Ermita de la Regalina

I had booked a tour of the coast to the west of Gijón. The tour company had messaged me the day before saying that there weren't enough passengers for the English tour and would I like to reschedule or cancel? I instead opted for the Spanish tour, as I understand some.

The meeting point was Paseo de Begoña, a popular park in the centre of the city. I passed these posters of an exihibition of works of Asturian photographers. The nearest was taken in Gaza in 2024.

Our first stop was Ermita de la Regalina. Actually it was the whole of Punta del Cuernu that we were visiting. The day was brilliant and this was what we saw when we entered the point.

All over Cantabria and Asturias are coastal spots like these but this area was very picturesque.

Trying to get it all in.

One reason this is a tourism spot is because they have placed a hórreo here to show visitors what they look like and how they work. They are granaries used in northern Spain, especially Galicia, that rest on straddle stones which rodents cannot climb over.

Detail of a straddle stone. 

A panorama with artifacts from the mist and rising sun.

It looked dramatic against the light.

There is the tiny Playa de Cadavedo named after the nearby village.

A better look.

Near the end of the grounds, the ermita (church).

The tongue of land tapers out to sea.

The coast to the west.

There is a second hórreo closer to the ermita.

As this retrospective shows. In case they get hordes of tourists, maybe? 😄

We took last views of the area and headed back to the bus. At the nearest hotel some people had refreshments or used the toilets before reboarding. There are many accomodations in the area, but you'd need your own transport to get here.

I noted from a sign at the hotel that the Camino del Norte passed through this area.