coastal drive
Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica
Spain's spectacular northern coastal route winding along green cliffs, hidden beaches, and fishing villages from Bilbao to A Coruna.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Villaviciosa
Asturias, Spain · Europe
About Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Santa Eulalia, 37km from Bufones de Pria.
Villaviciosa is in Asturias, Spain, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santa Eulalia, about 7 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Villaviciosa?
Within an hour or so of Villaviciosa: Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica (6 km), Mirador del Fitu (20 km), Oviedo Cathedral (35 km), Santuario de Covadonga (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Villaviciosa?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica, Lagos de Covadonga Road and Desfiladero de los Beyos (N-625).
Where is Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa is in Asturias, Spain, about 7 km from Santa Eulalia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,430
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Asturias
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.4813, -5.4357
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Villaviciosa
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mirador del Fitu
A 1927 concrete viewing platform perched on the AS-260 mountain road, offering a single sweeping panorama of both the Picos de Europa and the Asturian coast.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Oviedo Cathedral
A soaring Gothic cathedral guarding the pre-Romanesque Holy Chamber of Asturian relics, the start of the original Camino Primitivo.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Santuario de Covadonga
A pink-stone basilica and the Holy Cave shrine wedged into a cliff mark the birthplace of the Reconquista in a misty mountain gorge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Santa Maria del Naranco
A graceful 9th-century pre-Romanesque royal hall on Mount Naranco, a UNESCO marvel of barrel-vaulted Asturian architecture overlooking Oviedo.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Bufones de Pria
Sea blowholes that roar and spout columns of spray dozens of metres into the air through a meadowland of clifftop limestone vents.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Lakes of Covadonga
Two ethereal glacial lakes set in a dramatic alpine amphitheater within the Picos de Europa, a sacred site in Spanish history.
43 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Lagos de Covadonga Road
A steep, narrow climb from Covadonga to two glacial lakes at 1,100 m, restricted to shuttle buses at peak times.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Villaviciosa
- Right hereRuta de la Costa CantabricaSpain's spectacular northern coastal route winding along green cliffs, hidden beaches, and fishing villages from Bilbao to A Coruna.
- 20 kmMirador del FituA 1927 concrete viewing platform perched on the AS-260 mountain road, offering a single sweeping panorama of both the Picos de Europa and the Asturian coast.
- 43 kmLagos de Covadonga RoadA steep, narrow climb from Covadonga to two glacial lakes at 1,100 m, restricted to shuttle buses at peak times.
- 43 kmLagos de Covadonga road (CO-4)A steep, narrow Vuelta climb to twin glacial lakes at 1,100m in the Picos de Europa; access is bus-only in peak season.
- 44 kmDesfiladero de los Beyos (N-625)The N-625 threads one of Europe's narrowest road gorges, squeezed between towering limestone walls along the Sella river on the western edge of the Picos de Europa.
- 48 kmAlto de l'AngliruThe most feared climb in the Vuelta a España: a dead-end Asturian mountain road with gradients up to 23.5% and a summit balcony over green valleys: a bucket-list drive for cycling fans.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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