- Title Navia Western Asturias
- Address Address: Avd. Juan Pérez Villamil, 2 ■ 33790 - Puerto de Vega
- Phone Phone: 985 648 805
- Site Site: http://www.parquehistorico.org/recorrido_historiasdelmar.php
- Documents Documents: Accessibility sheet
The Romans already used the rivers and coastal inlets in these lands for their commercial traffic, but it was not until the Middle Ages that small harbours began to appear for commercial and fishing purposes with little coastal traffic.
One of the uses to which medieval ports were put was the hunting of large migratory groups of whales. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries it was a very widespread activity and the great lords made good profits by allowing them to be hunted.
With the whales gone, the ports followed the evolution of the times: commercial traffic, deep-sea and inshore fishing and, finally, tourism. Sailing ships disappeared and steamships arrived, later replaced by motorboats. Old seafaring trades remained on the docks: caulkers, sailmakers, net-makers and, for a time, canners who processed fish.
But these coasts and ports have witnessed another human phenomenon: emigration to America. The social, economic and cultural importance of this phenomenon is demonstrated by the multitude of architectural manifestations that dot the region.
Houses of indianos, here known simply as americanos, but also schools, washing houses, casinos, public fountains, parks... A sample of the love for their land of those who succeeded in the hard emigration.
You can appreciate the mark of the centuries in the port towns, its intricate medieval streets and its fishermen's neighbourhoods. Stories of men and women who made their lives looking at the sea and trying to tame it, but never succeeding.
There is the succession of spectacular beaches, cliffs, estuaries, dune chains, islets and rocks that make up a suggestive landscape that has been preserved unscathed to this day. A perfect place for those who love the sea, sport fishing, diving, sailing and even riding the waves on surfboards.
Tuesday to Friday:
12:00 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 19:30 h.
Saturday and Sunday:
11:00 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 19:30 h.
Closed: Monday
Free access