Cudillero, recognised as one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, is the hometown of Rosalía's father.
This Asturian municipality, with just over 5,000 inhabitants, is shaped like a natural amphitheatre facing the sea.
Its colourful houses cascade down the mountainside towards a picturesque fishing port, creating a unique landscape.
Since 2021, Cudillero, in the Principality of Asturias, has been recognised as one of the most beautiful villages in Spain by the association of the same name. Cudillero is also a council, with small villages (parishes) around it that are part of the same administrative entity. Its spectacular aspect as an amphitheatre, with the main square as a stage and its colourful houses hanging from the mountainside, simulating grandstands, welcomes visitors. It also has a magnificent fishing port, another of the jewels of this municipality, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. The people from this place are known as "pixuetu," which means "one who lives from fishing," although another theory indicates it comes from "pixín" (monkfish in Asturian).
CUDILLERO: KEY DATA
› Location: Western Asturias, on the Cantabrian coast.
› Status: One of the most beautiful villages in Spain (since 2021).
› Population: Just over 5,000 inhabitants (pixuetos).
› Key features: Natural amphitheatre, colourful houses, fishing port, protected coastline.
› Celebrity connection: Hometown of Rosalía's father.
HERITAGE AND GASTRONOMY: QUINTA DE SELGAS AND LOCAL CUISINE
But beyond its landscape beauty, Cudillero has a very interesting heritage. The Humilladero chapel, built in the 13th century, is its oldest building, although there are pre-Romanesque remains (hillforts). The Quinta de Selgas, from the 19th century, is a spectacular palace complex with impressive French-style gardens, awarded the best gardens in Spain in 2006. Inside the palace, works by Titian, El Greco and Goya can be admired; indeed, it houses Goya's first canvas, 'Aníbal vencedor contempla por primera vez Italia desde los Alpes'. The council also has other works such as the churches of San Martín de Luiña and Santa María de Soto de Luiña, considered a Historic-Artistic Monument.
HERITAGE AND GASTRONOMY
› Quinta de Selgas: 19th-century palace with French-style gardens.
› Art collection: Works by Goya (first canvas), El Greco and Titian.
› Gastronomy: Combines fresh fish and seafood with mountain dishes such as fabada.
› Festivities: San Pedro festival, with the L'Amuravela sermon in the local dialect.
› Protected landscape: Cabo Vidíu and Playa del Silencio (Gavieiru).
A PROTECTED LANDSCAPE WITH INCOMPARABLE BEAUTY
The Cudillero coastline is declared a Protected Landscape, and with good reason: you only have to look at spots such as Cabo Vidíu or the Playa del Silencio (or Gavieiru), which is difficult to access and completely wild, but of immeasurable beauty. The gastronomy of the area combines the best fish from the area with mountain dishes, such as the traditional fabada. In addition, Cudillero has peculiar festivities, such as the San Pedro festival, where L'Amuravela is celebrated, a secular sermon in the Cudillero dialect proclaimed by a sailor on a boat.
NATURE AND PROTECTED AREAS
› Protected coastline: Declared a Protected Landscape.
› Key spot: Playa del Silencio (Gavieiru) — difficult access, wild beauty.
› Scenery: Cabo Vidíu, with panoramic sea views.
› Altitude: Extends from the coastal plain to mountains over 700 metres high.
› Unique experience: Combination of sea and mountain in a natural amphitheatre.
For InasTour, Cudillero represents an ideal combination of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and quality of life that attracts both celebrities like Rosalía and international buyers seeking a unique refuge in Asturias. This village offers a lifestyle that blends fishing tradition, history, and a spectacular landscape, making it an exclusive destination for living and investing.
Cudillero is a place of dreams full of almost magical corners, which the artist defined years ago as beautiful.
Cudillero, with its natural amphitheatre shape, its colourful houses and its fishing port, is a village that captivates at first sight. The connection of a global figure like Rosalía to this Asturian corner reinforces its appeal as a destination of authenticity and beauty. The combination of its protected landscape, its heritage with works by Goya and its rich gastronomy makes Cudillero a privileged place, not only to visit but to live in. This village is an example of the best of Asturias: a territory that preserves its essence and offers a quality of life that is difficult to match.
ORIGINAL REPORT
This article was originally published by Divinity. You can read the original version here: Divinity — This is Cudillero, Rosalía's father's hometown: a natural amphitheatre nestled between the sea and the mountains