Asturias Cider Route

A journey through Asturias to see the cider-making process and the curious manner in which it is served here. Includes visits to orchards and cider presses, known in Asturias as lagares, guided tours, sampling traditional foodstuffs and activities that show the cider-making process and local culture.

Plan de Competitividad Turística del Turismo Gastronómico de Asturias

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Countries and regions	Spain - Asturias

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Ruta de la Sidra

Recorre Asturias de oriente a occidente y de norte a sur descubriendo el increíble mundo y la cultura de la sidra local, desde las plantaciones de manzanos hasta las sidrerías donde se puede degustar acompañada de alguno de los platos de la gastronomía local. Pero sobre todo visita los lagares o bodegas donde se elabora este ancestral producto, aprende a distinguir los distintos tipos de sidra, y descubre los secretos del escanciado y de las populares "espichas" (comidas tradicionales acompañadas de sidra).

En varios puntos de la geografía asturiana podrás visitar campos de manzanos y lagares, participar en actividades de la recogida de la manzana y elaboración de la sidra, aprender a escanciar y disfrutar de catas y degustaciones. Además podrás visitar el Museo de la sidra en la localidad de Nava y varios museos etnográficos donde se recoge la historia de la sociedad tradicional asturiana.

The province of Asturias in the north of the country is the Spanish region where most cider is produced and consumed. This beverage is such an inseparable part of Asturian culture and society that Asturian cider, along with the cultural framework that surrounds it, has been proposed to UNESCO as a candidate to be recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humankind.

In Asturias cider is ubiquitous and is present in every social event or festivity. There are three types of cider, natural or flat cider, newly pressed or table cider and sparkling cider any of which may be found in social gatherings of family or friends. A single cider glass is passed around and shared by all, a small amount of cider being poured out for each person from a bottle held at arms-length overhead into the glass held at waist height, a technique which aerates the cider. This serving method distinguishes Asturian cider from that of all other producing regions and makes it unique.

Thanks to the Cider Route, visitors can immerse themselves in the culture of Asturian cider, visiting orchards, lagares where cider is pressed and fermented, join in traditional activities like apple-picking or learning to pour cider and of course tasting cider in all its many forms and varieties and sharing it with the locals accompanied by Asturias’ rich gastronomy.