Gedrez - parish (parroquia) in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain

Gedrez (Asturian: Xedré) is a lovely village and parish in Cangas del Narcea, in the southwest of Asturias, surrounded by green forests and giant rocky mountains.

Gedrez is the capital of the Fuentes del Narcea natural park, and another natural park, the Reserva de Muniellos, is a 10-min drive away.

Traditional Asturian values (language, handcraft, music and gastronomy) as well as virgin nature (deers, bears, wolves and capercaillies) are still alive in this quiet village within a priceless natural environment.

Get in

by plane: to Asturias airport (easyjet from Stansted, among others) by boat: ferries to Santander (cantabria) from Plymouth or Portsmouth (Brittany Ferries) or direct to Gijón, Asturias, from Nantes-St.Nazaire, France.

Then hire a car, and aim for Cangas de Narcea. Gedrez is about 15 km beyond Cangas on the AS15.

Get around

Lovely for walking, wildlife - and depending on the season and the weather - skiing. Near at hand is Muniellos, Reserve of the Biosphere, home of bears and wolves, where you can walk all day (the entire route is quite tough, but you can just go along beside the river, and up to a glacial lake, if you're not that fit). Admission restricted to 20 people a day, booking online (dead link: January 2023) or ringing (from outside Spain) +34 985279100 .

See

Do

Buy

Eat

• Casa Funsiquin. A family-run restaurant where the food's delicious, and all from home grown produce. Traditional Asturian ingredients, served up with a modern touch: and with a beautiful view to enjoy as well. On top of that, extremely affordable. A "menu del dia" in Asturias consists of two courses (three sometimes!) followed by dessert, and with wine and bread included in the price. Here it costs €8 during the week and €12 at the weekend.

Drink

Sleep

• Funsiquin casita rural. A cosy little house for the ecologically minded, with a traditional wood-fired stove and central heating for back-up, two bedrooms (one double bed, two singles) bathroom and kitchen living. Opposite is the bar/restaurant Funsiquin, open all day, with wifi.

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