Caño – Salmon on the Sella and Pilgrim Route to Covadonga

On the Sella in Caño lies the La Salmonera de Cañu salmon weir, where salmon can be observed swimming upstream to their spawning grounds. The Cañu station uses a historic dam, built in 1928, with artificial fish ladders and pools to make it easier for the salmon of the Sella to swim upstream. Walkways at La Salmonera de Cañu make it possible, with due caution, to move between the pools and observe salmon jumping at close range.

Nature

Cañeras is a 471-metre-long fishery protection area on the Sella. The Cañeras fishery protection area follows the course of the Sella alongside Cañu and El Barredo. The river course, dam, pools and walkways are different elements of the landscape.

Hiking

Stage 7 of the GR105, the pilgrim route from Cangas de Onís to Covadonga, is 14.6 km long, has a low level of difficulty and takes 4 hours and 30 minutes in one direction; known as Stage 7 of the GR AS-105, it leads in the Caño area to a viewpoint over the Sella’s large river bend. A short ascent of 4 to 5 metres to a hill on Stage 7 of the GR AS-105 offers 360-degree views of the surrounding area.

Caño can be reached on foot from the Roman Bridge in Cangas de Onís by following the left bank of the Sella to a footbridge crossing the river. Anyone wishing to compare different sections of the route will find both a pilgrim stage and a short ascent with panoramic views here.

Culture

The Museo de Covadonga is a museum in the surroundings of Caño. The Iglesia de Santa Cruz is a church in the immediate surroundings of Caño, while the Santuario de Covadonga is a church in the surroundings of Caño.

In the wider regional surroundings of Caño, the Mirador del Fitu is a viewpoint. The Centro de Arte Rupestre de Tito Bustillo is a museum there. The Cuevas de Tito Bustillo are caves in the wider regional surroundings of Caño, and Tito Bustillo is also a cave there. Pico Pienzu is a mountain in the surroundings of Caño.

A rural manor house has a square floor plan, two storeys and a hipped roof. It features numerous elements of vernacular tradition.

When comparing holiday apartments in Caño, you can check travel dates, room category and cancellation policies side by side on the listing pages, while noting whether your personal plans focus more on observing the river, the hiking stage or the cultural sites.

Other places in the same destination

Mestas De Con, Nieda, Soto De Cangas, Igena, Labra, Covadonga, Soto De La Ensertal, Tornín

To the higher-level travel overview: Cangas De Onis.