Life at Jascal is so peaceful, you might be tempted to just relax on the terrace and enjoy the views. But there’s quite a lot to do nearby, too. Take a look . . .

a 5-minute walk away:

• Historic 18th-century mansion, Palacio La Torre
• Javier Cardín’s apple orchards
• Woodland path alongside a stream
• Our neighbour’s herd of sheep
• Cows grazing peacefully
• On-going concert of bells provided by the above
• Vista point at Mirador de las Cuevas

10 minutes by car:

• Carreña, the capital of Cabrales
• Arenas de Cabrales, largest village, pop. 850
• Vista point with views to Urriellu Peak-Naranjo de Bulnes
• Cabrales Cheese Foundation and Cave Exhibit
• Poncebos and famous walk on the Cares Gorge
• Funicular railway to Bulnes
• Picos de Europa National Park, northeast sector
• Lammergeier Foundation in Benia de Onís

half an hour by car:

• Sotres, the highest village, and access to walking routes in the Central and Eastern Massifs
• Beautiful beaches on the Cantabrian Coast
• Medieval fishing village of Llanes
• Basilica of Covadonga
• Cangas de Onís, Romanesque bridge, National Park Visitors’ Centre
• Canoeing on the Cares-Deva River from Panes

45 minutes by car:

• Ribadesella and cave paintings at Tito Bustillo
• Covadonga Lakes and access to walking routes in the Western Massif
• Emigration Archive and El Pindal cave paintings
• Canoeing on the Sella River from Arriondas

just an hour away:

• Cable car at Fuente Dé and the town of Potes
• Jurassic Museum in Lastres (MUJA)
• Oviedo, Gothic cathedral and pre-Romanesque architecture
• Gijón, Cimadevilla quarter and San Lorenzo beach
• Avilés and the new Niemeyer Centre
• Airports at Oviedo-OVD and Santander-SDR
• San Vicente de la Barquera, Santillana del Mar, El Soplao Cave