The Guindal Hotel is placed in an important tourist zone.
In winter, as in summer, this place of Asturias offers a lot of landscape, gastronomic and cultural treasures.

From Arriandas we can enjoy numerous activities of active tourism:
canoe Sella river descent, climbing, canyoning, caving, hill walking, etc...

We offer full information about all kind of activities in the reception desk.

Arriondas is characterized by his ample supdistinguishess of active tourism.
We directly manage any activity that you wish to do: canoe Sella river descent, canyoning, caving, routes on quad, ride, etc.

Asturian geography,more concretely the geography of the east of Asturias, is very rich in true natural treasures such as the Vallegón, Dobra or Sella rivers. Last one is very famous by its fishing and because of the celebration of the International Sella descent, considered the most important test at world-wide level of river descents. This event takes place the first Saturday of August.

Sea villages with a high tourist attractive due to their precious beaches and to the incomparable frame that surrounds them.
They are close together and can be visited in the same day. From The Guindal hotel, crossing the Fito height, we arrive at Colunga. Once there, we can travel around all the eastern asturian coast.

Its about 11Km from our hotel the Basilica de Covadonga and the Santa Cueva, where is "la Santina" image of devotion for all the Asturian ones. Above we find the Lagos de Covadonga, one of the most emblematic places of Asturias;

Note: it is preferable to visit the Lagos in the morning and the Basilica in the afternoon.

The first one is very close to Cangas de Onís and the second one, and more important, is in Ribadesella. Both contain important samples of cave painting.

Note: it is important to make a previous appointment to visit them.

Are villages located in the heart of the Picos de Europa, easily accessible by car, except Bulnes which must be by funicular or on foot. In these towns we can taste the famous Cabrales cheese.

Old footpath that links the towns of Caín and Poncebos. It is recommended to begin the long walk in Caín since it is the most striking part.
The footpath separates the western massif from the central massif of the Picos de Europa.
Following the footpath marked by the Cares river, everyone can easily cross the Picos de Europa.

Note: the complete route is 22km, roundtrip, so is recommendable to think of we must return by the same way.

From this enclave we can gain access by means of cableway to the top of the central massif of the Picos de Europa, an unforgettable trip. Point that Fuente Dé is about two hours and a half from Arriondas

In the east of Asturias the number of beaches and coves is immense. The Llanes area keeps many beauties between its cliffs that should be discovered and visited. It is fundamental to carry a map. Beaches as "Torimbia" (nudist) and "Cuevas del Mar" in Llanes are a must visit.

Note: find the "Gulpiyuri" and "de la Canal" beaches (Ribadesella area), natural geyser in Villanueva de Pria, Playa de Barro, San Martín, "Cubos de la memoria" in Llanes (from Agustín Ibarrola, a Spanish sculptor).

The three most important cities of the Principality of Asturias. Cities of a must visit so much for their history as for their beauty. To gain access to these cities from Arriondas it is recommended to use the "the coast" highway from Ribadesella or Colunga and nearly crosses the complete Asturian eastern coast. Another option is to use the N-634 road.

Valdedios monastery is one of the best samples of the Asturian pre-romanesque period, in a perfect condition; Villaviciosa is famous by its "el Gaiteru" cider, turrones (nougat) and its cider tradition.