2018 Primetime Emmy
& James Beard Award Winner
Roam
Spain's Northern Bounty
Asturias From Sky to Sea
October 19-26, 2024
The only part of Spain never to fall to the Moors, Asturias remains defiant, delicious, distinctive. Our collaborator José Andrés comes from these mountains, and his ideas, passions and people are woven throughout this magical weeklong journey from the coast to the hills and back again.
Our Host
Fixer, producer, explorer
Alejo Sabugo
Trip Guide
R&K Co-Founder
Nathan Thornburgh
R&K Trip Itinerary
THE HOSTS
ALEJO SABUGO: Asturiano, film producer, explorer, host
We met Asturias native Alejo Sabugo because he worked on the Parts Unknown Asturias episode. But his true talent is as a tireless enthusiast for all things Asturias, from cider to fabada to gamoneu cheese to the wildness of its mountains and coasts.
NATHAN THORNBURGH: R&K Co-Founder
Nathan Thornburgh, a former TIME Magazine editor and correspondent, co-founded Roads & Kingdoms in 2012 and ran the independent media company with Anthony Bourdain and partners for years. R&K’s latest project, the League of Travelers, fits in well with Nathan’s natural talents of making lengthy toasts and eating cheese.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
The only part of Spain never to fall to the Moors, Asturias remains defiant, delicious, distinctive. Join us for a weeklong journey through mar y montaña featuring a mountaintop fire-feast, a beachside seafood cookout, a visit to the secret cheese caves of a gamonéu master, and breaking bread with our friends who run some of the most dynamic restaurants in Spain.
October 19-26, 2024
Day 1
Oct 19 Sat
Welcome
- CANGAS DE ONÍS – PUEBLOASTUR ECO-RESORT
- 33548 Cofiño
- +39 011 5515826
- Cocktails at Puebloastur Eco-resort in the Asturian heartland
- Classic tapas in the village of Arriondas
Day 2
Oct 20 Sun
Fiesta! Plus, the Legacy of Corn
- CANGAS DE ONÍS – PUEBLOASTUR ECO-RESORT
- 33548 Cofiño
- +39 011 5515826
- Fiesta del Rosariu! This annual Autumn festival kicks off in Vibañu, one of Asturias’ most enchanting and off-the-beaten-track villages
- Lunch at the Sobrino family cornmill in Vibañu, for all-senses exploration the history of corn in Asturias, the first landing spot for corn in Europe after the conquista
- Drinks, costumes, music, village revelry
- Siesta, giddy exhaustion, dinner of light bites back at PuebloAstur
Day 3
Oct 21 Mon
Cave and Mountain
- CANGAS DE ONÍS – PUEBLOASTUR ECO-RESORT
- 33548 Cofiño
- +39 011 5515826
- Visit the secret caves of Gamonéu cheesemaster Juan Sobrecueva
- Lunch at Covadonga for Asturias’ famous bean dish, fabada
- Dinner at one of Spain’s most elegant rural restaurants, the two-star Casa Marcial, under the guidance of chef Nacho Manzano
Day 4
Oct 22 Tue
Up to Narcea
- PARADOR DE CORIAS
- Monasterio de Corias, s/n 33816
- +34 985070000
- Walk along Playa de Vega
- Lunch at the legendary beachside Güeyu Mar seafood restaurant
- Light dinner and Narcea wines in Corias monastery
Day 5
Oct 23 Wed
Bodegas
- PARADOR DE CORIAS
- Monasterio de Corias, s/n 33816
- +34 985070000
- A journey through the traditional wine bodegas of Narcea
- Dinner at Blanco with optional cocktails afterwards
Day 6
Oct 24 Thu
Down to the Coast
- AS FIGUERAS – PALACIO TRENOR
- Palacio de Figueras, Avenida de Trenor, Castropol 33794
- +34 613009777
- A tasting menu at the longtable of Elio Ferpel, one of Asturias’ most creative seafood chefs
- Welcome drinks at Palacio Trenor
- Dinner a short walk up the hill at the Bib Gourmand Mesón el Centro featuring the ebullient seafood dishes of chef Maria Antonia Fernandez
Day 7
Oct 25 Fri
Beach and Farewell
- AS FIGUERAS – PALACIO TRENOR
- Palacio de Figueras, Avenida de Trenor, Castropol 33794
- +34 613009777
- Free time to explore the coastal village of As Figueras
- The crowning cove-party: Elio Ferpel live-fire cooking on a rugged beach as fishermen bring in their catch for us to cook
- Farewell cocktails with passed plates from our private chef and Asturian music at the Palacio before departure the next morning
Day 8
Oct 26 Sat
Goodbye
- One last breakfast at Palacio Trener
- Private transfer back to Oviedo Airport