Salinas is one of eight

parishes (administrative divisions) A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

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 ...

, a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

within the province and

autonomous community The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

, in northern

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. The population is 4,635 ( INE 2006). Salinas is a seaside resort and is the second most populated municipality behind

Piedrasblancas Piedrasblancas is the capital town of the municipality of Castrillón, in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is west of Avilés, west of Gijón, northwest of Oviedo and east of Asturias Airport. Piedrasblancas is a singular entity of popul ...

, which is located just 2 km away. It has one of the longest beaches in Asturias, which is divided into 3 parts: Salinas, L'Espartal and San Xuan. Salinas is visited by hundreds of tourists every year. Most of them come from Madrid, seeking a cooler summer.

Culture

The

Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum () is located in Salinas, a town within the Castrillón municipality of Asturias, Spain. It is reached by the N-632. The open-air museum is situated on La Peñona peninsula at one end of the beach near the Arn ...

is located in Salinas on La Peñon peninsula near the Arnao tunnel.

Villages

* Raíces Nuevo / La Fundición * Salinas

References

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