SOMIEDO Natural Park
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Information about Somiedo  |
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Somiedo County is placed in the Southwest of Asturias . With almost 300 km 2 , it is considered one of the most representative ecosystems in the mountains of Northern Spain . The whole county is a Natural Park since 1988. UNESCO declared it Biosphere Reserve in 2000. Its rugged landscape, firstly shaped with the action of glaciers in the past, is covered today with a plant mantle in which predominate oak and beech forests. Somiedo is shelter for one of the most important brown bear populations of Western Europe and has a wide variety of animal and plant life, being probably the best testimony of natural life in the Cantabrian Mountains. |
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How to get to Somiedo |
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From Oviedo . Take the Oviedo – Grado – La Espina highway (A 63). In Cornellana take the road to Belmonte – Cangas del Narcea (AS 15). In San Martín de Lodón take the road to Belmonte – Parque Natural de Somiedo (AS 27). Go past the county of Belmonte to get to Somiedo Natural Park .
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From Madrid . Take the Road to La Coruña till Benavente, then take the A-66 motorway to Asturias . Right past the suspension bridge over the Luna Dam take the road to Villablino. Go past Babia county and when you get to Piedrafita de Babia take the road to Puerto de Somiedo ( Somiedo Pass ), entrance to Somiedo Natural Park from the South. From Bilbao : Take the highway to Santander , along the coast. Go past Santander , and once you get to Oviedo you can follow the instructions above.
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Somiedo's Map |
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