Ok. Another holiday question......

Can anyone confirm the date and festivities that occur during this festival? Some books say Sept 18 and others say Sept 19.

Also, is the festival only in Oviedo or all of Asturius?

Thanks in advance.

The festival is on Sept. 19th and isn't in Oviedo. It's located in the small mountain village of Salahora de Aquí. Check out the flash website at www.salahora.es

Thanks again CaliBasco - I'll owe you one whenever we get an LA group together!

I don't know if I want to collect on that or not! Did you click the link?

Nope. I got a bad gateway signal from work. Now you've got my curiosity.

I'll give you a hint:

"sal" is a command form of the verb "salir", and "ahora" is now.

D'you still want to "owe me one"?

CaliBasco [Quien disfruta mucho de tomarselo el pelo a algunos]

Here's a real link: Día de América

It is in Oviedo on Sept. 19th. Are you going???

You are so bad.....sending me in all kinds of directions!

I had planned on spending 2 nights in Santander, Sept 18-19 (visiting Llanes on a day trip) and 2 nights in Leon, Sept 20-21.

However, I could cut one of the stays short a night and travel to Oviedo in between for a night. I could even visit Llanes along the way...Would public transportation be sparse on that day? Is it worth it? If so, which cities would you cut the stay short on Santander or Leon?

The 19th is my birthday so it would be alot of fun celebrating in Oviedo.

Transportation is sparse any day in Asturias. For the most part, you're at the mercy of the bus schedule. The local Alsa busline is good, and if I remember correctly, runs fairly regularly between Uvieu and Santander.

Back when I actually lived in Asturias, there was a narrow-gauge rail system called FEVE. They're still around FEVE and their website gives you good route maps and information. The route from Santander to Uvieu takes about 4½ hours.

CaliBasco,

Can you be bothered to give your personal impression/opinion of Asturias?

I ask because a good friend here in California is from Oviedo (well, a little outside) and she's likely getting married next year. The whole gang here in the States will be trekking back for yet another wedding in España. I’ve been to Spain quite a few times -- including the north -- but never over to Asturias.

This board has been a great source of candid, personal opinions. Thanks in advance ... if you have the time!

(Or, if anyone else has an opinion this post isn't exclusively for CaliBasco.)