3. Saint James’ Way “El Camino” The pilgrims’ road to Santiago
Asturias: Land of Pilgrinage (UNESCO World Heritage)
4. Tourist Brands with other regions:
Ruta Vía de la Plata / The Via de la Plata Route
From Gijón
To Sevilla
5. Tourist Brands with other regions:
España Verde / Green Spain
Galicia
Asturias Cantabria
País
Vasco
6. Asturias a unique destination … Small surface (10.600 sq km) area with 7 World
Biosphere declared by UNESCO at just one hour driving from the main cities.
(3.500 square km protected area)
Valle de Peña Furada, Parque Natural de Somiedo
7. Asturias a unique destination … The unique landscapes of mountain with 7 World
Biosphere declared by UNESCO
VALLE DEL NALÓN
Parque Natural de Redes, Sobrescobio-Caso
ORIENTE DE ASTURIAS
Costa de Llanes
9. FUENTES DEL NARCEA
Bosque de Muniellos
CAMÍN REAL DE LA MESA
Valle del Lago, Somiedo
OSCOS-EO
La Cascada de La Seimeira, Santa Eulalia de Oscos
Asturias a unique destination … The unique landscapes of mountain with 7 World
Biosphere declared by UNESCO
10. Asturias a unique destination … sea and mountains at a glance. More than 200
beaches next to the mountains, in some places of more than 2.500 m. of altitude.
Ribadesella y Picos de Europa
15. Asturias a unique destination … because here, the rain, when it appears, is an
ally. We owe to it the green one of our landscape, our form of life and the cozy character of
the inhabitants.
16. Asturias a unique destination … Shelter of the last brown bears
, Oso pardo
20. Cueva de Tito Bustillo, RibadesellaCueva de La Peña, Candamo
“El Pindal” Cave, RibadedevaCueva del Pindal , Ribadedeva
Asturias a unique destination … because 5 of our spectacular prehistoric caves have
been declared UNESCO World Heritage / 14.000 B.C.
22. Cultural Tourism. The pre-romanesque Asturian art. UNESCO World Heritage
Santa Cristina de Lena, Lena San Miguel de Lillo, Oviedo
Santa María del Naranco, Oviedo
Santa María del Naranco, Oviedo
23. Cultural Tourism. Museums, historical buildings, traditional architecture…
Casa de “indianos”. Colombres Hórreo en Sietes
25. Asturias a unique destination … by his elegant gastronomy.
There exist more than 40 types different from handcrafted cheeses, without forgetting the cider.
26. Asturias a unique destination … by its gastronomy. Asturias has the record
Guinness of "poured" simultaneously of cider.
27. Asturias a unique destination … by its gastronomy.
The cider’s ritual
28. Asturias a unique destination… by its gastronomy.
Typical ambience of the cider bars.
29. Asturias a unique destination… by its gastronomy.
8 restaurants with 9 Michelin Stars | 28 restaurants in the Quality Club “Mesas de
Asturias” | 21 cider bars in the Quality Club “Sidrerías de Asturias”
30. Urban tourism. Cities of Asturias… Meetings & Incentives
Total Conference hall capacity: 32.000 people in 350 halls, in high
standard hotels
2 large conference halls: The Gijón Conference Hall and Exhibition and
Congress Palace (Oviedo)
2 fairgrounds: La Magdalena Fairground (Avilés) and Luis Adaro
Fairground (Gijón)
1 auditorium : Prince Felipe Congress Centre & Auditorium (Oviedo)
2 cultural centres : Niemeyer Centre (Avilés) and Laboral , City of Culture
(Gijón)
And Singular Venues found throughout the region: palaces, castles,
wellness facility, museums, football stadium, aquarium,cider cellar,…
31.
32. Urban tourism. Cities of Asturias… Avilés
Ayuntamiento de Oviedo
Calle del Sol y calle Ferrería
Calle Galiana
40. Asturias a unique destination… because from the 14th century it gives name to this land,
Asturias, a title that has name at the inheritor of the Spanish Crown.
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41. Asturias offer
Accomodation and touristic resources
90.400 Accomodation places:
28.972 Hotel beds
26.045 Camping places
18.522 beds in Rural Tourism
5.678 beds in Apartments
11.183 beds in others
8 Hotels 5* 1.010 beds
64 Hotels 4* 7.547 beds
156 Hotels 3* 8.324 beds
3 Paradores
15 Golf Courses+ 2 Pitch&Putt
24 SPA Hotels
1 Thermal health Spa (balneario), 1 Thalasso centre, 1
mineral-medicinal source
Fuente: SITA 2019