Otur: Otur Beach, Trails and Cultural History

Otur can be explored through several themes: coast, trails, buildings and older traces. For your planning, you can consider these areas separately and give different weight to landscape, religious heritage, architecture and history. No fixed order is required; you can choose the focus according to your interests.

Coast

Otur Beach is almost 600 metres long and has fine, dark sand. Otur Beach has parking, lifeguard supervision during the main season, as well as showers and toilets. If you want to focus on natural scenery, you can treat the coast as a separate theme alongside trails and architectural heritage. This allows the beach, trails and historic sites to be considered as different focuses when planning your trip.

Trails

The Camino de Santiago del Norte, also known as the Camino de Santiago de la Costa, passes through Otur as a stage point within the municipality of Valdés. A few metres farther along the route through Otur are the remains of an old pilgrims’ hostel. The section of the Camino de Santiago del Norte through Valdés has moderate inclines and is considered walkable without major difficulties. A trail leads over Monte Faro to El Bao; remains of an old Roman road can be seen there. For your planning, you can distinguish between the route, the information on inclines and the historic destination of the trail.

Churches and Architectural Heritage

In the district of El Carral, the Benedictine priory of Otur is located near the parish church; it was dependent on Corias Monastery. At the edge of Otur, in the Los Remedios section, stands the Chapel of Santa Isabel. The Church of San Bartolomé in Otur is neo-Gothic in style, while Villa Rosita in Otur is an example of Indian architecture. For your cultural selection, you can consider religious sites, architecture and historical evidence as separate themes. If you are interested in culture, the references mentioned can be arranged according to their different forms of expression.

Historical Traces

The Castro de El Castiecho de Caleya de Otur is listed in the Inventario del Patrimonio Cultural de Asturias under code IPCA-YA-34-075. In 1044, Otur was part of the founding endowment of San Juan Bautista de Corias. You can organise the historical points of reference according to architectural evidence, traces of routes and dates. This does not create a single prescribed itinerary for a visit, but rather a selection of different themes that you can prioritise according to your personal interests.

When comparing holiday apartments in Otur, you can check travel dates, category and cancellation policies side by side on the listing pages. For your decision, these fields can be assessed according to your own period and the desired framework of your stay.

Other Places

Other place pages: Cerredo, Sotiello, Coaña, Serantes, Cardoso, Escobal, Riofabar, Folgueras.

To the overarching travel overview: Asturias.