Cape Peñas

Cape Peñas projects into the Cantabrian Sea at the northernmost point of Asturias. High cliffs and rocky islets face the Atlantic swell between the harbours of Avilés and Gijón. Heather covers the exposed headland, where winds and storms strike the coast with little shelter. To seafarers rounding northern Spain, the cape marks a prominent turn along a shore of steep rocks and small inlets.