A weekend in Asturias, a cow, a puncture & the most local bar in Spain – WIS021

…we got to spend a few hours in a bar in someone’s house in a village with a population of eight. EIGHT people. The very local wine was cheap at 80¢ a glass!

In this episode, we escape Madrid for a weekend tour of Spain’s northern region of Asturias, the Picos de Europa mountains, a visit to the place where the reconquest all began and a spanner in the works. Well, a blown out tyre that left us stranded in the most remote part of Asturias late at night.

Gracias to the kindness of strangers we managed to get on our way again…even if we didn’t make it back to Madrid in time for work on Monday morning. At least we got to spend a few hours in a bar in someone’s house in a village with a population of eight. EIGHT people. The very local wine was cheap at 80¢ a glass!

Listen out for Karina’s and my journey to the town of Cangas de Onís, the Basilica of Covadonga and our breakdown in the remote village of Aller (Ruayer in Asturiano) near the border with Castilla y León and a bonus day in the city of León.

Places we visited:

Hotel Arguellos in Lugueros http://arguelloshotelrural.com/

Covadonga http://www.santuariodecovadonga.com/pagina.php?id=36

Cangas de Onís http://cangasdeonis.es/en/

Vilage of Aller (Ruayer) (The place where we got stranded!)

https://www.google.es/maps/@43.0545888,-5.5494457,3a,75y,112.62h,97.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUUQxcW9L74GGEh4g80sWQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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The When in Spain show is a weekly podcast show, recorded in Madrid (and other parts of Spain) where l talk about my ‘warts and all’ observations and insights on life and culture on the Iberian peninsular.

I cast an eye on everyday life, people, places, politics, culture and history and attempt to give an honest opinion from a Brit who has a love-frustration relationship with Spain. I shall attempt to dispel or indeed confirm Spanish stereotypes through my ramblings and see if I can delve into the Spanish psyche.

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