Villaviciosa Attractions

From Gijón N 632 runs east, following a hilly and winding route which takes it over the Alto del Infanzón and then down to Villaviciosa, an old-world little port and fishing town on the Ría de Villaviciosa which is also a center of cider manufacture. In September 1517 the town was honored by an unexpected visit from the Emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain), who was paying his first visit to Spain, when his ship put in here by mistake instead of Santander.