Onís: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Historic architecture, village routes, mountain destinations, and cheese and cider themes come together around Onís. The combination of local traditions and destinations in the nearby and wider regional surroundings is reflected in the following routes, buildings, and landscape features.

Anyone wishing to stay in Onís can rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Torre de Sirviella is protected in the Municipality of Onís as a Site of Cultural Interest. The three-storey building from the 16th century illustrates the transition from late medieval to Renaissance architecture. Its architectural features include a main portal with a round arch and two twin-arched windows on the second upper floor.

The Ruta de las Casonas Asturianas de Onís passes through local villages and focuses on Asturian manor houses and ethnographic heritage. The area around Onís is also home to the Museo de Covadonga, a museum, and the Santuario de Covadonga, a church. In the wider regional surroundings of Onís, there is also the Aula de la Miel de los Picos de Europa, a museum, as well as the Centro de Arte Rupestre de Tito Bustillo, also a museum.

The Centro Las Montañas del Quebrantahuesos offers guided tours of its vulture exhibition.

Nature

Picos de Cornión is a peak in the wider regional surroundings of Onís. Peña Santa de Castilla is a mountain in the area around Onís. Beaches in the wider regional surroundings include Playa de Gulpiyuri and Playa de San Antolín.

Routes and Culinary Experiences

The Ruta de Pepín is a guided 1 km route through Sirviella. It includes a visit to a llagar, where homemade cider is produced, as well as a visit to a farm with native animal breeds.

The Ruta Quesera Onís is a 3 km circular route to cheese dairies, farms, caves, and lagares connected with local traditions. At the end, the route leads across Benia’s square, where Gamonéu PDO can be bought and enjoyed in shops, cider houses, and restaurants.

The Sidra Experience is a visitor activity where participants learn about, taste, and share cider.

For an overview of the locality: Onís, Avín, Bobia, Gamonedo De Cangas

For the higher-level travel overview: Asturias.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Proaza, Peñamellera Baja, Laviana, Muros De Nalón.