Camping Perlora

Take the scenic 10-minute meander along the promenade to reach the comely seaside town of Candás, a place of seafood and sardines, pubs and restaurants, cafés and shops. A potter around its port should be an early stop (remember there's a cake shop in town too…); after that, and if not too full of crumby goodness, watersports including diving, canoeing, swimming and waterskiing can all be accessed from here. Hiking, cycling and mountain bike trails are plentiful in the area too, on the several coastal trails for hiking or the quiet rural roads and tracks inland for cycling and mountain biking. Another most worthy option is to drive (or cycle, if hardy) the 13 kilometres to the spectacular Cabo de Peñas or Cape of Peñas, the most northern cape in the Principality of Asturias. Clamber the Gaviera rock for views in all directions, then take a trip to the famed Cabo Peñas lighthouse and its marine museum. From the bus stop just outside the site, venture the 20 kilometres or so to the biggest city in the Asturias principality, Gijón, spectacularly set on the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo, the province capital, is 35 kilometres away.