Category Archives: Places to Visit

How service stations should be

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Paul

The route from Asturias airport to Ribadeo/Castropol, from where it is another 40km onwards to our house, will soon be two lanes of gently undulating and predominantly empty tarmac. The European Community has part (mostly) funded the Autovía del Cantábrico (A-8) and with the exception … Continue reading →

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Ribadeo, our gateway to the coast

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Paul

As we await a couple of pieces of important news about the house, which I will of course share with you in due course, I thought I’d blog about Ribadeo. Although mentioned previously in passing, I’ve not focused on our … Continue reading →

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Northern Spain is not just for summer

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Paul

Popular rumour would have you believe that northern Spain is only fit for visiting from the start of July until the middle of September. Those expounding this tattle would suggest that outside the Galician summer it is wet, windy and closed, … Continue reading →

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An Asturian jewel

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Paul

Oviedo is the capital city of Asturias, founded in the eighth century, and the birthplace of formula one racing driver Fernando Alonso and Carmen Polo, the wife of Spanish dictator General Franco. It is located some 50km south of the airport which … Continue reading →

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Cider house rules

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Paul

The most famous street in Oviedo is called Gascona. Not a particularly long, elegant, or architecturally pleasing, its claim to fame is that it is the Asturian capital cities centre of cider drinking. A shallow sloping, marble surfaced, pedestrian way lined … Continue reading →

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