The cider route. This is the ideal plan for learning everything about the excellent Asturian drink. You can watch the daily routine of the llagares (the places the cider is made) and the pomaradas (the apple orchards), taste the cider directly from the barrel (flat) and even learn to serve it. Many llagares and orchards are found in the famous “Cider Region”, an area made up of the towns of Villaviciosa, Colunga, Nava, Bimenes, Cabranes and Sariego. Another option is the combined tours of the Cider Museum in Nava (30 kilometres from Oviedo), which offers the chance to spend time in the museum and later walk around a llagar. The cheeses and the milk. Asturias is one of the main production areas of milk in Spain, so the quality and variety of dairy products surprises nobody. In fact, the region makes more than 40 kinds of cheeses, including the famous goats cheese. The cheese factories and livestock facilities that can be visited will show you the handmade production methods, how the livestock is cared for, everyday tasks on the farm, and even offer you the opportunity to learn how to milk a cow, bottle-feed a calf or feed the sheep.
