A spectacular place with many good memories: Tapia de Casariego (ENG-ESP)

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Durante mis recientes vacaciones Navideñas, una de las actividades que he realizado ha sido hacer pequeños viajes a lugares que de un modo u otro han marcado mi forma de ser y de pensar.

Uno de los lugares que he visitado es la localidad de Tapia de Casariego (Asturias-España). Tapia de Casariego es una pequeña villa situada en la costa del mar cantábrico y que presenta, como todos los pequeños pueblos de este maravillo litoral, de bonitas playas, escarpados acantilados y un puerto pesqueros con mucho encanto.

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During my recent Christmas holidays, one of the activities I have done has been to make small trips to places that in one way or another have marked my way of being and thinking.

One of the places I have visited is the town of Tapia de Casariego (Asturias-Spain). Tapia de Casariego is a small village located on the Cantabrian coast and, like all the small villages of this marvellous coastline, it has beautiful beaches, steep cliffs and a charming fishing port.

Como había comentado, mis pequeños viajes estas Navidades se centraron en visitar lugares que me habían dejado marca. Una de esas marcas en la memoria que me ha dejado esta localidad, es que en ella estudie durante cuatro años en el instituto de enseñanza secundaria marque de casariego.

As I had mentioned, my little trips this Christmas were focused on visiting places that had left their mark on me. One of these marks in my memory is that I studied here for four years at the Marque de Casariego secondary school.

Instituto Marques de Casariego

Este pequeño instituto está situado en pleno corazón de Tapia de Casariego, enfrente de la plaza del ayuntamiento, donde una gran escultura de Fernando Fernández Casariego preside la plaza, el cual fue un noble a finales del siglo XIX que dio nombre a la localidad y más tarde al instituto de enseñanza secundaria.

Secondary School Marques de Casariego

This small secondary school is located in the heart of Tapia de Casariego, in front of the town hall square, where a large sculpture of Fernando Fernández Casariego presides over the square. He was a nobleman at the end of the 19th century who gave his name to the town and later to the secondary school.

Iglesia de San Esteban

A su vez, al margen derecho del instituto está situada la iglesia parroquial de San Esteban, que en alguna ocasión también fue empleada como aula para la asignatura de religión durante mis años de estudio en el instituto.

San Esteban Church

On the right side of the school is the parish church of San Esteban, which on occasion was also used as a classroom for religion classes during my years at the school.

Como curiosidad, indicaros que en lo alto de la iglesia está colocada una gran estatua de piedra del sagrado corazón de Jesús que se puede ver desde distintos puntos alejados a la iglesia debido a que es uno de los edificios de mayor tamaño y a que la iglesia se encuentra en la zona más elevada y a la vez más alejada de la zona portuaria.

As a curiosity, a large stone statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is placed on the top of the church, which can be seen from different points away from the church because it is one of the largest buildings and because the church is located in the highest area and at the same time the furthest away from the port area.

Playa del Aguileiro

Tras visitar el instituto y la iglesia, el siguiente lugar al que fui dentro de Tapia de Casariego fue hasta la playa del Aguileiro. Esta playa es una de las playas más grandes de Tapia y en ella los meses de primavera realizábamos las clases de educación física, consistente en carreras y también en la práctica de vóley-playa. Sin embargo, debido a que es una playa de arena y con muy poco calado en las pleamares, el mar engulle literalmente la playa como podéis ver en las siguientes imágenes.

Aguileiro Beach

After visiting the school and the church, the next place I went to in Tapia de Casariego was Aguileiro beach. This beach is one of the largest beaches in Tapia and during the spring months we had our physical education classes there, consisting of running and also playing beach volleyball. However, because it is a sandy beach with very shallow water at high tide, the sea literally engulfs the beach as you can see in the following pictures.

Tradición por el surf en Tapia

En esta playa del Aguileiro, uno de los deportes más practicados desde hace varias décadas es el surf. De hecho, durante mi visita un grupo de adolescentes equipados con sus trajes de neopreno y sus tablas se adentraron en el mar por uno de los accesos que dan a las rocas del lateral de la playa y sin dudarlo se adentraron en el mar para hacer sus piruetas encimas de sus tablas cabalgando las olas.

Surfing tradition in Tapia

Surfing has been one of the most popular sports on this Aguileiro beach for several decades. In fact, during my visit, a group of teenagers equipped with their wetsuits and boards entered the sea through one of the accesses that lead to the rocks on the side of the beach and, without hesitation, they went into the sea to do their pirouettes on their boards, riding the waves.

Una gran historia de amor por Tapia de un surfista australiano

Para mí es un orgullo comentarles que en esta playa del Aguileiro, se realiza desde hace 30 años una prueba internacional de surf en honor al surfista australiano Peter Gulley que junto a su hermano Robert hace 50 años introdujeron el surf en Tapia.

Campeonato Peter Gulley

Según la información que consta en varias páginas web, la introducción del surf en España comenzó en los años en los que estos hermanos australianos comenzaron a visitar la localidad casi cada verano. Fue tan fuerte la relación de Peter Gulley con la villa de Tapia, que una vez que falleció en el año 1991, sus cenizas fueron arrojadas a la playa del Aguileiro por pleno deseo que había confesado previamente a su hermano.

En la actualidad, toda la costa de playas de la localidad está comunicada por un paseo marítimo que lleva el nombre de Peter y Robert Gulley y a su vez se ha colocado un monumento en pleno paseo en honor al admirado Peter.

An Australian surfer's great love story for Tapia

I am proud to tell you that for the last 30 years an international surfing competition has been held on the Aguileiro beach in honour of the Australian surfer Peter Gulley who, together with his brother Robert, introduced surfing to Tapia 50 years ago.

Peter Gulley Open

According to information on various websites, the introduction of surfing in Spain began in the years when these Australian brothers began to visit the town almost every summer. Peter Gulley's relationship with the town of Tapia was so strong that when he passed away in 1991, his ashes were thrown on the Aguileiro beach in accordance with a wish he had previously made to his brother.

Today, the entire coastline of the town's beaches is connected by a promenade named after Peter and Robert Gulley and a monument has been placed in the middle of the promenade in honour of the much admired Peter.

Paseo Maritimo Peter y Robert Gulley

A continuación, tras estar viendo como practicaban surf los adolescentes, realicé el camino de regreso hasta el puerto de Tapia por el paseo marítimo y durante el recorrido del mismo fui encontrándome con diversos lugares muy bonitos y que durante mi época de estudiante muchos de ellos no existían.

El primer lugar donde me detuve a realizar unas fotos y que es un lugar que no conocía es un pequeño mirador que han construido cerca de la playa del Aguileiro que da vistas directas a otra pequeña playa llamada playa del murallón.

Peter and Robert Gulley promenade

Then, after watching the teenagers surfing, I made my way back to the port of Tapia along the promenade and along the way I came across several beautiful places, many of which did not exist when I was a student.

The first place where I stopped to take some photos and which is a place I didn't know is a small viewpoint that has been built near the Aguileiro beach that gives direct views of another small beach called Playa del Murallón.

Playa del Murallón

En esta playa del murallón, visto que el mar no cubría toda la arena, me decidí ir hasta su orilla y dejar la marca de HIVE sobre la arena por si algún curioso viese el nombre y haciendo una búsqueda encuentra nuestra amada blockchain.

Murallon Beach

On this beach of the murallón, as the sea did not cover all the sand, I decided to go to the shore and leave the HIVE mark on the sand in case someone curious saw the name and did a search to find our beloved blockchain.

Para aquellos que os está gustando esta zona de Tapia de Casariego, quiero indicaros que esta localidad cuenta con numerosos apartamentos turísticos para alquilar por semanas. Alguno de los cuales quedas justamente detrás del mirador del Murallón y desde el exterior tienen un aspecto impecable.

For those of you who are enjoying this area of Tapia de Casariego, I would like to point out that this town has numerous tourist flats for weekly rentals. Some of them are right behind the Murallón viewpoint and from the outside they look impeccable.

Reloj de sol

Continuando con mi paseo por el paseo marítimo, me encontré con un reloj de sol. Este tipo de relojes siempre han captado mi atención cuando me los he encontrado por lo simple y a la vez complejos que resultan. A simple vista vemos una serie de marcas que corresponden a las horas y la sombra de un mástil que marca la hora solar exacta. Sin embargo, es crucial que la orientación de ese mástil sea la correcta respecto al polo sur y su inclinación es dependiente de la latitud en la que nos encontramos.

Adicionalmente, desde el lugar donde esta este reloj de sol la playa del Murallón lucia impresionante.

Sundial

Continuing my walk along the promenade, I came across a sundial. This kind of clocks have always caught my attention when I have come across them because of their simplicity and complexity. At first glance we see a series of marks that correspond to the hours and the shadow of a mast that marks the exact solar time. However, it is crucial that the orientation of that mast is correct with respect to the south pole and its inclination is dependent on the latitude at which we find ourselves.

Additionally, from the location of this sundial the Murallon beach looked stunning.

Una casa con forma de barco

Continuando el camino que me había marcado con la finalidad de llegar a lugares especiales que pronto os contaré, me encontré con una espectacular casa con vistas al mar en forma de buque mercante que me impactó y que me gustaría saber quien es el propietario de la casa más peculiar que hay en todo Tapia y parte del occidente de Asturias.

A house in the shape of a ship

Continuing along the path I had marked out for myself with the aim of reaching special places that I will soon tell you about, I came across a spectacular house overlooking the sea in the shape of a merchant ship that struck me and that I would like to know who the owner of the most peculiar house in the whole of Tapia and part of western Asturias is.

Mirador de Ribeira

El siguiente lugar donde me detuve durante mi paseo fue el mirador de Ribeira. Este pequeño mirador da acceso a la playa de Ribeira y desde el mismo se puede contemplar la entrada del mar en las playas anteriormente nombradas, se puede ver la playa de Ribeira, también unas esculturas en forma de tablas de surf debido a la gran tradición surfera de esta localidad y a unos hermosas rocas próximas al acantilado donde el mar estaba rompiendo con fuerza.

Ribeira viewpoint

The next place where I stopped during my walk was the Ribeira viewpoint. This small viewpoint gives access to the beach of Ribeira and from it you can contemplate the entrance of the sea in the beaches previously mentioned, you can see the beach of Ribeira, also some sculptures in the shape of surfboards due to the great surfing tradition of this locality and some beautiful rocks next to the cliff where the sea was breaking with force.

Una piscina de agua de mar

A pocos metros de este mirador, me encontré con una construcción poco habitual y que no conocía de Tapia de Casariego. Se trata de una piscina de agua de mar que antiguamente se accedía por un camino por el acantilado y únicamente estaba protegida por las grandes rocas.

En la actualidad, realizaron una reforma para mejorar el acceso y que no sea peligroso. A su vez, han protegido más la piscina con algún muro de hormigón y me imagino que es un lugar ideal para aprender a nadar los niños con poca edad en los meses de verano.

A su vez, como podéis ver, es un lugar perfecto para conseguir fotografias de reflejos sobre el agua.

A seawater pool

A few metres from this viewpoint, I came across an unusual construction that I had never seen before in Tapia de Casariego. It is a seawater pool that used to be accessed by a path along the cliff and was only protected by the large rocks.

Nowadays, they have made a reform to improve the access so that it is not dangerous. At the same time, they have further protected the pool with a concrete wall and I imagine that it is an ideal place for young children to learn to swim in the summer months.

At the same time, as you can see, it is a perfect place to take pictures of reflections on the water.

Mi primer beso de amor

Continuando con los recuerdos del pasado, el siguiente lugar que visite dentro del paseo marítimo fue el mirador del cañon. Este lugar le tengo un gran recuerdo al ser donde di mi primer beso de amor durante mi adolescencia en una cálida noche de verano.

Este lugar presenta un cañón como símbolo de la defensa de la villa durante los intentos de incursiones extranjeras en el siglo XVIII y su vez se representa dos de los faros de acceso al puerto de Tapia.

My first kiss of love

Continuing with the memories of the past, the next place I visited on the promenade was the viewpoint of the canyon. I have a great memory of this place as it is where I had my first kiss of love during my adolescence on a warm summer night.

This place presents a cannon as a symbol of the defence of the town during the attempts of foreign incursions in the 18th century and in turn it represents two of the lighthouses of access to the port of Tapia.

Adicionalmente, en este mirador se encuentra expuesta una gran ancla que es parte del patrimonio de Tapia, ya que perteneció a uno de los grandes barcos que defendían el puerto de Tapia y sus inmediaciones durante el siglo XVIII.

In addition, a large anchor that is part of Tapia's heritage is on display at this viewpoint, as it belonged to one of the large ships that defended the port of Tapia and its surroundings during the 18th century.

Sin embargo, lo más bonito del lugar, aparte de los recuerdos de juventud que tengo, es poder disfrutar desde este mirador de las vistas al mar cantábrico, al gran faro de acceso al puerto y al puerto pesquero con sus múltiples casas colgadas de acantilado próximo al puerto.

However, the most beautiful thing about the place, apart from the memories I have of my youth, is being able to enjoy the views of the Cantabrian Sea from this viewpoint, the large lighthouse at the entrance to the port and the fishing port with its many houses hanging from the cliffs near the port.

Puerto de Tapia de Casariego

Posteriormente, continúe mi camino hasta el puerto pesquero, pero debido a la hermosura del puerto y sus casas tuve que detenerme cada pocos metros para contemplar el pueblo y fotografiarlo para todos vosotros.

Port of Tapia de Casariego

Afterwards, I continued on my way to the fishing port, but due to the beauty of the port and its houses I had to stop every few metres to contemplate the village and photograph it for all of you.

Escultura al pescador ahogado

Por último, una vez llegue a puerto me encontré con una conmovedora escultura que representa a un pescador rescatando a otro pescador que se está ahogando, que es un homenaje a todos aquellos marineros que han perdido la vida realizando el duro trabajo de pescador que a tantas familias de Tapia sustentan.

Sculpture of the drowning fisherman

Finally, once I arrived at the port I came across a touching sculpture representing a fisherman rescuing another fisherman who is drowning, which is a tribute to all those sailors who have lost their lives doing the hard work of a fisherman that sustains so many families in Tapia.

Finalmente, con la promesa de volver pronto a este lugar que tan buenos recuerdo me traen y a la vez que es una delicia visual, me despido de todos vosotros.

Que tengáis buena semana

Finally, with the promise to return soon to this place that brings me so many good memories and at the same time is a visual delight, I say goodbye to all of you.

Have a good week

Own photograph taken with my camera Sony Alpha 6000L .

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Quite a beautiful place.Being able to see the buildings or the sea views that are there is so amazing.It's really extraordinary natural beauty.

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Wow amigo @castri-ja qué maravilloso paseo nos has regalado y una historia tan bonita de tu adolescencia. Saludos.

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Gracias por el comentario.

Un paseo cuando no sabia que hacer en casa unos días después de fin de año.

Según paseaba recordaba momentos que uno solo recuerda cuando vuelve al lugar donde sucedieron.

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Que maravillosos lugares nos muestras, y más significativo como esos lugares fueron y aún son valiosos para ti, muy buenos recuerdos debes tener de todos esos lugares. Un gusto leer tu post, saludos.🤗

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Spectacular 😍. What beautiful places you show in this post! I loved contemplating through the photos the beautiful views that the viewpoints have 😍, and knowing that one of them brings back a good memory of your adolescence! The beaches are beautiful 😍, I liked knowing the story of the surfer. It was a good tour!, thanks for sharing it here!. I hope you come back soon! And you can continue showing us more of the beautiful places it has!

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Thank you for your comment.

Don't doubt that I will continue to show you special places that I find every week.

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Awesome. What a great collection of pictures we got here. The atmosphere over there looks calm and peaceful. Thanks for sharing this amazing post and have a wonderful day.

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Thank you very much for your comment.

I'm glad you liked the post

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