Holiday Apartment in Villanueva De Oscos: Nature, Monastery and Crafts

Villanueva de Oscos is considered a peaceful natural landscape that invites visitors to go hiking and cycling. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Villanueva De Oscos, the region offers an unusual combination of forest paths, monastic history, traditional architecture, bread and blacksmithing. Depending on your travel plans, you can combine nature experiences with cultural discoveries and insights into traditional crafts.

Forests, Paths and Landscape Experiences

Villanueva de Oscos has numerous hiking trails and geocaching routes. The Ruta de los Bosques de Villanueva de Oscos is an easy 7-kilometre circular route that starts and ends in Vilanova. The Senda Verde del Agüeira connects the Ecomuseo del Pan with oak and holly forests, viewpoints, a Cortín for beekeeping and a stone washhouse. It also runs through the Río Eo, Oscos e Terras do Burón Biosphere Reserve. The Carbayal de Salgueiras route leads through a primeval oak forest and along the riverside forest of the Xestoso stream. This gives you a choice of different paths for shorter walks, extended hikes or an active day itinerary.

Monastery, Mining and Blacksmithing

The Monasterio de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos was originally Benedictine and later joined the Cistercian order. For centuries, it played an important role in the region's agricultural, economic and social organisation. The church has three naves, with the central one higher than the others, as well as an apse area with three apses. A prior appointment is required to visit the Monasterio de Santa María.

The mining history can also be experienced first-hand: Mina As Cárquivas is a gold mine from the Roman Imperial period with three open-pit workings, a gallery and a spoil heap. It is easily accessible via the AS-27 and AS-13 roads. At Mina Pena Tascón, a loading facility, a cutting, mine carts, a railway line and tunnels have been preserved. The Ferrería de Santa Eufemia offers workshops, guided tours and demonstrations of traditional blacksmithing, including handcrafted forging. Afterwards, you can forge your own souvenir. The Vía Crucis Viviente uses several locations in the monastery area: the monastery forecourt, the interior of the Iglesia de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos, the monastery garden and the field opposite.

Bread Tradition and Traditional Architectural Forms

The Ecomuseo del Pan in Santa Eufemia explains the complete bread-making cycle in three rooms: from sowing and harvesting through storage, milling and kneading to baking and consumption. The Ecomuseo includes a Hórreo, grain storage chests, a threshing machine, a grain garden and a mill. Homemade and organically produced bread is considered a staple of Villanueva de Oscos's traditional cuisine. Traditional architecture uses stone, black slate slabs, wood and glass and is known as “arquitectura desnuda”.

Further Regional Discoveries and Choosing Your Accommodation

The Museo del Telar is located in the surroundings of Villanueva de Oscos. In the wider regional area, you will find the Museo Etnográfico de Grandas de Salime, a museum; Castro Chao Samartín, an archaeological ruin site; and the Palacio Marques de Santa Cruz, a palace. The beaches Playa Penarronda, Playa de Tapia, Praia do Seborello and Playa de Represas are also located in this wider regional area. If you choose a holiday apartment or holiday house, you can plan your trip around your main interests: forest paths and cycling, the monastery and mining, or bread and blacksmithing traditions.

Places for Further Orientation

For further orientation in the region, you can also include Villanueva De Oscos, Gestoso, Ron and Villarquille.

For the overarching travel overview: Asturias.

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San Martín Del Rey Aurelio, Gijón, San Tirso De Abres, Degaña.