http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34015 Behind you – and you nearly miss it, the view ahead is so beguiling – is the perfect lunch spot.
On a whole coastline of best beaches, Playa de Torimbia is the best of all (El Pais even puts it among the finest in all Spain). It’s a half-mile curve of gold held by sheer cliffs; skinny-dipping normal but not compulsory; good Atlantic surf. The only building is a ramshackle bar with paella, raciones, beer and a view of this whole sequestered Eden.
The bar makes the beach, the beach makes the bar; there’s nothing else to intervene. That’s a winning combination.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34015 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27728 On the walk we never met a single soul except for some friendly local cows, beautiful scenery and fresh mountain streams. At the top we had a picnic and fantastic views of the Picos mountain range.
A great family day out in this beautiful region of Spain.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27728 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21807 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21807 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20743
You could just stay in this room all day and have a wonderful time, eating delicious food prepared by the owners, Carlos and Yolande, and conversing with them. Of course Asturias has so much to offer, with its lush green hilltops and mountains, that you do want to go out but Amada Carlota is a lovely place to come back to at the end of each day.

We felt it provided excellent value for money, and are looking forward to visiting Carlos and Yolande again before too long.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20743