NW Spain: Feve train to Burela

August 25, 2017

After an early morning arrival at Asturias Airport, we took the bus downtown Oviedo. We walked to see the cathedral, which is rather grandiose.

Altar, Oviedo Cathedral

Cloisters, Oviedo Cathedral

We took the afternoon train to Burela, a small port town in Galicia. The train is meter guage due to the light loads and frequent tunnels on the line. About 1/2 hour into the trip, everybody got off at a small station. A nice woman signalled to us to get off as well; for some reason, we had to change trains. 

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Unscheduled change of trains

The train was soon on the coast of the Atlantic, passing pleasant towns and villages. After crossing into Galicia, the terrian looked more maritime and rural. In Galicia, there were two languages on the signs at the train stations: Spanish and Galician (1). The town of Burela is a fishing port, where the few tourists are almost all Spanish.

(1) Galician, spoken in northwest Spain (adjacent to Portugal) is either a dialect of Portuguese, or its own language, depending on whom you believe. The language was forbidden during Franco era (1930s until 1975).

Views from the train, Asturias

Views from the train, Galicia