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Spanish Lesson: La Naturaleza De Asturias

Discover the natural beauty of Asturias, a region in northwest Spain.
La naturaleza de Asturias represented by a cow standing in a field.

Learning Spanish is about much more than memorizing vocabulary. In each Spanish Lesson, we explore a part of the vast Spanish-speaking world with texts designed for beginner (A2) Spanish learners. Reading the following means you’re able to…

  • order food and drinks using basic expressions.

Read on to learn about la Naturaleza de Asturias. And if you get stuck on any of the bolded terms, you can scroll down to la lista de vocabulario, which will guide you along. You can also listen along to a recording of the story, read by a native Spanish speaker.

La Naturaleza de Asturias

Asturias es una región del Norte de España llena de paisajes verdes y naturaleza. Es una zona famosa por las rutas de senderismo, donde turistas y locales caminan y disfrutan de hermosas vistas. También hay muchas personas que usan sus bicicletas para ir a montañas y lagos preciosos.

La capital de Asturias, Oviedo, es una ciudad rodeada de naturaleza. En Oviedo puedes hacer muchas cosas, por ejemplo, puedes visitar Santa María del Naranco, una iglesia en la montaña. Además, puedes ir en tren a muchos pueblos bonitos de alrededor, como Trubia o San Pedro de Nora.

Si quieres ver montañas y osos, visita el Parque Natural de Somiedo, donde hay caminos, lagos y muchos animales, como vacas y osos. Por el contrario, si quieres un plan más veraniego, puedes ir a Llanes y disfrutar del sol en sus 32 playas.

Y cómo olvidar la comida. Asturias es famosa por su fabada (un cocido de alubias y chorizo) y el cachopo (carne rellena de jamón y queso). Y de beber, ¡sidra!

Naturaleza, montaña, playa y buena comida. ¡El lugar perfecto para las vacaciones!

Lista de vocabulario

Palabras temáticas — Thematic words

  • paisajes verdes — green landscapes
  • naturalezanature
  • rutas de senderismo — hiking paths or routes
  • hermosas vistas — beautiful views
  • bicicletas — bikes
  • montañas — mountains
  • lagos — lakes
  • rodeado/a — surrounded
  • iglesia — church
  • pueblo — town
  • caminos — paths or routes
  • vacas — cows
  • osos — bears
  • veraniego — summer-like/summery
  • playas — beaches
  • cocido — stew
  • alubias — beans
  • vacaciones — holidays/vacations

Expresiones — Expressions

  • cómo olvidar — who can forget/let’s not forget
  • (re)lleno/a de — filled with

Verbos — Verbs

  • caminan — they walk
  • disfrutan — they enjoy

Elementos culturales — Cultural elements

  • Oviedo — capital of Asturias
  • Santa María del Naranco — pre-Romanesque church on Mount Naranco
  • Trubia — small town in Asturias with hiking paths and a river
  • San Pedro de Nora — small town in Asturias with a beautiful church
  • Parque Natural de Somiedo — Somiedo Natural Park, which features many lakes and is home to bears
  • Llanes — coastal town with 32 beaches
  • fabada — typical Asturian stew with beans and chorizo
  • cachopo — typical Asturian meat filled with ham and cheese
  • sidra — typical Asturian cider drink
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Daniel López Prior

Daniel is from Seville, Spain, and started working at Babbel in 2021. He studied in Spain, the UK, and the US and has degrees in translation and interpretation, translation and new technologies as well as linguistics. When he’s not busy trying to find the best learning methods with his colleagues, he travels, goes hiking, watches TV and movies, and enjoys Formula 1.

Daniel is from Seville, Spain, and started working at Babbel in 2021. He studied in Spain, the UK, and the US and has degrees in translation and interpretation, translation and new technologies as well as linguistics. When he’s not busy trying to find the best learning methods with his colleagues, he travels, goes hiking, watches TV and movies, and enjoys Formula 1.

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