Salime Waterfall and Hydroelectric Power Station

The Salime waterfall and hydroelectric power station has its origins in an agreement between the companies Electra de Viesgo and Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, which in 1945 decided to jointly exploit the upper section of the river Navia, giving rise to a pioneering work in both technology and design.

The project was developed by a team of Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico engineers, who had to face major construction challenges. The artistic dimension was provided by the Asturian architect Joaquín Vaquero Palacios, in collaboration with his son, Joaquín Vaquero Turcios, who masterfully integrated art into this imposing industrial work, turning the hydroelectric power station into a unique "art gallery".

The Salime power station, reservoir and dam occupy land in Pesoz, Allande, Ibias and Grandas de Salime, in Asturias, and A Fonsagrada and Negueira de Muñiz, in Lugo. Specifically, the power station and the dam: half is in Pesoz and half in Allandebecause the boundary separating the two councils is the river, and the power station is located below the dam on the river, approximately in halves. The reservoir occupies land in Grandas de Salime, Ibias and a little of Pesoz and Allande.

Visits to the power station require prior request, which must be made no more than 15 working days in advance. Visits take place on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m., provided that there are no unforeseen circumstances (breakdowns, urgent repairs, etc.) that prevent this, and are not organised on public holidays or weekends.

The day before the authorised visit, the applicant must contact the Hydroelectric Power Station, using the number indicated on the provisional authorisation previously sent, to definitively confirm the visit. In any case, Saltos del Navia C.B. reserves the right to cancel previously authorised visits for organisational or safety reasons.

Groups of more than 30 people and visits by schoolchildren under 10 years of age are not permitted.