Beaches of Berbes, Vega and La Sierra

Negative experience: The beach is quite dirty (there was even a dead cat near the shore. No joke). It is very long and quite spacious unless you position yourself in the crowd near the beach bar. But I wanted to highlight the incredible selfishness of the people. Nature belongs to everyone. It is a vast beach and in the end, there was no one. So we settled there with about 5 or 6 people with a dog, where we were not bothering anyone, far from the services (bar, parking...) and the main entrance, spaced apart from each other. My dog and the one of the guy who was closest were sleeping on the towels. Then the lifeguards came to tell us that there were complaints about dogs on the beach and that they had to call the police. Incredible. We have traveled with our dog through France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and never a complaint. Spain: some country folk who think they have more right than others to be on a beach. 'The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Fantastic experience: Wide beach with very interesting rocks resulting from hydrothermalism that originated, among other minerals, fluorites and quartz, which make the rocky area of this beach shine. There are also rocks with fossils, including dinosaur footprints. If you walk at low tide, notice that, towards the dinosaur footprints, there is a freshwater spring emerging from the sand of the beach; you can see the bubbling at the bottom, as seen in one of the photos. There are areas with restaurants and bars, and ample parking space.

Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach with several beach bars and parking lots.

Positive experience: Most of the beach belongs to the village of Berbes (from the river to the West) which has very poor access to get to the beach, (dirt road and bumpy) On the other side of the beach access is perfect, it's just difficult to park in high season. There are two parking lots, one free and another one paid which is somewhat excessive. There are also several bars. The beach has showers and toilets next to the bars.

Fantastic experience: At Vega beach, the free parking only has a maximum height of 1.90 to enter, while other vans and motorhomes are left outside, it would be embarrassing for them to leave it like that. The beach has what we could call an improvised shower with a hose; it's the only thing available to wash off the sand. The beach is large, has fine sand, many waves, and it doesn't cover when you enter at the shore. There are lifeguards on the beach, and they are very attentive.

Positive experience: Leider sind keine Hunde im August erlaubt. Aber sehr schön

Negative experience: Estuve ayer y PERROS NO . No se porque sale como playa para perros en Google. El acceso tanto en coche como andando es largo y tedioso . Un camino de cabras pero bonito es. Si no te cuesta caminar un buen rato con cuestas y bajas andando para no dejarte las ruedas, frenos y bajos de la furgo pues genial !!! Para dormir no me quedé porque no había más que dos furgonetas desperdigadas y mucho coche y seguro que por la noche eso estaría muy solitario .

Negative experience: Dificil acceso para personas con movilidad reducida, aunque google diga que es para perros no lo es y no son bienvenidos, el aparcamiento a parte de estar muy alejado es caotico con pendientes y cuestas no aptas para coches bajos.No la recomiendo

Fantastic experience: Maravilla de playa en la que hemos ido con los perros

Negative experience: The beach is quite dirty (there was even a dead cat near the shore. No joke). It is very long and quite spacious unless you position yourself in the crowd near the beach bar. But I wanted to highlight the incredible selfishness of the people. Nature belongs to everyone. It is a vast beach and in the end, there was no one. So we settled there with about 5 or 6 people with a dog, where we were not bothering anyone, far from the services (bar, parking...) and the main entrance, spaced apart from each other. My dog and the one of the guy who was closest were sleeping on the towels. Then the lifeguards came to tell us that there were complaints about dogs on the beach and that they had to call the police. Incredible. We have traveled with our dog through France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and never a complaint. Spain: some country folk who think they have more right than others to be on a beach. 'The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Fantastic experience: THE TOPONYM OF THIS SANDY BEACH IS VEGA BEACH. IT IS A UNIQUE SANDY AREA, WITHOUT DIVIDING GEOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS. AND THIS IS HOW IT APPEARS IN ALL OLD MAPS (TOFIÑO, 1788 NAUTICAL CHARTS OF THE CANTABRIC 1846, ETC..)

Fantastic experience: Wide beach with very interesting rocks resulting from hydrothermalism that originated, among other minerals, fluorites and quartz, which make the rocky area of this beach shine. There are also rocks with fossils, including dinosaur footprints. If you walk at low tide, notice that, towards the dinosaur footprints, there is a freshwater spring emerging from the sand of the beach; you can see the bubbling at the bottom, as seen in one of the photos. There are areas with restaurants and bars, and ample parking space.

Fantastic experience: At Vega beach, the free parking only has a maximum height of 1.90 to enter, while other vans and motorhomes are left outside, it would be embarrassing for them to leave it like that. The beach has what we could call an improvised shower with a hose; it's the only thing available to wash off the sand. The beach is large, has fine sand, many waves, and it doesn't cover when you enter at the shore. There are lifeguards on the beach, and they are very attentive.

Fantastic experience: Endless beach, wide, clean, with a beautiful landscape and nudist areas. Access by car is complicated, as the road is a disaster full of bumps and stones. It is better to park away. And then you need good legs and lungs to get from where you leave the car to the beach. There are designated bathing areas. There are no restrooms at least that I have seen.

Negative experience: Es una playa grande,pero en vez de arena tiene piedras enormes, es incómoda, tiene un aparcamiento cercano con limitación de altura para que solo aparquen coches

Fantastic experience: Top. Larga, ancha, bonita. Se ve lastres al fondo. Puestas de sol desde los chiringuitos que merecen la pena.

Negative experience: The beach is quite dirty (there was even a dead cat near the shore. No joke). It is very long and quite spacious unless you position yourself in the crowd near the beach bar. But I wanted to highlight the incredible selfishness of the people. Nature belongs to everyone. It is a vast beach and in the end, there was no one. So we settled there with about 5 or 6 people with a dog, where we were not bothering anyone, far from the services (bar, parking...) and the main entrance, spaced apart from each other. My dog and the one of the guy who was closest were sleeping on the towels. Then the lifeguards came to tell us that there were complaints about dogs on the beach and that they had to call the police. Incredible. We have traveled with our dog through France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and never a complaint. Spain: some country folk who think they have more right than others to be on a beach. 'The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Fantastic experience: Wide beach with very interesting rocks resulting from hydrothermalism that originated, among other minerals, fluorites and quartz, which make the rocky area of this beach shine. There are also rocks with fossils, including dinosaur footprints. If you walk at low tide, notice that, towards the dinosaur footprints, there is a freshwater spring emerging from the sand of the beach; you can see the bubbling at the bottom, as seen in one of the photos. There are areas with restaurants and bars, and ample parking space.

Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach with several beach bars and parking lots.

Fantastic experience: Bonita playa pero con mucha piedra ..dos restaurantes..aparcamiento facil en temporada baja..

Negative experience: The beach is quite dirty (there was even a dead cat near the shore. No joke). It is very long and quite spacious unless you position yourself in the crowd near the beach bar. But I wanted to highlight the incredible selfishness of the people. Nature belongs to everyone. It is a vast beach and in the end, there was no one. So we settled there with about 5 or 6 people with a dog, where we were not bothering anyone, far from the services (bar, parking...) and the main entrance, spaced apart from each other. My dog and the one of the guy who was closest were sleeping on the towels. Then the lifeguards came to tell us that there were complaints about dogs on the beach and that they had to call the police. Incredible. We have traveled with our dog through France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and never a complaint. Spain: some country folk who think they have more right than others to be on a beach. 'The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Positive experience: Today I was at the beach and it was closed for swimming due to the Portuguese man o' war theoretically for part of the morning and all afternoon. I say theoretically because I went there around 4:00 PM and about forty surfers and a few swimmers were in the water. Later for some reason they decided to enforce the ban and got them out of the water. The lifeguards had a tough job, even the municipal police showed up. But if they don't clarify the prohibitions, they will have many tough days filled with discussions. I went into the water at 8:00 PM and after 2 hours of swimming, I didn't see any. I don’t know who is responsible for this exactly, but closing the beaches like this isn't without consequences.

Fantastic experience: IMPORTANTE: La playa de Berbés se accede por un camino rural sin asfaltar y después por un camino de cabras apto para tractores. Es nudista y aunque están prohibidos los perros, está lleno de ellos. La playa de Vega está urbanizada, con socorristas, chiringuitos, aparcamientos y demás facilidades. Y no es nudista. Pero las entradas a ambas playas son diferentes. Una se conecta en Berbés y la Vega en un desvío más adelante. No es el camino correcto para llegar a la playa de Vega, tal y como indica Google Maps. Hay que seguir recto por la n632 y desviarse a la izquierda en un cruce con una señalización a la playa de Vega. Bastantes kilómetros más adelante. Hay varios desvíos antes a caminos a la izquierda que Google indica como posibles, pero son solo rurales y trampas para coches. El que indica Google como principal es un camino rural solo apto para tractores. Todos los veranos se producen grandes atascos y enfados por parte de veraneantes que no conocen la zona. El desvío correcto es justo donde está Minas Ana Ribadesella, donde hay una indicación a la playa de Vega.

Fantastic experience: ERROR: El desvío correcto para el aparcamiento no es por Berbes, donde indica GoogleMAPS, sino donde está Minas Ana Ribadesella, donde hay una indicación a la playa de Vega. Primero pasamos el camping y al final están los establecimientos hosteleros como Vega Beach Bar o el Restaurante Güeyu Mar, el puesto de socorristas y la escuela de Surf. Todo esto está a la derecha de la Playa, no a la izquierda.

Fantastic experience: #LocalGuide Extensa playa abierta al norte con una longitud de 1,5 Km. de arena fina, en la que desemboca el rio Acebo. Servicios: servicios de Hosteleria, Camping, aseos, duchas, con aparcamientos gratuitos y de pago.socorristas y escuela de Surf. El acceso al pueblo de Vega es por el Desfiladero de Entrepeñas, formado por el Río Acebo ( Área Recreativa). El Arenal es el más extenso de Ribadesella, partido en dos por el Río. Al ser una playa abierta suele estar batida por el fuerte oleaje, ATENCION Subiendo la marea puede haber fuerte resaca que la hagan peligrosa. La parte oriental, el Castru, estratos y doblando el promontorio huellas de Dinosaurio tridadtil. La parte occidental es frecuentada por nudistas.

Negative experience: The beach is quite dirty (there was even a dead cat near the shore. No joke). It is very long and quite spacious unless you position yourself in the crowd near the beach bar. But I wanted to highlight the incredible selfishness of the people. Nature belongs to everyone. It is a vast beach and in the end, there was no one. So we settled there with about 5 or 6 people with a dog, where we were not bothering anyone, far from the services (bar, parking...) and the main entrance, spaced apart from each other. My dog and the one of the guy who was closest were sleeping on the towels. Then the lifeguards came to tell us that there were complaints about dogs on the beach and that they had to call the police. Incredible. We have traveled with our dog through France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and never a complaint. Spain: some country folk who think they have more right than others to be on a beach. 'The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Negative experience: The beach itself is spacious and pretty, my complaint comes from the fact that it said dogs were allowed. I went with my dog on a leash and some jerk called the local police as if I were killing someone. I was kicked out of the beach in a very rude manner. Overall, Asturias is not very friendly if you go with a dog. I have to put up with people who leave the beach like a dumpster or people with music or kids shouting, but I can't go with my dog when I have no one around me.

Positive experience: Today I was at the beach and it was closed for swimming due to the Portuguese man o' war theoretically for part of the morning and all afternoon. I say theoretically because I went there around 4:00 PM and about forty surfers and a few swimmers were in the water. Later for some reason they decided to enforce the ban and got them out of the water. The lifeguards had a tough job, even the municipal police showed up. But if they don't clarify the prohibitions, they will have many tough days filled with discussions. I went into the water at 8:00 PM and after 2 hours of swimming, I didn't see any. I don’t know who is responsible for this exactly, but closing the beaches like this isn't without consequences.

Fantastic experience: A crystal clear and beautiful beach!! It's worth going down to spend the afternoon... However, you need to have energy to climb back up!! It's advisable to bring flip-flops and drinks, as there is absolutely nothing there!! The flag is always red and swimming is prohibited, but with caution it is worth swimming!!

Fantastic experience: Wide beach with very interesting rocks resulting from hydrothermalism that originated, among other minerals, fluorites and quartz, which make the rocky area of this beach shine. There are also rocks with fossils, including dinosaur footprints. If you walk at low tide, notice that, towards the dinosaur footprints, there is a freshwater spring emerging from the sand of the beach; you can see the bubbling at the bottom, as seen in one of the photos. There are areas with restaurants and bars, and ample parking space.

Fantastic experience: Una playa espectacular, con una puesta de sol maravillosa y perfecta para hacer surf si tienes suerte con el oleaje

Positive experience: Today I was at the beach and it was closed for swimming due to the Portuguese man o' war theoretically for part of the morning and all afternoon. I say theoretically because I went there around 4:00 PM and about forty surfers and a few swimmers were in the water. Later for some reason they decided to enforce the ban and got them out of the water. The lifeguards had a tough job, even the municipal police showed up. But if they don't clarify the prohibitions, they will have many tough days filled with discussions. I went into the water at 8:00 PM and after 2 hours of swimming, I didn't see any. I don’t know who is responsible for this exactly, but closing the beaches like this isn't without consequences.

Fantastic experience: De las playas más bonitas de Asturias, ambiente muy playero, surfero y de desconexión en un lugar espectacular

Positive experience: Extensa playa ubicada en el municipio de Ribadesella, si bien alejada del núcleo urbano. Muy adecuada para la práctica del surf por las olas y corrientes del mar, pues se trata de una playa muy abierta. Dispone de amplios aparcamientos, aunque en agosto pueden ser insuficientes. Paisaje natural muy atractivo.

Fantastic experience: Preciosa playa para pasar el día o surfear. Una playa grande con muchas opciones.