How many people visit the cities of Spain, Spain’s Mediterranean edge, or the uber popular Southern beaches? Definitely the majority. But have you heard much about the north of Spain? It’s like another country altogether. Because we lived in the region of Asturias near the north coast of Spain, we got to know it well. Below are some adventures to inspire visiting the area yourself and some history as well because this country, and specifically these regions, have some crazy historical stories.
In this episode we travel from Galicia along the coast to the province of Asturias, in Spain. We visit chapels and swim in rivers and visit the farm that we lived on for a few years before having kids. Asturias is known for its insanely magical natural beauty. It has the high peaks of the Picos de Europa and its stunning craggy coastline with its bright blue water. We fell in love with this region years ago when we volunteered here. In the countryside of Asturias, the majority of people still live according to their ancient traditions. Many of them are shepherds and it’s very common for many families to have their own cheese cave in the mountains to age their alpine cheeses. Also, the majority of people still forage for their sustenance, finding chestnuts, wild mushrooms, hazelnuts, apples to press for Sidra, walnuts, and cherries, which all grow wild in the forests. It is a very unknown region, most often only visited by other Spaniards. It is a place to be completely surrounded by natural beauty and to find beautiful, quiet countryside villages in the mountains or on the coast.
This episode reveals the amazing historical site of Covadonga in Asturias, Spain. It specifically focus’ on the amazing story of King Pelayo, now considered to be the first King of Spain, although Spain did not yet exist at that time. It also focus’ on the epic battle of Covadonga which is sort of a Spanish equivalent to the battle of Thermopylae (greco-persian battle of of 300).
Traveling with Dane and Jillie 