Piedrasblancas
Piedrasblancas (Spanish: Piedras Blancas, Asturian: Piedrasblancas) is a town in Asturias, Spain. It has 9,200 inhabitants.
Understand
[edit]Piedrasblancas is within walking distance from the beaches of Salinas, Arnao and Santa Maria del Mar.
It has mild winters and summers, with temperatures rarely exceeding 25 °C (77 °F) or going below 0 °C (32 °F). Rain is frequent and may fall in any season, snow is rare.
Get in
[edit]The nearest airport is the Asturias airport, 6 km west of the town. From there take a bus to Piedrasblancas.
It is 5 km west of Avilés, 32 km west of Gijón, and 40 km northwest of Oviedo.
Get around
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The town can be easily explored on foot.
See
[edit]- Former town hall (1898), now a library
- Church of Santa Maria (1966)
- Former National Schools (1950), now the Infanta Leonor School
- Former Civil Guard Barracks (1900)
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]There are several ATMs and supermarkets. The biggest supermarket is Mercadona.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Pilgrims can sleep in the Albergue de Peregrinos San Martín de Laspra.