Spain Travel - Asturias: The Hotel La Cepada in Congas de Onis

On May 27, 2010, my last day in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, had arrived. After a nice breakfast I checked out of the Barcelo Oviedo Cervantes Hotel and started driving through the mountains towards a village called Arriondas. On my schedule for this rather drizzly and cool day was a canoe run down the Sella River with an outdoor adventure company called Fronteraverde. When I arrived there before noon, Juan Feliz, the owner, informed me that a big group had already left to go down the river. The prospect of staying dry on this clammy day seemed rather exciting, so Juan and I started working on an alternate program for today. Since Juan has grown up in this area he has indepth knowledge of local attractions and places to visit. So we started to work on an alternate independent sightseeing program for me and he suggested that I explore the main town of Cangas de Onís, the historic village of Covadonga and the nearby mountain lakes Enol and Ercina which are jointly called the Lagos de Covadonga, I thanked Juan for his suggestions and started my drive to Cangas de Onís where I checked into my hotel for the next two days, the Hotel La Cepada. Located on a hillside above Cangas, a mountain town of about 6700 people, Cangas de Onís has huge historical significance as the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, which was established in 722 AD after the first major victory by a Christian military following the Islamic conquest. Built in 2001, the Hotel La Cepada has a gorgeous ...

Trip to Spain - Asturias: The Hotel La Cepada in Congas de Onis

On May 27, 2010 had reached my last day in Oviedo, capital of Asturias. After a lovely breakfast, I checked out the Hotel Barcelo Oviedo Cervantes and drove through the mountains to a village called Arriondas. My plan for this rather cold and rainy day, a canoe was performed along the saddle with a company called Outdoor Adventure Fronteraverde. When I arrived before noon, said Juan Feliz, the owner, who had left me with a great group already, go toFlow. The prospect of staying dry in this humid day seemed more exciting, so Juan and I started up an alternative program for today. Since Juan has grown in this area you are visiting a thorough knowledge of local attractions and places. So we started working on another program for independent sightseeing for me, and he suggested, the main town of Cangas de Onis, the historic village of Covadonga, and the nearby mountains and lakes Enol Ercina are called together to exploreLagos de Covadonga, thanked Juan for his suggestions and I started my trip to Cangas de Onis, where I checked into my hotel for the next two days at the Hotel La Cepada. Located on a hill above Cangas, a mountain town of 6,700 people, Cangas de Onis great historical importance as the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, who was in 722 AD, after the first major military victory by a Christian founded after the Islamic conquest . Built in 2001, a Cepada Hotelwonderful ...