Discover Corvera de Asturias: Nature, Water and Culture

Corvera de Asturias is home to the Humedal de La Furta, a ZEPA wetland that serves numerous birds as a migration, breeding, wintering or resting area. This wetland also has its own birdwatching observatory.

Nature

The Garganta del Escañorio is a protected environmental area and has been included as a natural monument in the regional network of protected natural areas of the Principality of Asturias. The gorge formed by the Río Arlós lies between the peaks of Castiello and Álvaro on one side and Alto de Grandellana on the other.

The Garganta del Escañorio is home to Galician-Cantabrian alder stands, ash trees and oaks. Its vegetation also includes the protected maidenhair fern, foxglove and green hellebore.

Routes

The Senda del Agua is a hiking and cycling tourism route in Corvera de Asturias.

Of its total 23.5 kilometres, 7.430 kilometres run through Corvera de Asturias, including along paths and roads in Molleda and Villa.

The section in Corvera de Asturias begins near Molleda at an interpretation centre. At the start, the route passes a Romanesque stone bridge with a single semicircular arch.

Different route lengths and types of activity can be compared separately when planning your own itinerary, without having to set hiking and cycling to the same daily schedule.

Water and Leisure

The Embalse de Trasona is an important location for canoeing and rowing in Asturias.

The two recreational areas of Gavitos and Overo are located on the two banks of the reservoir.

The Embalse de Trasona can be reached from Nubledo via the AS-17 road.

Fishing is also possible at the Embalse de Trasona; at the same time, the body of water is of significant ornithological importance.

PACO, the Parque Acuático de Corvera, is a family leisure park with swimming pools, water slides, relaxation areas, a cafeteria and a beach bar.

Water sports, fishing, birdwatching and a water park are therefore available as distinct leisure themes.

Culture

The Iglesia Parroquial Santa María de Solís has the only star vault with rib springers in the Gothic tradition in Corvera de Asturias. The church also contains an arcosolium from the second half of the 14th century with the tomb of Gutiérrez de Solís.

An Asturian Baroque palace in Corvera de Asturias has the typical cubic structure arranged around a square courtyard. Corvera de Asturias has one Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

When comparing holiday apartments in Corvera de Asturias, you can place travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the offer pages. Different focuses such as nature, water, routes and culture provide a clear structure for your own planning, without limiting the choice of location to just one travel idea. For planning your days, the different focuses can be weighted separately: the route represents hiking and cycling, the body of water represents canoeing, rowing and fishing, while the wetland and gorge make nature observation and protected landscapes visible as separate themes.

Other places: Overo, Següencu.

To the higher-level travel overview: Corvera de Asturias.