Cudillero works all twelve months, but it is not the same village in August as in November. Here is the difference, without decoration.
Summer: July and August
This is high season and it shows in everything: crowds at the harbour, difficult parking, full dining rooms and the need to book both the room and dinner well ahead. In exchange you get long days, outdoor tables and atmosphere.
If you come at this time, two pieces of advice: book early and do not count on driving down to the harbour. We go into it in how to get here and where to park.
Spring and autumn: our recommendation
May, June, September and October give you the same village with half the cars. You can park, you can eat without a scrum, the coastal paths are at their best and the afternoon light beats midsummer.
There is a culinary reason too: as the cold months come in, the shellfish improves. We cover it in what fish to eat season by season.
Winter: the real village
Fewer visitors, heavy seas and the fishing-village atmosphere unfiltered. It is the best time for a shellfish meal and for slow-cooked stews, and the worst if you came for the beach. It rains, because this is Asturias, and that is part of the deal.
L'Amuravela
The village's big festival is L'Amuravela, a seafarers' proclamation read from a boat in the harbour, summing up the village's year in verse. It is one of the most singular things on the Asturian coast and it fills Cudillero completely.
If you want to come for it, book a long way ahead: it is the date everything sells out first.
Quick summary
- Beach and atmosphere? July and August, booking early.
- Seeing the village calmly? May, June, September and October.
- Shellfish and stews? Autumn through spring.
- The festival? L'Amuravela, booked a long way in advance.
Booking
Whatever the date, booking direct beats booking through a portal: the same house answers the phone and serves you dinner. Here are the rooms and here are the breaks with dinner included.