San Martín: Holiday apartments below Peña Sobia
Accommodation in San Martín
San Martín lies below Peña Sobia; as an important road junction, the town is connected by routes towards Proaza, to Somiedo via Puerto de San Lorenzo, and to the province of León via Puerto Ventana.
Culture
Barrio del Canto, the oldest part of San Martín, still contains remains of a necropolis; the hill was also home to the now-vanished Ermita de San Martino.
The Palacio de los Marqueses de Valdecarzana is a 17th-century noble palace in San Martín. Its layout is arranged around a central courtyard; the three two-storey building wings have a portico supported by pillars on the ground floor and a wooden gallery on the upper floor.
The Chalet de Don Santiago, a private 19th-century building in San Martín, stands on Plaza España. It was built on commission from Joaquín Fernández Prida and later passed into the ownership of Santiago García Fuentes’s heirs.
Daily life and cuisine
San Martín concentrates most of Teverga’s shops and restaurants. The Casa Aladino restaurant serves traditional dishes made with regional products, including roasted or stewed kid, pote de berza, beans with wild boar, and a selection of cured meats.
In the surroundings of San Martín, the Área de La Colegiata offers a children’s playground, tables, benches and drinking water near the Colegiata de San Pedro.
Other destinations in this selection include Gúa, Perlunes, Carrea, Sabadia, Santullano, Villamarín, Somiedo and Villar De Vildas.
Surroundings
The Colegiata de San Pedro stands in the surroundings of San Martín and was built between 1069 and 1076. The surroundings of San Martín also include a museum in the sacristy of the Colegiata de San Pedro, with the mummified remains of the Marquis of Valdecarzana and his son Pedro de Miranda.
Nature and trails
In the surroundings of San Martín, Cueva Huerta forms part of a remarkable karst system and has a total of 14.5 kilometres of passages. For visitors, Cueva Huerta offers an approximately 50-minute guided tour along a walkway, as well as a more demanding tour through the riverbed, lasting around two to three hours.
In the wider regional surroundings of San Martín, the PR-AS 72 “Ruta del Puerto de Marabio” is a hiking trail of low difficulty that takes just over three hours.
In the surroundings of San Martín, the accessible section of the Sendero del Hayedo de Montegrande is 450 metres long and offers beech forests and Cantabrian fauna as observable natural attractions.
The accessible section of the Hayedo de Montegrande can be reached by public transport from Oviedo bus station to San Martín de Teverga, followed by a taxi ride.
For the overarching travel overview: Camín Real De La Mesa.
