Alea: Mountains, Walking Trails and Culture

Alea is surrounded by wooded mountains, and trails that invite you to go for walks run through the village. The landscape and the trails represent two distinct focal points that you can consider side by side when choosing a holiday apartment in Alea as part of your travel planning.

You can also find the village pages for Sardalla, Sardedo, Camango and Ardines.

For choosing your destinations for the day, the places mentioned can be arranged according to their character: the Alea–La Gobia–Alea circular walk represents a clearly defined route with a summit destination, while the trails in the village are suited to walks. At the Río Acebo, the opportunity to swim in the warmer months adds a distinct natural attraction. The palace, museums and traditional houses provide an architectural and cultural focus.

Nature

The Mirador del Fitu is a viewpoint in the vicinity of Alea. There are also several notable destinations around Alea: Cuevas de Tito Bustillo is a cave, Pico Pienzu is a mountain and Tito Bustillo is a cave. In the wider regional area around Alea are the Museo de Covadonga, a museum, and Playa de Cuevas del Mar, a beach.

A staircase on the AS-342 road leads to the natural pool on the Río Acebo. The Río Acebo has a natural pool with a small waterfall. The different geographical references can help you organise destinations for your own planning according to their immediate surroundings, surrounding area and wider regional area.

Culture

The traditional houses in Alea are built mainly from stone and wood. Museums in the vicinity of Alea include the Centro de Arte Rupestre de Tito Bustillo and the Museo del Jurasico de Asturias.

The Palacio de Alea dates from the 16th century. It consists of a tower-like main building between two lower side wings, each with two storeys. The façade of the Palacio de Alea has a round-arched portal made of large wedge-shaped stones. The houses, museums and palace therefore stand as distinct cultural points of interest alongside one another, without requiring you to combine them into a single sightseeing destination.

Trails

The Alea–La Gobia–Alea circular walk leads from the village of Alea to the summit of La Gobia and then returns along a different route; it is 6.75 kilometres long. Walking trails and the circular walk can be considered different types of routes when planning your day, while the nature and cultural destinations provide further thematic focal points.

When planning your day, you can consider the different themes as independent focal points and combine them in your own order; the options mentioned remain open and do not have to be brought together into a single programme, allowing you to adapt the pace of the day to your preferred focus.

For the overarching travel overview: Ribadesella.