coastal drive
Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica
Spain's spectacular northern coastal route winding along green cliffs, hidden beaches, and fishing villages from Bilbao to A Coruna.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Blimea
Asturias, Spain · Europe
About Blimea
Blimea works well as a base: 5 minutes from Pola de Laviana, 27km from Alto de l'Angliru.
Blimea is in Asturias, Spain, with about 3,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pola de Laviana, about 4 km away.
Blimea is the most eastern parish of the San Martín del Rey Aurelio council. By Decree Law December 2007, the town of Blimea joins El Entrego and Sotrondio to form the town of San Martín, being the town of Blimea one of its districts.
Blimea is a place name emerged from many Asturian words with different phoneticRead more
variants translated into Castilian word "wicker" such as bima, blima, brima, blimba or bilma. From the etymological point of view, wicker part of Latin "vimen - viminis" and in the Asturian case is influenced belime, "wheat residue" and bilimia, "drill", "Beria". It would therefore be an area where blima was abundant.
Nalón river divides into two large halves and forms a broad plain which is where Blimea, capital of the parish rises.
It is 9.66 km2 (3.73 sq mi) in size, with a population of 3,867 inhabitants (INE 2005).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Blimea?
Within an hour or so of Blimea: Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica (21 km), Oviedo Cathedral (23 km), Santa Maria del Naranco (25 km), Alto de l'Angliru (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Blimea?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de la Costa Cantabrica, Alto de l'Angliru and Puerto de Pajares.
Where is Blimea?
Blimea is in Asturias, Spain, about 4 km from Pola de Laviana.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,597
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Asturias
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.2725, -5.5898
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Blimea
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Oviedo Cathedral
A soaring Gothic cathedral guarding the pre-Romanesque Holy Chamber of Asturian relics, the start of the original Camino Primitivo.
23 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Santa Maria del Naranco
A graceful 9th-century pre-Romanesque royal hall on Mount Naranco, a UNESCO marvel of barrel-vaulted Asturian architecture overlooking Oviedo.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Alto de l'Angliru
The most feared climb in the Vuelta a España: a dead-end Asturian mountain road with gradients up to 23.5% and a summit balcony over green valleys: a bucket-list drive for cycling fans.
27 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Puerto de Pajares
The historic 1,378 m pass on the old N-630 linking León with Asturias, a snaking pre-motorway route past the Valgrande-Pajares ski area with big Cantabrian mountain views.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mirador del Fitu
A 1927 concrete viewing platform perched on the AS-260 mountain road, offering a single sweeping panorama of both the Picos de Europa and the Asturian coast.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Santuario de Covadonga
A pink-stone basilica and the Holy Cave shrine wedged into a cliff mark the birthplace of the Reconquista in a misty mountain gorge.
43 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Desfiladero de los Beyos (N-625)
The N-625 threads one of Europe's narrowest road gorges, squeezed between towering limestone walls along the Sella river on the western edge of the Picos de Europa.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Blimea
- 21 kmRuta de la Costa CantabricaSpain's spectacular northern coastal route winding along green cliffs, hidden beaches, and fishing villages from Bilbao to A Coruna.
- 27 kmAlto de l'AngliruThe most feared climb in the Vuelta a España: a dead-end Asturian mountain road with gradients up to 23.5% and a summit balcony over green valleys: a bucket-list drive for cycling fans.
- 34 kmPuerto de PajaresThe historic 1,378 m pass on the old N-630 linking León with Asturias, a snaking pre-motorway route past the Valgrande-Pajares ski area with big Cantabrian mountain views.
- 37 kmMirador del FituA 1927 concrete viewing platform perched on the AS-260 mountain road, offering a single sweeping panorama of both the Picos de Europa and the Asturian coast.
- 43 kmDesfiladero de los Beyos (N-625)The N-625 threads one of Europe's narrowest road gorges, squeezed between towering limestone walls along the Sella river on the western edge of the Picos de Europa.
- 49 kmLagos de Covadonga RoadA steep, narrow climb from Covadonga to two glacial lakes at 1,100 m, restricted to shuttle buses at peak times.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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