La nana del mar / The Sea Lullaby

The accommodation

Unique apartment in Cudillero, unique old fishing village in the world.with old houses one over another "climbing" the mountain above the fishing harbour. 20 meters from the sea wáter. In a construction from 1900. Just fully renovated, it´s decorated with antiques and works of contemporary art. Charming and relaxing athmosphere, Soft sound of sea waves fills the apartment. Cars get to its very entrance.

Setting

Cudillero (asturian: cuideiru) is a small, picturesque, traditional fishing village in the principality of asturias, spain. It’s in the shape of an amphitheater perched on steep hillsides with old and colorfully painted houses and stone stairs instead of streets. These days, its main economic activities are related to tourism, but it is also known for its fishing industry. Legend has it that it was founded by the vikings. People from cudillero speak spanish as well as a dialect called pixueto (with a resemblance to the language of the vikings, according to some experts.). Whaling was practiced there until the 18th century.

There are pre-romanic archeological remains and well-preserved 16th-century architecture. Among its outstanding monuments is the quinta de selgas palace, a splendid 19th-century home with fabulous and extensive gardens, paintings by goya, opulent furnishings and its famous tapestry pavilion…

cudillero’s cuisine enjoys a well-deserved fame, especially its fish and seafood (various species of crab, barnacles, lobster… ) cooked in several traditional ways and enjoyed in simple restaurants right at the seaside. The village is also near 800 meter-high coastal mountains with a rich ethnographic heritage and a gastronomy based on meat and greens. The mountains are the home to the famous vaqueiros de alzada, or cattle herders, a social-ethnic group that has been the subject of numerous historical speculations. The local church of san martín de luiña preserves an inscription proclaiming: “vaqueiros are not allowed to attend mass,” testimony to the discrimination they suffered. Part of the spectacular and rugged coast of cliffs, beaches and hidden coves is an officially protected landscape, and the nearby las dueñas peatland is a natural monument.

Camino de santiago (coast route): the saint james route, named the northern route (camino de la costa), passes through cudillero, (295 km from santiago de compostela), and is the oldest road to santiago, dating from the 9th century.

A sailor boards a boat in the ribera (the port opposite the nana del mar apartment) to "echar l'amuravela," that is, declaim in pixueto a lay sermon in verse. In his speech, aimed at st. Peter with clever irony, the sailor recounts all the relevant events that have taken place during the preceding year. Its origins date back to the 16th century and was declared a festival of national touristic interest in 1976.

Cudillero is just 10 minutes away from asturias international airport.

Activities and attractions

All beach and mountain activities. Horse-riding, canooing, surf, windsurf...