Asturias villa 7 mins away from stunning beaches and walks from doorstep

Noriega, Asturias, Northern Spain Property Ref: AT22

5 Bedrooms
Sleeps 10
Property Ref: AT22

The villa is pretty as a picture and perfectly private, located in a hamlet a short stroll from restaurants. Bedrooms are good and all en suite, and the garden is safe for children. Holidays here combine best beaches in Asturias with marvellous walking. Sleeps 10.

Booking information for AT22

Check-in time: from 16:00h to 22:00h; Check-out time: 11:00h
Pets may be permitted on previous request. Special restrictions normally apply. Please ask us.

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From €315 per night

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Summary

Facilities

5 Bedrooms
5 Bathrooms
Sleeps 10

Enjoyment

WiFi internet; TV (Spanish channels only) in all bedrooms and lounge; DVD; CD/radio; Barbecue and outdoor dining furniture; 4 Sunloungers; Garden; Swing & see-saw.

Self-catering

5-ring induction hob; Large electric oven; Microwave; Toaster; 3 Kettles; 2 Coffee machines; Additional coffee maker; 2 Juicers; Blender; Chip fryer; 2 Fridge-freezers; Dishwasher.

Practicalities

Washing machine; Iron and board; Hairdryer in each bedroom; Central heating; Cot & highchair on request; All bedding & towels provided (except for beach use: please ask if beach towel hire is required); Private parking.

Extras

A midweek general clean is included in the rental (if your stay is for 7 niights minimum).

Layout

On two floors

Ground floor

Lounge; Kitchen; Dining room; WC.

First floor

Bedroom 1: Double bed with en suite shower room/WC and access to long balcony
Bedroom 2: Twin beds (plus single bed) with en suite shower room/WC and access to long balcony
Bedroom 3: Double bed with en suite shower room/WC
Bedroom 4: Double bed with en suite shower room/WC
Bedroom 5: Double bed (plus single bed) with en suite shower room/WC
(There are additional, surplus bedrooms on the second floor that will remain closed and unused during your stay).

Exterior
Lawned garden; Barbecue; Parking area.

Notes on layout

Although the house has a 2nd floor with additional bedrooms, we only offer the 5 bedrooms on the first floor, as we consider the living room is only suited for to 8/10 people.

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Overview

Professionally run and very nicely located, this a villa that has plenty to give in terms of quality, being traditional in appearance but more modern in facilities.

You’ll see that it’s just inland from the La Franca: the Blue Flag beach that we rate in our guide as one of the ten best beaches in Asturias. And another of them, El Regolgueru, is on the next inlet and accessible from La Franca by walking round at low tide.

The villa backs onto the coastal range of the Cantabrian mountains and here in the Sierra de Cuera walkers will be in their element. To the “Route of Colours” circular walk, add the hike to the summit of Pico Paisano, and the route of blowholes along the coast itself.

Nearby is the road into the Picos de Europa: in 45 minutes you can be at the hub in Potes.

You have broadband WiFi to investigate and plan days out as you go along.

While the villa is offered for private self-catering holidays, it has something of a hotel-like character, well set-up with a fully equipped, semi-industrial kitchen and very neatly kept. Also, bedrooms tend to be similar and of an equivalently high standard, each with its own en suite bathroom (including hairdryer).

Walkers, in particular, will be keen to know that the mattresses (we tested them) are firm and comfy. They’re a broad 1.50 metres wide (doubles) and 1.05 metres (singles).

There are in fact more bedrooms than you need for a group of nine people and we just make the five best available, all situated on the first floor. Two of these rooms have access to the long balcony that runs along the front of the villa.

We don’t offer the villa for than nine guests as the sitting and dining arrangements are comfortable for that number, but no more. You can dine indoors or out. There’s a brick-built barbecue in the garden, where a table and chairs can be set up.

Children will be interested to learn that the garden is big and there are swings and a see-saw, too.

The setting is a rather quiet country lane from which the house is set back. Just down the road you have a typical Asturian sidrería, or cider house that also serves food, and a very good restaurant.

There’s a small supermarket you can walk to – and well-known walking excursions out into countryside and hills start close by, too.

The Route of Colours is a 12-km circular walk that starts and ends in nearby Tresgrandas and passes through hamlets connected by the “Dark Valley,” whose name originates in the once complete forest canopy, that sunlight barely penetrated.

Within no more than half an hour’s drive you have practical facilities and some of the highlights of Asturias:

Colombres, with the Indiana Houses and museum, is just 4 km away

Unquera, for all your shopping needs and more restaurants, is 10 mins

San Vicente de Barquera, attractive old beach town with a view to the Picos de Europa is 20 mins

Llanes, the most popular coastal destination in the area, is 25 mins

The Soplao Caves and their astonishing galleries of stalagtites and stalagmites are 40 mins

Even more than these, the most obvious attractions are also the closest: natural, sandy beaches. These are so much more pleasant than in the built-up costas elsewhere in Spain. La Franca, which has lifeguards and a beach bar-restaurant in the summer, extends round not only to El Regolgueru, but also to Playa del Oso (Bear Beach). A short drive from these is another beauty at Buelna.

Along the local coastline at Vidiago you’ll find the curious phenomenon of blow holes (bufones in Spanish). Holes formed in the limestone cliffs have created spouts for the sea, and when the waves are strong, they expel air though these in powerful booms and whistles.

Discovering Picos de Europa is also possible from here, the famed Cares defile walk, the Covadonga lakes and the wonderful mountain landscapes of La Liébana.

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Photos

Your holiday villas with its walled garden

It's pretty on the outside, well-appointed within

The green countryside setting at your holiday villa

You have private parking directly outside

The ktichen is excellently equipped for self catering

Bedroom 2 has access to the long balcony

There is central heating in bathrooms, too, if required

Double beds are a good 1.50 wide (and 1.90 m long)

Garden wraps round the house for children to play safely

The sea is less than 10 minutes drive away

Fascinating Cobijeru cove is 10 minutes away

Location

Setting

Set back from country lane by Sierra del Cuera and near the coast

Location

Walking distance to restaurants in Noriega small village, 10 mins from Unquera town

Noriega 2 mins walk

Bar,restaurant

La Franca 7 mins

Beach

Unquera 10 mins

All facilities

San Vicente Barquera 20 mins

Fishing town

Llanes 25 mins

Soplao Caves 25 mins

Best caves in Spain

Nearest Airports

Santander (STD) 45 mins

Bilbao (BIO) 1 hr 45 mins

Prices

Rustical Travel charges in Euros, VAT is included, no surcharges apply.

From	to	Price per week
01 Jan 202401/01/2024	14 Jul 202414/07/2024	€2,205£1,890$2,352AU$3,655CA$3,241
15 Jul 202415/07/2024	10 Sep 202410/09/2024	€2,770£2,374$2,955AU$4,591CA$4,071
11 Sep 202411/09/2024	31 Dec 202431/12/2024	€2,205£1,890$2,352AU$3,655CA$3,241

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Booking information for AT22

Check-in time: from 16:00h to 22:00h; Check-out time: 11:00h
Pets may be permitted on previous request. Special restrictions normally apply. Please ask us.

Changeover day AT22

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YOUR REVIEWS

Teresa | July | 2023

La casa estupenda, el jardín con las hortensias, una maravilla, el trato de la dueña ha sido fantástico. Nos hubiéramos quedado otra semana más, seguro que repetiremos. Asturias es muy guapa"

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Mary | July | 2022

The property was well located. The manager Carmen was amazing, she really went the extra mile and made our holiday the lovely relaxing experience that we had hoped for. The property itself would be even better if the garden were enclosed and private, there was permanent and comfortable outdoor furniture, the bathrooms and kitchen were replaced ( they were tired and in need of an update) and the cot was undamaged and up to the latest safety standards."

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Jaione | July | 2021

Una estancia muy cómoda. La casa es muy amplia y tiene mucho encanto. Y la dueña vive al lado siendo muy solícita ante cualquier demanda por nuestra parte. Muy simpática y cercana . Disfrutamos mucho de la zona haciendo rutas y yendo a la playa de La Franca."