Asturias Series: A Day Trip To Ribadesella
We had been to Ribadesella for the kayak race but we also wanted to see the town on a regular day without all the festivities. This is a beautiful coastal village with old chalets on the beach, and well worth a visit at any time of the year. This article has been published first on our Asturias Blog in 2010.
We were first introduced to this small seaside village during the madness of the Descenso del Sella, when over 300,000 revelers use an annual boat race as an excuse to party. With so much going on, we had no chance to see the town, and so went back.
The river Sella, winding through the mountains on its way to the sea, is the dominant feature of this town of 6000 inhabitants. A popular summertime destination, Ribadesella quiets down completely during the fall. We were able to see the main sights within a few hours, and often felt completely alone.
The highlight of the day was walking to the Hermitage of La Guía, high on a hill, with a vantage over both the city and the ocean. With its canons still pointed to the sea, this was an important defensive point back in the day. Along with the canons, a small chapel with a couple pews and a wall full of model boats, still remains.
Ribadesella is most famous for the Cave of Tito Bustillo, with wall paintings from 11,000 to 22,000 BC. Sounds neat, although we wouldn’t know. Apparently, only a limited number of tourists are allowed in every day. Despite our inquiring about the caves at two different offices, no one saw fit to mention that. Frustrating, but let our loss be your gain: make reservations, or show up early.
Regardless, Ribadesella is beautiful. We finished the day with a long walk along the beach, alternately praising the elegance of the beach-side houses, and venting our frustration about the caves. But it was a fun day, and we can definitely recommend it for an easy, memorable day trip.
Location of Ribadesella on our Day Trips Map
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TrufflePigA fabulous post indeed! I have always wanted to travel but never did, except for a few countries in Africa. We live in South Africa. Now I am old and running a charity and so it seems that I will never see destinations like this, but at least I can read the story and see the beautiful pictures! Well done! Blessings and upvoted!
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Beautiful pictures! Made me want to visit that place. :)
Asturias is very unique, sometimes it feels like Ireland but it's in Spain! There is actually a connection between them.
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looks like a lovely place to visit!
wow that was beautiful and informative. Such minimal colors yet beautiful.
those shots from the drone are really speechless :D great work as always guys! :)
I like the place but I mostly impressed by that collection of model boat on the wall inside the chapel.