San Tirso de Abres

Exemplary village of Asturias 2011, on the banks of the river Eo and a stage on the Primitive Way of St. James. The natural landscape and morphology of San Tirso de Abres are marked by the river Eo, which gives them shape and beauty, turning them into lush gallery forests and shaping a splendid river valley with its fertile meadows and the flow of the longed-for Eo. This river is famous for its salmon, trout and sea trout catches, with its crystalline waters over slate bottoms where the songs sound when rolling and the frogs when croaking, those that can be seen from the old fishermen’s refuge of Xesteira, which is accessed by a suspension bridge…

Mining has marked the course of events over the last century and there are many vestiges of industrial archaeology and architecture typical of an era in L’Entregu/El Entrego, as well as in Sotrondio – Pozo Sotón – and Blimea. The natural and rural environment surrounding these towns is part of the Protected Landscape of the Cuencas Mineras and offers hidden places where you can enjoy a cider or a typical Asturian recipe, such as the ones you can enjoy at the Fiesta de les Cebolles Rellenas in L’Entregu/El Entrego, Fiesta de los Pimientos Rellenos in Blimea or the Fiesta de los Nabos de Sotrondio (all of them declared of Tourist Interest), and then to wash down this ‘hypercaloric’ diet there is always the option of a long walk along the banks of the Nalón or a hiking route amidst the castles and mining villages.