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All the beaches of our country are implementing contingency plans to drive away the coronavirus as much as possible, but the fear of contagion is still present. As pointed out by the director of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (CEHAT), Jorge Marichal , this summer "reservations are being concentrated in beach locations where nature is present and crowds can be avoided ."

Areas of northern Spain such as Galicia, the Costa Brava or Asturias have benefited from this to the detriment of places with warmer climates such as those on the Andalusian and Valencian coast, more prone to overcrowding on their beaches.

The case of the Principality is curious because although it is not usually associated with coastal tourism, it has a total of 220 beaches of all kinds along its 401 kilometers of coastline : long, short; Wild, with all services, adapted for people with reduced mobility, inaccessible for those looking for exclusive corners ...

Contact with the nature

But what makes Asturias the perfect place for those tourists who are now seeking greater contact with nature is the preservation of its coastline . A Greenpeace report has ruled that it is the best preserved strip in Spain and, to this day, it is still clear that the Principality's coastline is one of the few beach spots that has been able to survive the brick fever . « The little intervention and the proximity to the mountain generates pictures, unique contrasting landscapes .

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In few places you can see from the beach a meadow of a radiant green color, with the cattle a few meters from the sand or bathe in the sea in the municipality of Llanes and have the Picos de Europa only 40 minutes by car », he says David Estévez, guide and vice president of the Professional Association of Tourist Informants of Asturias .

The charm of the Costa Verde

Another of the main attractions is the climate, much milder than in other coastal areas of the country. «In Spain traditionally the tourist who went on vacation to the beach looked for places with sun and high temperatures. But for a few years now, more and more people have been looking for a destination with not so suffocating weather conditions and in which crowds can be avoided, especially when traveling with children and the elderly ”, adds Estévez.

Places like Playa del Silencio , located in the council of Cudillero, one of the most beautiful towns in Asturias (and Spain). That same beach is also considered among the most beautiful in the entire Cantabrian Sea, or Playa de El Aguilar , one of the most visited by tourists from the interior of Spain on the Costa Verde, are some of the highlights.

But if there is something that abounds in Asturias, it is the small coves . «You have to be careful with the Cantabrian tides because there are no guards on these beaches and they change constantly . Sometimes it even disappears, as can be clearly seen even on the urban beach of San Lorenzo, in Gijón ”, warns the vice president of the Professional Association of Tourist Informants of Asturias.

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