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By the night or by the month: apartments in the Nalón Valley and in Gijón, also for a few weeks' work or a quiet winter.
Green, authentic Asturias: a quiet base in the Nalón Valley for heading into the mountains or reaching Gijón in 40 minutes. Mountains, mining heritage, cider and sea, without the crowds of the touristy coast.
90 guides written by us. Day-by-day itineraries for however long you're staying. And, if you're staying over, our houses in the area.
In Asturias (Gijón and Valle del Nalón), BOMA Experience rents out four apartments of its own, by the night and also by the month, with no middlemen: you book direct, on the website or on WhatsApp.
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From 45 € per night + cleaning fee
€40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30.
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From 45 € per night + cleaning fee
€40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30.
★ 8.6 on Booking.com · 25 reviews
From 45 € per night + cleaning fee
€40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30.
From 68 € per night + cleaning fee · min. 12 nights
€68 a night booking direct (rate €75 minus 10%), from 12 nights, until May 31.
What changes in Redes from December to March: where to check the Tarna pass, the snow line and chains, which walks are still sensible and which centres open.
02Renfe trains between Madrid and Gijón through the Pajares Bypass: journey time, train types, arrival station and how to connect with the C-5 to the Nalón Valley.
03What is already confirmed for Christmas 2026 in Gijón and what happened last year: the lights, the nativity at the botanic garden, letters, the San Silvestre race and the Kings.
04The schools and buildings of the University of Oviedo's Gijón campus, the EMTUSA routes with stops inside it, the libraries and their hours, and how to get there from Oviedo.
05Getting around Gijón and taking day trips without a car: what you can do on foot, the EMTUSA bus fare, the Gijón Bici public bikes and commuter trains to Oviedo, Avilés, Candás and Cudillero.
06The climb from Bezanes to the Brañagallones meadow on the PR-AS 066: the Texu la Oración, the Crestón tunnel, how long it takes according to each source, the 4x4 taxi and how the refuge works.
07Where Hospital Valle del Nalón is, in Riaño (Langreo), which Cercanías stations are nearby, where to check the buses, how to get there by car and what is written about visiting.
08Swans, mandarin ducks, peacocks and the winter visitors from northern Europe: what you can see on the park's ponds, how to get there by bus and the rules on dogs.
09Which EMTUSA buses stop at L'Arbeyal, where to leave the car or campervan, the bathing season, the tides and why dogs are not allowed.
10Temperatures, rainfall and sunshine hours from December to February according to AEMET, the days the museums close and the winter plans with dates: the Aquarium at Christmas, the Botanic Garden and Antroxu.
11Every discount listed on the official Gijón Aquarium website: large families, the Tarjeta Ciudadana, trade unions, companies and associations with agreements, groups, and when the annual pass pays off.
12Where to work with a laptop in Gijón: the library that also opens on Sundays, the municipal libraries with free wifi, the El Llano study room and the Gijón Impulsa spaces.
13How to get from Asturias Airport to Gijón: the Consortium bus (9 euros, about 45 minutes, card payment on board), official taxi fares and car hire.
14What the guided tour of El Molinón, Real Sporting's stadium, covers, what it costs, which days it runs and how to book it.
15What the Paseo Mitológico in Langreo is, where it starts and ends, which beings of Asturian mythology appear in its sculptures and paintings, and what tradition says about each.
16Cimadevilla, the Centro, La Arena, El Llano, Somió and the west of Gijón: what each area offers, which beach is close and which EMTUSA lines serve it.
17How to buy tickets for the Ecomuseo Minero Valle de Samuño, when the trains run in summer, spring, autumn and winter, what it costs and how to reach El Cadavíu.
18Prices, concessions, summer and winter hours, how long the mock mine takes and how to reach MUMI in El Entrego, per its official website.
19Campo de Caso, Rioseco, Tarna, Bezanes or Pola de Laviana: what each base offers for exploring Redes Natural Park, how to get there and what kind of places to stay there are.
20The Rioseco reservoir in Sobrescobio is for walking and looking: no boating, no swimming. The shoreline path, the Campiellos viewpoint, the Torrexón de Villamoréi, the Casa del Agua and how to get there.
21What changes in Redes in autumn: the colour of the beech woods, the deer rut in late September and early October, the rules on mushrooms, the clock change and the walks and fairs that show it best.
22The city bus routes that end at Cabueñes Hospital, the train from Oviedo, access by car and what is actually written down about visiting and companions.
23Which tours Pozo Sotón offers today, how long they take and what they cost, who may go down, what to bring and how to book, per its official website.
24Langreo is not one town but six districts and a handful of villages along the Nalón. What there is in Sama, La Felguera, Ciañu, Lada, Riaño and Tuilla, from official sources.
25Pola de Laviana on foot and what lies a few kilometres away: Luis Bellido's church, the Otero shrine, the Nalón path to La Chalana, Puente de Arco, Entralgo, El Condao and Villoria.
26What you can do on the Tanes reservoir in the Redes Natural Park: swimming is banned, boating is only without an engine and with boats that never leave it, and fishing has closed stretches. Checked against the official rules.
27Indoor plans in Gijón for a rainy day: what is free, what opens on Mondays, what closes at midday and how to link visits by bus.
28Gijón's Poniente beach: the buses that stop right in front, where the council posts the flag for each zone, the lifeguard season, the rules and the story of a beach opened in 1995.
29When Gijón's Semana Negra takes place, where, where it came from, what is on and whether you have to pay to get in.
30A walk through Cimadevilla, Gijón's upper quarter: the Torre del Reloj and why it is not a viewpoint, the Revillagigedo palace, the Colegiata, Jovellanos's birthplace, the baths and the hill.
31Whether the Ruta del Alba, in Redes, is one to do with children: what the official pages say, how far a family usually goes, pushchairs, unprotected stretches and dogs.
32The Roman baths of Campo Valdés in Gijón are free to enter all year round. Opening hours, closing days, guided tours for groups and what you see inside.
33Revillagigedo Palace, on Gijón’s Plaza del Marqués, opens to the public with its exhibitions. Who runs it, opening hours, price and how to find out what’s on.
34Up to what age children go free at the Jardín Botánico Atlántico in Gijón, which days it has been free for everyone, the mazes and play area, picnic spots, pushchairs and workshops.
35What the Jornadas del Vapor at the Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias are, how to get tickets, how long the ride lasts, the dates they have been held and what is known about 2026.
36The bus lines that stop at the Laboral in Gijón and how often they run, how to get there by car, parking, taxis and what operates inside the complex today.
37How long a visit to the Gijón Aquarium takes with children, when to go in, what food you can bring, which animals to look for and the autumn 2026 workshops.
38How to get up to the Elogio del Horizonte on the Cerro de Santa Catalina in Gijón: on foot from the Plaza Mayor, by bus, the nearest car parks and their spaces, the pay zone and what else is on the hill.
39When the guided tours of the Laboral in Gijón run from October 2026 to January 2027, what you see, what it costs, how the tower climb works and the joint ticket with the Botanic Garden.
40From when to when you can take a dog onto San Lorenzo beach in Gijón, between which stairs, what the bylaw says, how much the fines are and which beach allows dogs all year.
41How much the tide rises in Gijón, what happens to San Lorenzo beach at high tide, where to check the tide table, how the promenade stairs are numbered and what La Escalerona is.
42What to see at the Muséu del Pueblu d'Asturies in Gijón: the farmhouse, the hórreos and paneras, the cider press, the Bagpipe Museum, the Expo 92 pavilion, opening hours and free entry.
43The Mirador de La Providencia, on Cabo San Lorenzo in Gijón: the ship-shaped viewpoint, views to Cabo Peñes, Peñarrubia, the chapel of the Virgin and how to get there by bus or on foot.
44The coastal path from El Rinconín to La Ñora in Gijón: its length, how long it takes, the sculptures, Peñarrubia, La Providencia, the Serín and Estaño beaches and how to get back.
45What to see at the Asturias Railway Museum in Gijón: the 1874 station, the steam locomotives, the Jornadas del Vapor, winter opening hours, free entry and the buses.
46The story of the Emigrant's Mother, «La lloca'l Rinconín», in Gijón: who made it, why it took twelve years, why people disliked it, what it has been through and how to walk there.
47The story of the church of San Pedro in Gijón, on Campo Valdés: the 15th-century church, the 1934 shelling, the 1936 demolition, the Somolinos rebuild and its Holy Week.
48The route to Vega Pociellu starts near Tarna, at the southern tip of Caso, crosses the Nalón a few kilometres from its source and climbs through the Ablanosa pasture and the Fabucao beech wood to a glacial meadow with horses and cows.
49Peña Mea is a limestone mountain between Laviana and Aller, and below its summit there is a natural arch more than 15 metres across, the Ojo de Buey. The two ways up, from Aller and from Laviana, with distances, climbing and warnings.
50In Caso, near Campo de Caso, the Nalón river runs through a mountain along a gallery about 200 metres long: the Deboyu cave. What it is, where to see it from, the easy and long walks, and why you cannot go in.
51The Arrudos route, in Caso, comes in two versions: the gorge to La Fontona, a half-day walk, and the crossing to Lake Ubales and La Infiesta, a full day. Distances, climbing, where to park and what to bear in mind.
52What the Gijón Aquarium is, what you see inside, how much a ticket costs, its autumn and winter 2026 closing times, and how to get there from the centre without a car.
53What to see at Gijón's Atlantic Botanic Garden: its four zones, the historic Isla garden, the Tragamón oak wood, what it costs, when it opens and how to get there by bus.
54A man from La Rioja went looking for water, coal and a railway, and found them on a river flat in Langreo. The story of Pedro Duro, his factory and the working-class town he left behind, with the museum in the cooling tower and December's fabada.
55Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was born in Gijón in 1744, conceived the coal road from Langreo and in 1794 opened a school of navigation and mineralogy. His life and the two buildings of his you can see in the city.
56Armando Palacio Valdés was born in Entralgo, in Laviana, in 1853, and wrote the novel that tells how coal came to the Nalón valley. His life, the book, and the house where he was born, which can now be visited by appointment.
57Gijón had its own coal mine, La Camocha, from 1935 to 2008. In January 1957 a nine-day strike gave rise to what is now considered the seed of Comisiones Obreras. Its history and what you can see today.
58Since 1912, a brigade of miners has answered calls to cave-ins, explosions and shafts. It's based at the Pozo Fondón, in Sama de Langreo. Who they are, what they've done and what that pit holds today.
59In El Entrego, onions have been stuffed with bonito ever since a local cook, la Nina, had no meat to serve some priests. The story of the dish, its festival at the end of November, and Blimea's stuffed pepper festival in December.
60La danza prima, the corri-corri and the pericote: Asturias's ancestral dances, how they're danced in a circle while singing ballads, and why the corri-corri de Cabrales is intangible heritage.
61The Asturian hórreo explained: the pegollos and muelas that keep rodents out, the square floor plan and four-sided roof, and the craft of the master hórreo builder.
62The Asturian gaita (bagpipe) explained: the punteru, roncón and bag, written records dating back to the 15th century, and the 1980s revival that filled Asturias with gaita bands.
63The Asturian custom of the comida en el prau: what a bollu preñáu is, where it comes from, and the romerías and bollu festivals where people eat it, from Lunes de Pascua to Martes de Campo.
64El Descenso de Galiana, part of Avilés's Antroxu since 1988: handmade contraptions that ride down through the old town in a sea of foam. When it happens, the route, and how to watch.
65What the Asturian amagüestu is: roasted chestnuts and sweet sidra del duernu between late October and mid-November, its origins, and why it has no fixed date.
66Panadería Perales and its wood-fired oven, Valentino Chocolatier and its handmade Belgian pralines: a route through Gijón's neighbourhood shops where the craft still rules.
67El Puente and Mejuto in El Entrego, La Cabaña in Sotrondio: the cider houses where the Nalón Valley really eats, with mining-heritage stews and poured cider.
68In Langreo, a mining train sets off from El Cadavíu, climbs through chestnut groves, and goes more than a kilometre into the Socavón Emilia, a 19th-century mine. You have to experience it.
69The MUMI in El Entrego, opened in 1994 on the old spoil heap of the San Vicente mine, takes you down in a cage into a simulated mine. The essential visit in the Valle del Nalón.
70La Quesería in Gijón has spent more than 13 years selecting Asturian cheeses. A guide to understanding Cabrales, the blue cheese with D.O.P. status since 1981 and medieval roots.
71Viñao and Acebal, two family llagares in Gijón founded in the late 19th century, tell Asturian cider from the inside: the press, the espicha, and generations of craft.
72The Casa Múgica flower shop, at San Antonio 20, was founded in 1894 by Pedro Múgica, a Basque gardener who had run the public gardens of Vitoria and San Sebastián. It closed in 2020.
73In El Entrego, the headframe of the Pozo San Vicente still stands — the mine the SOMA union ran from 1926, with better wages and an hour less on the shift.
74The story of Turrones y Helados Federico Verdú, the family from Jijona who arrived in Gijón in 1882 and, five generations on, still make handmade turrón today.
75A guide to the Nalón Valley, Asturias's green, uncrowded side: the MUMI mining museum, the Samuño mining train, Laviana, the Ruta del Alba and the Senda del Oso.
76Gijón in a weekend: the Roman baths of Cimavilla, Chillida's Elogio, San Lorenzo beach, the Laboral, and cider, plus the August 2026 eclipse and Semana Grande.
77How to pour it, the culín, cider mills in Xixón, and the cheeses of the Picos: a real guide to Asturian cider culture, a UNESCO Intangible Heritage listing since 2024.
78A guide to planning a day in the Picos de Europa from the Nalón Valley: Cangas de Onís, Covadonga and the Lagos, the 2026 transport plan, and when to go.
79A 2026 food guide to Asturias: fabada, cachopo, cheeses like Cabrales, cider culture, and desserts like arroz con leche. Where to find them and how.
80A guide to Oviedo in a day: the old town and Cathedral, the pre-Romanesque churches on Mount Naranco, the Fontán market, a statue route, and cider on Calle Gascona.
81A practical guide to cycling the Senda del Oso: a nearly flat greenway through Teverga and Quirós, the bear enclosure in Proaza, bike hire, the different stretches, and plans for families.
82The best beaches near Gijón in 2026: the urban San Lorenzo and the wild Silencio, Gulpiyuri, Rodiles and Xagó. How to get there and read the tide.
83Sotón, MUMI, the Ecomuseo de Samuño and Bustiello aren't the same thing. What each one really is, what it demands physically, and which one suits how you're travelling.
84What a culín is, why cider is poured from a height, what to do with the last finger of the glass, and how an Asturian espicha works. Explained without the folklore.
85How to visit Asturias's former mining valleys and the Nalón Valley by public transport: what you can do on foot from each stop on the Cercanías Asturias C-5 line.
86The trails of Redes Natural Park ranked by real time and effort: Ruta del Alba, Tabayón del Mongayu, Camín del Rebollal, and the parking headache.
87What the Descenso Folklórico del Nalón in Laviana is, how it began in 1968, and why the old rule of the third Saturday in August no longer works out.
88Tola died in 2018 and Paca in April 2025: only Molina is left in the Senda del Oso enclosure. What you'll actually see, and how to walk the trail properly.
89The Roman baths under the square, the 3rd-century wall, and the Elogio del Horizonte, where you can hear the sea: Cimadevilla told in chronological order, uphill.
90What it's like to stay a few weeks or months in Pumarín, Gijón: the neighbourhood, the city bus to the centre and Hospital de Cabueñes, everyday shopping, and what to do on weekdays and weekends.
It isn't essential. With a car you can reach everything, and Gijón in about 40 minutes; without one, the C-5 Cercanías line links Gijón with Pola de Laviana and stops in the valley's towns.
The Mining Museum in El Entrego, where you 'descend' by cage into a recreated mine shaft. Allow about 2.5 hours.
Roughly from 7 to 16 August, with the Noche de los Fuegos fireworks around the 14th.
A river carnival of homemade rafts and humour in Pola de Laviana, held every 22 August: one of the valley's most singular events.
In Asturias (Gijón and Valle del Nalón), BOMA Experience rents out four apartments of its own, by the night and also by the month, with no middlemen: you book direct, on the website or on WhatsApp.
Yes. Apartamento con vistas en Santa María: €40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30. Apartamento en Sotrondio cerca del río Nalón: €40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30. Escapada a la montaña San Martín: €40 a night for stays of 15 nights or more and €900 for 30 nights, final price, until April 30. Mi pequeño rincón en Pumarín (Gijón) · sin ascensor: €68 a night booking direct (rate €75 minus 10%), from 12 nights, until May 31.
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