrales proposal
In Caravia. A village atmosphere and cachopo (stuffed breaded veal) to share.
Casa Carlos
In Caravia, on the main road. Home cooking, a set lunch menu and generous cachopos (stuffed breaded veal); booking is advisable.
Eutimio proposal
In Lastres. Fish and seafood picked every day at the fish market.
El Mirador de San Roque proposal
High above Lastres. Cider and Asturian food overlooking the harbour.
Tella (Palacio de Luces) proposal
In Lluces, Colunga. Cooking with local produce, for a special dinner.
Sidrería Carroceu proposal
In the centre of Ribadesella. Stone walls, cider and seafood tapas.
Adventure
Rough prices, based on what the companies publish. Check them when you book.
Canoeing down the Sella
From Arriondas, downriver through meadows. For all ages: the summer favourite.
About €25–45 per person depending on the stretch; less for children.
Jet skis in Ribadesella
One-hour rides from the harbour, past cliffs, sea caves and Palo Verde island.
About €100–130 per jet ski for an hour (1 or 2 people).
Surfing at Morís
Caravia Surf School is right on Morís beach: a very good school, with lessons whether you’re starting out or improving.
Canyoning
Jumps, natural slides and pools in the rivers of eastern Asturias, with a guide.
About €50–65 per person, with a guide.
Buggy tours
Mountain tracks with views of the sea and the Picos, with you at the wheel.
About €65–100 per two-seater buggy, for 1 to 1½ hours.
Beaches
Arenal de Morís
Our beach: fine sand and waves, just down the Camino de Santiago.
Read the guideLa Espasa beach
Big and open, with a beach bar and parking. The surfers’ favourite.
Vega beach
Over a kilometre of sand and dunes, wild and quiet.
Torimbia beach
A perfect shell-shaped cove between green cliffs. It’s a fair walk down.
Gulpiyuri beach
A beach in the middle of a meadow with no sea in sight: the water comes in underground.
Walks and nature
The Camino de Santiago, on foot
It passes our door: follow the yellow arrows towards Ribadesella or Colunga.
Read the guideMirador del Fito
A walkway over the valley with the coast on one side and the Picos de Europa on the other.
Bufones de Pría blowholes
When there’s a big swell, the sea shoots up through the rocks like geysers. Spectacular.
Covadonga Lakes
High mountain lakes in Picos de Europa National Park. In summer you go up by bus.
Villages
Lastres
Houses perched above the harbour and steep lanes that end in the sea.
Ribadesella
The old town, a promenade along the estuary and Santa Marina beach.
Cangas de Onís
The Roman bridge, a Sunday market and the gateway to the Picos de Europa.
Llanes
Medieval walls, the harbour with the Cubes of Memory and the San Pedro clifftop walk.
Culture and rainy days
Jurassic Museum (MUJA)
Dinosaur skeletons and real footprints on the Dinosaur Coast. Perfect on a rainy day.
Tito Bustillo Cave
World Heritage cave paintings. Places are limited: book ahead.