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The beaches of Llanes

The beaches of Llanes

Llanes: the land of the beaches

  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes
  • The beaches of Llanes

More than thirty beaches It is the baggage of a sea tired of war that seeks in harbors and estuaries, but also in the harder and higher cliffs, the precise size for custom rooms, limestone sculptures that can be admired, and underground for those who keep looking for their own calm.

The coves, scattered and unusual, also have older sisters, who extend their means of travel more than is likely in the region. The dimensions of the rest vary from the average size to the small and from the smallest to the smallest.


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Latitude: 43.4345665 Length: -4.8144364
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Throughout the 35 coastal kilometers of Llanes, they await an unusual density of villages, and a gritty routine with statistically probable creeks every thousand meters.

More than thirty beaches can be found on the Llanisco coastline. Each one with its own idiosyncrasy, on a coast where the sea battles daily with cliffs and other large limestone formations that dot the coves and large sandy beaches of the municipality with enormous beauty. 

In coves such as Buelna, in the easternmost corner of the Llanisca coast, or "Gulpiyuri", near the central village of Naves, the sea is almost a mistake. The latter has been declared a natural monument. If the swimmer comes at low tide, he will find only a trail of sand surrounded by rocks. But the tide rises and through the cracks of its natural enclosure it stealthily enters the water until it turns the sand into an exotic pool in the middle of the meadow.

The length of the beaches varies from 20 meters in Villanueva to 1200 in San Antolín.. The great thickness can be strictly called coves, and they do not exceed 150 meters in length, although we can also find larger ones, such as Vidiago of 200 metres, Toró: 220, Andrín: 240, Barro: 250 (one of the busiest in summer), Toranda (European blue flag): 300, Ballota: 350, Cue: 380, Palombina: 300, Borizu: 400, Torimbia (for practitioners of nudism, of extraordinary beauty): 500, El Portiello de San Martín: 750.

Toró beach

Toró beach

Eastern Beach of Asturias. Toró beach in Llanes is 220 meters long by 40 meters wide… Read more

Antilles/Cue Beach

Antilles/Cue Beach

Cue beach is located about 2 km away. from Llanes and at the foot of the mountain range of its name; in the village of … Read more

Vidiago Beach

Vidiago Beach

This beach is located in the eastern part of the council of Llanes, it is the closest to the town of… Read more

Beach of Buelna

Beach of Buelna

Buelna beach is charming, largely wild, at high tide it has a pool effect with almost no waves, as… Read more

Some have been film shooting scene. paddling to the wind It is a dramatic and romantic Spanish film directed by Gonzalo Suárez in 1987 with scenes shot on the Borizu beach of Llanes. In it one of the first leading roles was played by Hugh Grant. The film won many Goya awards: best director, best photography, best artistic direction, best costume...

They mostly result unforgettable corners, with few traces of direct urbanization on the coast, beaches of an almost virgin aesthetic that from here we place to enjoy with respect and ecological sense. It is also advisable to respect the shifts of the seasons and not enjoy them strictly in July and August, when some of them have a great influx. The beaches of Llanes are a privileged setting for a refreshing walk almost any month of the year.

Torimbia beach

Torimbia beach

The town of Niembro is the starting point to access the nudist beach of Torimbia. One of the most … Read more

The islets and forts are often frequent, and highlights in this regard the Andrin beach with a huge castro equidistant from the arch of the beach that delights those who contemplate it from above. Some great to go with children and ensure a quiet bath, with good access and an enviable environment: Barro beach and Poo beach for example.

Ballota Beach

Ballota Beach

These two adjacent beaches are located in the central-eastern area of ​​the municipality of Llanes, the beach of… Read more

Boriza viewpoint

Boriza viewpoint

The La Boriza viewpoint is a unique and spectacular corner, where the gaze never tires of gazing like a… Read more

In the capital of the municipality we find the urban beach of El Sablón. It has a small promenade, lifeguard service, toilets and showers, and is accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Embedded as they are in small broken of the cliffs, the plains beaches usually coexist also with huge geological formations eroded that create natural bridges and unusual scenes on other coasts such as the famous jesters of Pría. stands out in this regard the beach of Cuevas del Mar, of fantastic beauty due to the hollows that the rocks present everywhere. It is located in the beautiful village of Nueva de Llanes.

Although at this point it is a truism, the grain of the sand of these beaches is white, in some cases white, and fine, finest where the sea has beaten the most. Bathing conditions are usually typical of calm waters in summer season, although it is not an absolute truth more than for the coves that are very collected in themselves.  In most of the beaches, those that have a high or average concurrence, there are lifeguard and surveillance personnel.

Accessibility is almost always good. Half of them can be approached by car, getting to the other half is nevertheless a small exercise in walking. In some extreme cases, access is somewhat difficult or tortuous. Although these are counted on the fingers of one hand.

In this case, at the end of the most remote and hidden beaches, there are a dozen beaches that, due to their proximity to the urban center of the capital of the municipality, or also to nearby towns with a great tourist tradition, such as Celorio, Niembro or Poo, enjoy a magnificent atmosphere in the summer season. The beach of this last town is excellent for bathing the little ones, since at high tide it looks more like an infinity pool than a piece of the Cantabrian Sea..

Beach of Barro

Beach of Barro

Eastern Beach of Asturias. Barro beach in Llanes is about 250 meters long and at low tide… Read more

Beach of Toranda

Beach of Toranda

Toranda is the beach of the town of Niembro par excellence, so much so that it is sometimes designated with the… Read more

 


Text: © Ramón Molleda for asturias.com Copyright Ramon Molleda



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