Why our location

You may wonder why? Fundamentally, because of the weather but it is also because of its traditional geographical isolation. Spain is associated with good weather, the place where northern Europeans and central Europeans want to vacation and retire. That is the reality for most of Spain, especially for the Mediterranean area, except for the northern part of the country, the part beyond the mountains, where the weather is not so sunny nor extremely hot. 

Spain has promoted this image. For decades, it has sold sun and beach tourism, although this trend has been changing in recent years. Spain now increasingly incorporates other types of cultural, gastronomic and language tourism. Asturias is not an especially sunny place. It has the same hours of sunshine as Geneva, for example, and not many more than London. The average temperature in summer is around 23º / 24º Celsius. There are sunny days but it also rains in the summer. In the same day, the weather can change from sunny to cloudy to a light, misty rain. It is extremely rare for it to rain heavily. It is also extremely rare that the temperature rises to 30º in summer. 

We feel we should let you know that if your ideal destination is a place where it is sunny every day, with temperatures from 35-40º Celsius, where you go to the beach every day with your group, with festivities and noise everywhere, Asturias is not for you. But, it is the perfect location for active tourists. There is golfing, surfing, climbing, trekking, sailing, jet skiing, and biking but without the heat, and, of course, clean and wonderful beaches that we will visit many days but not everyday. Even in summer. But do not worry; we plan everything for your enjoyment. 

A place where the first National Park in Spain was created (which we will visit) 50 Best National Parks In Europe, According To Travellers (getbybus.com), the first, second, or third in Europe, depending on the sources, a region in which 35% of the territory is protected natural space, either a national park, biosphere reserve, or natural park, and in which in just 10,000 square kilometers you can enjoy countless activities due to the proximity of the sea to the mountains. For this reason, The Guardian considers it one of those few wonderful places that are not spoiled Why unspoilt Asturias is a secret I just have to share | Spain holidays | The Guardian, as well as the New York Times, which surrenders to Asturias, A Local’s Tour of Asturias, Spain’s ‘Natural Paradise’ – The New York Times (nytimes.com), «The New York Times» se rinde a Asturias (lavozdeasturias.es), or National Geographic that considers it the great treasure “under the radar.” Why Spain’s Asturias is an under-the-radar destination (nationalgeographic.com).

If it has been cloudy for three days so you feel nostalgic for the sun and intense heat, above 30º, don´t worry, in an hour and a half it is within your reach. You can do it during the weekends when your Sherpa will not be with you. You take a train or rent a car, pass the mountain range that separates Asturias from the Castilian plateau and its strong heat, through 7 tunnels, the longest of 5 kms, and you can go from a temperature of 20º Celsius to one of 35º in just 30 kms simply by the so-called Föhn Effect. It doesn’t always happen, but sometimes it does. And yes, we guarantee that from May to September behind the mountains, to the south, it is always sunny and there are water parks. To show you this effect, we show you a video of an Asturian returning home after a weekend in Madrid in summer and crossing the freeway tunnel Vuelves a Asturias cruzando “El Negrón” Y PASA ESTO | Elopi23 – YouTube Please don’t pay attention to the bad words! He’s a bit angry. Of course, this doesn’t happen often.

It is precisely those mountains to the south, the sea to the north and two impassable rivers, until recently, to the east and west, that have kept Asturias in a certain isolation until the 20th century.

Then it was one of the cradles of the industrial revolution in Spain, and an industrial engine of Spain in the second half of the twentieth century along with the Basque Country and Catalonia, being one of the richest regions in the 1960s, thanks to its mining, steel and shipbuilding industry. A land of emigrants until the 20th century, today you will find a modern Asturias, open to the world and eager to welcome you. More and more language students leave here amazed.