Piedrasblancas is the capital town of the municipality of
Castrillón
Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast of Spain. It has an area of 56.70 km2 and had a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedrasblancas, Sali ...
, in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is west of Avilés, west of Gijón, northwest of Oviedo and east of
Asturias Airport
Asturias Airport, is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2012, the airport handled 1,309,640 passengers ...
.
Piedrasblancas is a singular entity of population and has the title of ''
Villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the f ...
''.
Geography
Piedrasblancas, located in the parish of
Laspra, is within easy access by motorway to the main urban areas of Asturias (i.e.
Oviedo
Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...
,
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality by population in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coa ...
,
Avilés
Avilés (Asturian and ;) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.
The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged ...
), and many of its residents commute daily to those areas.
Although not properly on the coastline, it is within walking distance from the beaches of
Salinas,
Arnao and
Santa Maria del Mar. The climate is
oceanic
Oceanic may refer to:
*Of or relating to the ocean
*Of or relating to Oceania
**Oceanic climate
**Oceanic languages
**Oceanic person or people, also called "Pacific Islander(s)"
Places
* Oceanic, British Columbia, a settlement on Smith Island, ...
, characterized by mild winters and summers, with temperatures rarely exceeding or going below . Rain is frequent and may fall in any season, snow is rare.
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Towns in Asturias