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Villaviciosa

Asturias, Spain · Europe

About Villaviciosa

Villaviciosa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Santa Eulalia, 35km from Bufones de Pria.

Villaviciosa is a town located in Asturias, Spain. With a population of 14,430, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Villaviciosa sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Villaviciosa to your route.

About Villaviciosa

Iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva is a late 13th to early 14th century stone church in Villaviciosa of the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, in Spain. The church and town is on the coast of Biscay Bay in northern Spain. It was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It is one of the

Read more later Romanesque churches in the Villaviciosa area and has Gothic elements making it a transitional church between Romanesque and Gothic.

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Where is Villaviciosa located?

Villaviciosa is located in Asturias, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.4813 latitude, -5.4357 longitude.

What is the population of Villaviciosa?

Villaviciosa has a population of approximately 14,430 people, making it a town in Spain.

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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

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

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.

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

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

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.

35 km · about 40 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

beach

Playa de Gulpiyuri

A surreal inland beach where the sea seeps through caves to form a tiny landlocked cove of sand in the middle of green meadows.

40 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

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.
  • 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.
  • 49 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.
  • 60 kmPuerto de PajaresThe historic 1,378 m pass on the old N-630 linking León with Asturias, a snaking pre-motorway route past the Valgrande-Pajares ski area with big Cantabrian mountain views.
  • 63 kmFuente De Cable CarA vertiginous cable car rockets 750m up a sheer cliff into the heart of the Picos de Europa, opening onto a high alpine plateau of trails.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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Infiesto

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Gijón

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Bimenes

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