ASTURIAS, A NATURAL PARADISE

ASTURIAS, A NATURAL PARADISE

I'm going to write about Asturias, the land where I was born 29 years ago.

 In my modest opinion it is the most beautiful land in the world. You will ask yourself why?, I am going to show it to you in the following lines.

Asturias is on the North coast of Spain. On The well-known Cantabric coast. The coast is shared together with  Galicia, Cantabria and the Basque Country.

 Within Asturias, a lovely town is found. It is called Colunga, my town, of course. It is a little town on the coast as well and it is famous for its coast. This coast also has a famous name, The Jurassic coast. The dinosaurs lived there during thousand millions of years.  Even on the beach rocks, the visitors can see footprints of these dissapeared animals.

In Colunga, we have a famous museum, too, The Dinosaur museum. All along the year a lot of people come to Colunga to visit this interesting showing. Inside the museum you can watch different kinds of dinosaurs which were living there. 

                                        

However,  tourists are not only coming to Colunga to see this museum. The visitors have plenty of oppotunities to enjoy this amazing area. One of them is to visit the Luces's cliffs and the lighthouse. 

The cliffs are a stunning and peaceful scenery where everybody enjoys of a relaxing atmosphere. If you visit them at night, you will be surprised by the lighthouse light.  It is the perfect place to have a drink quietly and enjoying life. 

After visiting the cliffs, you should visit the town of Lastres. Another town with incredible views. It is a town of fishermen where you can find good restaurants and you can taste its delicious seafood. Perhaphs do you hate seafood?, then you can always eat the most typical meal in Asturias: a dish of beans called "Fabada " which I think it is famous in the whole wide world.

It is very difficult to choose the best option to know my area. Therefore when you go to visit Colunga, you should have 3 or 4 free days.

 Until now I have explained the charming coast, but next I am going to show you the lovely mountains because we have mountains on the coast as well. Asturias is a very surprising land.

As I said in the previous paragraph, Asturias has got many mountains. In Colunga, there are mountains, of course, but we have a special one. It is called "Cordillera del Sueve". Why is this a special montain range?. The answer is that this montain chain has got the highest European top nearer the sea. It has got 1,149 metres. At the top you can see almost all places of Asturias. It is a stunning landscape for all visitors.

You are looking forward to visiting Asturias, aren't you?  So, just one thing more, Asturias is a cheap and affordable zone to spend your holidays.  I recommend you to come.  You will spend a good time, at the beach, in the mountain and  you will be able to enjoy the local gastronomy at the same time.  An unbeatable area where for sure you will be happy. 

SAMU