- Title Boroughs it comprises Avilés, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Illas
- Site Site: https://avilescomarca.info/
Central, with coast and inland. With art and industry. With history and present. With a lot of atmosphere. The Avilés region has everything: a rural atmosphere marked by a sweet orography that combines the plain and the gentle mountains. Farmhouses and hórreos (raised granaries). Meadows and livestock.
Green paths, such as the one that leads to the Gorfolí Peak, in Illas, where there is also one of the few river pools in Asturias, and blue cheese factories such as the famous La Peral, which places, gastronomically speaking, the region in the world.
It also has a city and, of course, with a lot of history. A stroll through the city of Avilés, the medieval town of Asturias, popularly known as the Villa del Adelantado, takes us back to a past of medieval lordships such as that of the Marquis of Ferrera, or to the times of the conquest of America where Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who gave the city its nickname, played a major role.
The historic quarter of Avilés is the largest and one of the best preserved in northern Spain, the perfect setting for the region's most famous carnivals. As if that were not enough, the clean estuary of Avilés is today a more than ideal place for water sports such as sailing and canoeing, and already has sports pontoons and clubs, which sail against the backdrop of the most avant-garde architecture, that of the Niemeyer Centre, the last great work of the Brazilian genius, which 'bathes' on the banks of the Avilés estuary and from whose tower provides an impressive panoramic view of the city.
The beaches are provided by Castrillón, where the largest sandy beach in Asturias is located, the Bayas beach, which is always visible from the planes that land and take off from Asturias Airport, located in this council. Castrillón is definitely the land of other great sandy beaches such as San Juan de Nieva or Salinas beach, the coastal culmination of one of the oldest and most stately summer resorts in Asturias, which has a curious open-air museum of anchors.
If we are talking about peculiarities and differences, another example is Arnáu, village and beach, where in the 19th century the first underwater mine in Spain was sunk, nowadays converted into an interesting museum.
For elite sport in Corvera de Asturias there is the Centre for Rowing and Canoeing , which makes the Trasona Reservoir an international reference for the practice and competitions of these specialities. To relax from so much competition or to do business, there is a golf course and a spa very close by, thus completing Corvera de Asturias' sporting city environment.
A well communicated region, very centrally located, ideal for the dual facet of urban and rural life, for sport and relaxation, for good food and partying, for sailing and for keeping your feet on the ground. This is the Avilés Region.
Four councils make up this region: Avilés, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias and Illas.
- Historic Centre of Avilés.
- Niemeyer Centre.
- Trasona Reservoir and Canoeing and Rowing Sports Technification Centre.
- Sollovio fluvial swimming pool in Illas.
- Saltworks in Castrillón.
- Mine, village and beach of Arnao in Castrillón.
- Routes and Trails in Avilés Region