Gedrez (Asturian: Xedré) is a lovely village and parish in Cangas del Narcea, in the southwest of Asturias, surrounded by green forests and giant rocky mountains.

Gedrez is the capital of the Fuentes del Narcea natural park, and another natural park, the Reserva de Muniellos, is a 10-min drive away.

Traditional Asturian values (language, handcraft, music and gastronomy) as well as virgin nature (deer, bears, wolves and capercaillies) are still alive in this quiet village within a priceless natural environment.

Get in

By plane

To Asturias airport (EasyJet from Stansted, among others)

By boat

• Ferries from Plymouth or Portsmouth to Santander. From Plymouth, the journey takes about 20 hours, and from Portsmouth it takes about 33 hours. Operated by Brittany Ferries.
• From St.Nazaire, France to Gijón, Asturias.

As of December 2023, it is difficult to find information about this ferry route and it may no longer operate.

From the port, hire a car, and aim for Cangas de Narcea. Gedrez is about 15 km beyond Cangas on the AS15. The trip from Santander to Gedrez is about 300km (approximately a 3 to 4 hour drive). The trip from Gijón to Gedrez is about 150km (1.5 to 2 hour drive).

Get around

Lovely for walking, wildlife - and depending on the season and the weather - skiing. Near at hand is Muniellos, Reserve of the Biosphere, home of bears and wolves, where you can walk all day (the entire route is quite tough, but you can just go along beside the river, and up to a glacial lake, if you're not that fit). Admission restricted to 20 people a day, booking online or ringing (from outside Spain) ☏ +34 985279100.

Eat

• Casa Funsiquin. A family-run restaurant where the food's delicious, and all from home grown produce. Traditional Asturian ingredients, served up with a modern touch: and with a beautiful view to enjoy as well. On top of that, extremely affordable. A "menu del dia" in Asturias consists of two courses (three sometimes!) followed by dessert, and with wine and bread included in the price. Here it costs €8 during the week and €12 at the weekend. 

Sleep

• Funsiquin casita rural. A cosy little house for the ecologically minded, with a traditional wood-fired stove and central heating for back-up, two bedrooms (one double bed, two singles) bathroom and kitchen living. Opposite is the bar/restaurant Funsiquin, open all day, with wifi.