Villaviciosa

Villaviciosa lies at the head of an inlet on the Asturian coast. Founded by Alfonso X in 1270 as the Puebla de Maliayo, it received the laws of Benavente, a weekly market and permission to build walls. In 1517 the young Charles of Ghent arrived on this coast to take possession of his Iberian kingdoms. After anchoring near the fishing village of Tazones, he came up the inlet to Villaviciosa, where he stayed before continuing his journey inland.