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* Total distance: ? km | * Total distance: ? km | ||
* Official biketour Asturian number: +34 | * Official biketour Asturian number: +34 630206916 (Guillem) | ||
[[Coordinator]]s | [[Coordinator]]s are Elena from Escanda | ||
*Ideas: | *Ideas: | ||
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===Sleeping places=== | ===Sleeping places=== | ||
'''[[June 23 | '''[[June 23]]''' (Sunday) CARAVIA beach (confirmed) | ||
*ROUTE: Train from Bilbao: | |||
**Bilbao 13.02 -> Santander 15.58 | |||
**Santader 16.10 -> Ribadesella 18.52 | |||
*ROUTE: | *** The info about the train should be seen more up under Bilbao | ||
* On the | **Then cycle 15km till Caravia (the beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella) I talked with Fran and he told me that it's the beach after vega. | ||
* On the 23th, it's a very magical night and some people are going to celebrate the solstice on a beach called CARAVIA. There will be a camping space, concerts, fire,... Biketour is welcome to stay there that night. That beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella (on the eastern coast of Asturias). | |||
*SLEEP: Caravia beach | *SLEEP: Caravia beach | ||
Contact person: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74 | Contact person: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74 | ||
'''[[June 25]]''' (Monday) LA | '''[[June 25]]''' (Monday) LA CASTACAL (confirmed for 25 but can be changed to 24) | ||
*ROUTE: Caravia - La | *ROUTE: Caravia - La CastaDal, around 50km | ||
* The village close to Nava called La | * The village close to Nava called La CastaDal. Hosts want to propose a workshop, perhaps on "world dancing", some other artistic stuff is possible. It is fine to cycle from Caravia to La CastaDal. | ||
*SLEEP: La | *SLEEP: La CastaDal village/community | ||
Contact person from La | Contact person from La CastaDal: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74 | ||
'''[[June 26]]''' (Tuesday) ESCANDA, south of Pola de Lena area (confirmed) | '''[[June 26]]''' (Tuesday) ESCANDA, south of Pola de Lena area (confirmed) | ||
*ROUTE: La | *ROUTE: La CastaDal - Escanda, 60km | ||
* Well known community in Asturias, an | * Well known community in Asturias, an association made up of people from various countries. | ||
*SLEEP: Escanda community | *SLEEP: Escanda community | ||
http://www.escanda.org/english/faqescandaeng.php | http://www.escanda.org/english/faqescandaeng.php | ||
Contact person from Escanda: Elena | Contact person from Escanda: Elena | ||
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*SLEEP: Escanda community | *SLEEP: Escanda community | ||
'''[[June 28]]''' (Thursday) IXUXU, Soto de Rey, Oviedo area (confirmed) | '''[[June 28]]''' (Thursday) IXUXU, Soto de Rey, Oviedo area (confirmed but trying to change to 25) | ||
*ROUTE: Escanda - Ixuxu, 30km | *ROUTE: Escanda - Ixuxu, 30km | ||
* Nice eco-farm in Asturias. There's space to camp. It's a very beautiful place with chestnut woods, horses, sheep,... There is a few people living there, and some more people living outside help out in the farm, or building the straw-bell house and yurts, ... | * Nice eco-farm in Asturias. There's space to camp. It's a very beautiful place with chestnut woods, horses, sheep,... There is a few people living there, and some more people living outside help out in the farm, or building the straw-bell house and yurts, ... | ||
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Contact person from Ixuxu: Alicia, tel: (+34) 985.796.893 | Contact person from Ixuxu: Alicia, tel: (+34) 985.796.893 | ||
'''[[June 29]]''' (Thursday) LIBELULA, Avilés (north) (confirmed) | ===Cancelled places=== | ||
before was: '''[[June 29]]''' (Thursday) LIBELULA, Avilés (north) (confirmed and canceled by phone) | |||
Susana says that she will visit Escanda and the group | |||
*ROUTE: Ixuxu - Libelula | *ROUTE: Ixuxu - Libelula | ||
(''note'': people here have been strongly recommending that you don't go south-west from Pola cos it's very steep, it's right through very high mountains. So, you might have to go back to the coastline to go towards Galicia.) | (''note'': people here have been strongly recommending that you don't go south-west from Pola cos it's very steep, it's right through very high mountains. So, you might have to go back to the coastline to go towards Galicia.) | ||
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Contact person from Libelula: Susana (+34) 985.56.37.86 | Contact person from Libelula: Susana (+34) 985.56.37.86 | ||
'''[[June 30]]''' (Friday) NAVIA (north-west of town Navia) | before was: '''[[June 30]]''' (Friday) NAVIA (north-west of town Navia) (canceled by phone) | ||
*ROUTE: Libelula - Navia (Navia is some 70km from Avilés) | *ROUTE: Libelula - Navia (Navia is some 70km from Avilés) | ||
* It's a zone where there's quite a nice bunch of people from very different backgrounds and ages. The couple who would host you on their field are | * It's a zone where there's quite a nice bunch of people from very different backgrounds and ages. The couple who would host you on their field are | ||
teachers and live in a very | teachers and live in a very beautiful place above the sea. This group of people hosted the annual asturian ecologist "gathering" to protest against the massive plans of exporting water til the coastline for huge touristic plans (buildings and golf courses....). Unfortunately they don't really feel like doing another protest end of june, but I guess somebody from biketour could probably give them some ideas or encourage them... | ||
*SLEEP: the field at Navia | *SLEEP: the field at Navia | ||
Contact person from Navia: Yolanda & Manolo, tel: (+34) 985.47.41.40 | Contact person from Navia: Yolanda & Manolo, tel: (+34) 985.47.41.40 | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 18 June 2007
- Total distance: ? km
- Official biketour Asturian number: +34 630206916 (Guillem)
Coordinators are Elena from Escanda
- Ideas:
Sleeping places
June 23 (Sunday) CARAVIA beach (confirmed)
- ROUTE: Train from Bilbao:
- Bilbao 13.02 -> Santander 15.58
- Santader 16.10 -> Ribadesella 18.52
- The info about the train should be seen more up under Bilbao
- Then cycle 15km till Caravia (the beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella) I talked with Fran and he told me that it's the beach after vega.
- On the 23th, it's a very magical night and some people are going to celebrate the solstice on a beach called CARAVIA. There will be a camping space, concerts, fire,... Biketour is welcome to stay there that night. That beach is somewhere in between Villaviciosa and Ribadesella (on the eastern coast of Asturias).
- SLEEP: Caravia beach
Contact person: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74
June 25 (Monday) LA CASTACAL (confirmed for 25 but can be changed to 24)
- ROUTE: Caravia - La CastaDal, around 50km
- The village close to Nava called La CastaDal. Hosts want to propose a workshop, perhaps on "world dancing", some other artistic stuff is possible. It is fine to cycle from Caravia to La CastaDal.
- SLEEP: La CastaDal village/community
Contact person from La CastaDal: Fran (+34) 620.61.78.74
June 26 (Tuesday) ESCANDA, south of Pola de Lena area (confirmed)
- ROUTE: La CastaDal - Escanda, 60km
- Well known community in Asturias, an association made up of people from various countries.
- SLEEP: Escanda community
http://www.escanda.org/english/faqescandaeng.php Contact person from Escanda: Elena
June 27 (Wednesday) ESCANDA (confirmed)
- rest day in Escanda
- SLEEP: Escanda community
June 28 (Thursday) IXUXU, Soto de Rey, Oviedo area (confirmed but trying to change to 25)
- ROUTE: Escanda - Ixuxu, 30km
- Nice eco-farm in Asturias. There's space to camp. It's a very beautiful place with chestnut woods, horses, sheep,... There is a few people living there, and some more people living outside help out in the farm, or building the straw-bell house and yurts, ...
- SLEEP: Ixuxu farm
Contact person from Ixuxu: Alicia, tel: (+34) 985.796.893
Cancelled places
before was: June 29 (Thursday) LIBELULA, Avilés (north) (confirmed and canceled by phone) Susana says that she will visit Escanda and the group
- ROUTE: Ixuxu - Libelula
(note: people here have been strongly recommending that you don't go south-west from Pola cos it's very steep, it's right through very high mountains. So, you might have to go back to the coastline to go towards Galicia.)
- If u choose to come to Libelula, you can camp on a field next to Avilés (+/- 40 km from Oviedo). Susana is living close to there and she cultivates vegetables for the other people in her agroecological cooperative (called Libélula). She's extremely sweet and she can tell u a lot about the surroundings or the social networks in asturias.
- SLEEP: agroecological cooperative Libelula
Contact person from Libelula: Susana (+34) 985.56.37.86
before was: June 30 (Friday) NAVIA (north-west of town Navia) (canceled by phone)
- ROUTE: Libelula - Navia (Navia is some 70km from Avilés)
- It's a zone where there's quite a nice bunch of people from very different backgrounds and ages. The couple who would host you on their field are
teachers and live in a very beautiful place above the sea. This group of people hosted the annual asturian ecologist "gathering" to protest against the massive plans of exporting water til the coastline for huge touristic plans (buildings and golf courses....). Unfortunately they don't really feel like doing another protest end of june, but I guess somebody from biketour could probably give them some ideas or encourage them...
- SLEEP: the field at Navia
Contact person from Navia: Yolanda & Manolo, tel: (+34) 985.47.41.40