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Its picturesque image of its multicolored houses climbing the slope, the one that can be seen from the heights of its viewpoints, is one of the most iconic in Asturias. There is a reason why the fishing village of Cudillero, capital of the homonymous council, in the west of the Principality, is officially considered one of the most beautiful not only in the region, but in the entire country. The Association of the most beautiful towns in Spain says so, but also the newspaper The New York Times and the rankings that are carried out every year by portals such as Tripadvisor. In addition, Cudillero is on the list of Exemplary Villages of the Principality, an award granted by the Princess of Asturias Foundation to those who stand out for the defense of their rural or ecological environment, theirhistorical, cultural or artistic heritage or the performance of solidarity works. Reasons enough to go through it below.
The viewpoints route
The best panoramic view of the dozens of fishing houses of all colors that accumulate one after the other through the mountains is achieved by following any of the routes of the nine viewpoints organized by the local Tourist Office. Just look at the cobbled ground of the town to follow one of the symbols painted on it, whether they are anchors, fish or boats of different colors: red, green or blue. Each of them leads to a specific viewpoint, which is usually accessed through very steep stairs, yes. The view obtained from the Garita-Atalaya is one of the most coveted by locals and strangers, but it is also worth going up to the Pico , Cimadevilla or Faro
Between palaces and delicatessen shops
Cudillero is also a good place to browse different stores such as Arte y Mar, specialized in gourmet products from Asturias such as their cheese boards. It also has handicrafts such as black ceramic pieces made by hand typical of the area. In El Pito, a hamlet of Cudillero just over a kilometer away, is the Quinta de Selgas , a complex made up of a palace and a nine-hectare garden known as "the Asturian Versailles" . Not surprisingly, its compendium of European landscaping is one of the most important on the continent. The interior of the palace houses works by Goya, El Greco, Tiziano and Luca Giordano, so it is well worth a visit.
What to eat and the best places to do it
The pot, the pincho hake or the cabracho cake will be present in any restaurant in the town, but here you must also try the pixín or pixuetín, as monkfish are known in these parts. Not surprisingly, Cudillero is known as Villa Pixueta and its locals, pixuetos . They say that the name has Viking origin. It can be ordered grilled, cider, fried, with mushrooms or beans. To suit the consumer. The restaurants El Remo, Isabel, La Taberna del Puerto, El Patrón or Casa Julia are some of the best to do it. You must also taste the curadillo , a kind of tiny shark that once cleaned and decapitated is placed in the sun to dry. In La Ribera fish shop, the brothers Manuel and Demetrio Fernández have been an institution in the art of curadillo since time immemorial. "People also come for the viceroy, the most demanded fish, especially in summer," says the first of them.
Sleeping in a 19th century Indian house
To spend the night in Cudillero, we stayed with La Casona de la Paca, of Indian architecture and built in 1877 by an Asturian who did business in Cuba and, upon returning, built a small palace in honor of his mother, Doña Paca . Today, it is a charming and sustainable rural hotel . Much. With 19 rooms and several apartments where the horse stables used to be, Montserrat Abad has been managing it for 22 years. The colonial-style decoration is her thing, as well as the handful of walnuts and apples that she leaves every day in the rooms, overlooking a garden "with ancient trees", as she proudly qualifies. The homemade biscuits for breakfast are to repeat ten times.
La Playa del Silencio: a must
16 kilometers from Cudillero and included within the Protected Landscape or the Western Coast of Asturias, one of the most impressive beaches in the Principality emerges, that of Silencio. Shaped like a shell, this 500-meter boulder cove hides a pristine spot topped by dizzying cliffs . These protect it from the onslaught of the sea, which here become a kind of shuddering lullaby . Hence its name, although it is also known as El Gavieiru. To access it, you have to get to the town of Castañeras, where a walk in the heart of nature begins and continues along steep stairs that end at the beach. The same occurs with that of Gueirúa, also in the municipality of Cudillero and another of those included in the Asturian top ten . Take note because the photo of a row of pointy islets emerging from the waves is one of the most sought after in the entire Principality.
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