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Colombres

  • Residents: 1.351 aprox.
  • Province: Asturias
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Get to know Colombres

In the 1950s this village underwent a great change thanks to the wealth brought by many emigrants, schools were built, a nursing home, the town hall building and even a spa.

This small Asturian village was declared Exemplary Village of Asturias in 2015, thanks to its history, its parietal paintings and its legacy of Indian constructions.

Location

How to get there

It is quite easy to reach Colombres as the A-8 highway passes through it, this is also known as the Atlantic Highway. To get there from Madrid, the ideal is to go to Santander by the AP-1 freeway and before entering the city take the A-8 to the village.

It is also possible to reach the village by public transport thanks to the railway lines that connect Santander and Oviedo with Colombres. By bus it is also possible to arrive from Santander, Oviedo, Llanes, Ribadesella, Gijón, among other cities.

History / Culture

What to see

Museo de la emigración

The Emigration Museum, also known as the Indianos Archive Foundation, is located inside the “Quinta Guadalupe”, a large house built in 1906 by Iñigo Noriega Laso in honor of his wife Guadalupe Castro.

The main purpose of this house, upon the death of its owner, was to be a Rest Home and Blood Hospital. A few years later it was acquired by the State and from 1987 it began to be the headquarters of the Archivo de Indianos Foundation.

Museo de la emigración

Playa de la Franca

La Playa de la Franca is located on the outskirts of the town of Colombres and has an extension of 260 meters long. It is characterized by being composed of fine white sand which can be accessed by a wooden walkway. It also has ample parking, showers, lifeguard services and nearby is a hotel – restaurant and a campsite.

Playa de la Franca

Information of interest

Local police

112

Civil guard

943 276 661

Fire department

112

Civil protection

985 412 004

Town hall

985 412 000

Health center

985 412 548

Tourism office

985 412 321; Horario: abierta todo el año

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Gastronomy

The gastronomy of Colombres, apart from being shared with the rest of the province, is influenced by the culinary culture of the Indians, due to the large number of people who had to emigrate in difficult times. The most traditional recipes are fabes with chorizo or clams, baked lamb, or seasonal fish in any of its variants, bollu preñau and bread stuffed with chorizo in cider.

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Festivals and Pilgrimages

Local festivity

A mediados de julio: Feria de indianos

Local festivity

15 de agosto: Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

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