DESCENT OF THE RIVER SELLA FOR THE DISABLED
Jul 29, 2011 Activities, Asturias, Sports, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Parres, TN, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Holidays
This has nothing to do with the famous International Descent of the River Sella. Although part of the route is the same, this descent is a pioneer event in Spain for canoeing, adapted for people that have physical disabilities and which is celebratd every year on the Sunday before the International Descent of the River Sella takes place.
The route is 15km long and starts at the Escuela Asturiana de Piragüismo (Asturian Canoeing School), and ends in Llovio (Ribadesella) under the bridge of FEVE.
The first part of the route of 10km, which is not part of the race, serves as a warm-up and which participants can enjoy this wonderful river. After they regroup and rest, the canoeists have to race the last 5km, each fighting to reach the goal they have set themselves before they set off from home; after all, it’s all about having fun and finishing the route whenever they do, but definitely reaching the finish line. The slogan says it all: GANA QUIEN BAJA (you’re the winner if you descend the river).
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, International Descent Sella, Descent River Sella, Descent Sella Disabled, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, Parres, River Sella, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Rural Tourism
Mountain Bike Route: Infiesto – Covadonga
Mar 8, 2011 Activities, Asturias, BTT, Cangas Onis, Sports, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Parres, Piloña, Villages, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
Ruta en bicicleta de montaña desde Infiesto hasta Covadonga por el Camino de la Reina.
It is undoubtedly a very pretty and entertaining route, perhaps a little long… but it is worth the effort.
It runs along the Camino de la Reina, (the Queen’s Way), which by-the-way, is properly indicated and is of a medium-low difficulty which means it is apt for everybody (if you want to walk it, I recommend you split it up into two days, as it’s approximately 40 Km).
At 9.45am on the 13th of February 2011, I met up with some friends at the FEVE train station at Arriondas, with the idea of taking the train to Infiesto (capital of the municipality of Piloña), where we would begin our excursion.
We went aboard, taking up almost an entire waggon. In Sevares, another group of cyclists got on who were heading for the same place. Once in Infiesto, we saw that we were quite a good number of sportsmen and there were still more to arrive.
At 10am, now a group of approximately 50 people, we got on our bikes and set off towards Covadonga; it’s cold and it looks like rain, but we are very keen to do the route.
After passing Cardes, Valle (charming little villages), La Revoria, Lledó and El Perón, we arrived at Villamayor, the first point where we regrouped and took a break.
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, Mountain bike, BTT, Queen’s Way, Cangas de Onis, Cangas Onis, Covadonga, Infiesto, Infiestu, Mountain, Mount, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, Parres, Piloña, Villages, Route, Mountain bike route, BTT Route, Routes, Sanctuary Covadonga, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cangas Onis Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Parres Tourism, Piloña Tourism, Rural Tourism
Mountain bike route: Arriondas – Pico Arbolín – Arriondas
Mar 2, 2011 Activities, Asturias, BTT, Sports, Mountain, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
Like almost every Saturday around 15:30, we set off on a particular route. This time we set off from Plaza de la Peruyal (Arriondas) towards Pico Arbolín (Picu Arbolín) in Cangas de Onís.
The first part we did as a group along the N-625 until we reached Rozas. At this village, we turned left and the group spread out at the first ramp. It’s not hard but it is difficult technically for someone who’s new to this sport, like myself. As an anecdote, I spent more time on the ground than I did on the bike! But the rest of the group went up without much difficulty .
Once we passed this hill and we re-grouped, we rode down to Villanueva and continued along a parallel route to Río Sella until we reached Cangas de Onís.
I had never been on this side of the river to Cangas and to tell you the truth, the sights I saw were really lovely and relaxing, which helped me not think about what I still had to ride ahead…
Once we reached Cangas de Onís, we moved on to the CO-1 road until we passed Llueves, where the base of the track up to Picu Arbolín began. Again, the mini-platoon spread out as it is a long and tough ascent at the beginning; but using the front and back derailleur and armed with patience… we managed to conquer the mountain. Reaching the peak, at 420m, we took a break while enjoying some spectacular views over Cangas de Onís.
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, Mountain bike, BTT, Cangas de Onis, Cangas Onis, MBT, Mountain, Mount, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, Pico Arbolin, Picu Arbolin, Route, Mountain bike route, BTT Route, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cangas Onis Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Rural Tourism
Routes: San Silvestre Cicloturista Arriondas – Covadonga – Arriondas
Dec 28, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Sports, Leisure, Routes, Traditions, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism
There are famous races in Spain called the San Silvestre races and can be found almost everywhere. These races take place every 31 December with a large number of people attending or taking part in them.
But it’s not all about running and competing. Tandem Sport has been organising the San Silvestre Arriondas – Sanctuary of Covadonga – Arriondas race every year since 1993, with the idea of seeing the new year in, in a different way: by bicycle.
This San Silvestre is different, not only because it’s a race by bicycle, but also because it isn’t a competition. It’s simply a lovely outing which anyone can join in.
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, Covadonga, East Asturias, Route, Routes, San Silvestre, San Silvestre bicycle route, Sanctuary Covadonga, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism
TRADITIONS: THE NATIVITY SCENE OF CUMBRES
Dec 23, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Sports, Felices Fiestas, Mountain, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Parres, Villages, Routes, Hiking, Traditions, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
It has been a while since I last wrote about a traditional custom, so here is one that has been around for quite some time and takes place now during this festive season: “The Nativity Scene of Cumbres”.
It’s a long-standing tradition that almost all mountaineering groups share and which is carried out during Christmas.
As its name suggests, the Nativity Scene of Cumbres, involves the group climbing up a mountain and placing the nativity scene in a place at the top of the mountain. The norm is that each mountaineering group has a favourite peak to take the nativity scene to, which means that you will very likely see numerous nativity scenes in dotted around different massifs.
Tags: Arriondas, Asturias, Nativity Scene Cumbres, BTT, Felices Fiestas, Mountain, Mount, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, Pico Moro, Pico Pienzu, Picos Europa, Villages, Route, Routes, Arriondas Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Arriondas Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Arriondas Rural Tourism