Cider Country: Asturias Inland
The apple valleys, lagares and cider houses behind the Asturian coast, and the food that goes with them.
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Cider here is not a drink so much as an agricultural system with a social life attached. Start with the museum in Nava if you want it to make sense, then drink it where it was made.
12 places
Sidra Natural
Asturian natural cider: flat, sour, poured from a height, and drunk in small amounts.
Asturian Cider Country
The apple valleys behind the Asturian coast, where cider is still pressed a village at a time.
Oviedo
A green and lively Asturian city famed for its distinct cider culture and regional heritage
Fabada Asturiana
A warming Asturian specialty of white beans and pork, best enjoyed with a glass of natural cider
Queso Cabrales
A bold, pungent Asturian blue cheese aged in mountain caves until it develops a fierce and salty character
Tazones
A small Asturian fishing harbour where the houses stand almost in the water.
El Gaitero (Villaviciosa)
The Villaviciosa cidery that turned an Asturian farmhouse drink into a national brand.
Nava
A small inland town that hosts the annual cider festival and the region's cider museum.
Villaviciosa
A cider town with an estuary, a weekly rhythm, and the biggest cidery in Spain on its doorstep.
Lagar Viuda de Angelón (Nava)
A working Nava lagar, the kind where cider is pressed, sold and poured from the same building.
Fiesta de la Sidra Natural (Nava)
Nava's cider festival, held each July, is the region's annual argument and celebration.
Museo de la Sidra
The cider museum in Nava explains the whole cycle: orchard, press, barrel, pour.
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