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Cider Crucis is the most cider procession in Asturias, and all lovers of fermented apple juice are invited to participate in it next Friday, March 25.
The gastronomic day will be well watered with cider, pinchos, fabada and bagpipes to turn the procession into an authentic leisure event, tasting the best delicacies of Asturian gastronomy.
The departures will take place from Oviedo, Avilés and Gijón, and their destination will be the town of Llanes, where they will participate in the celebrations of The First Cider of the Year, and the great espicha they have organized for the occasion.
A public holiday, Good Friday, which will host from 10 in the morning to XNUMX at night, an authentic day of procession around the world of local gastronomy and cider.
A very gastronomic procession, with a price of € 60 per person or € 55 for groups of more than four people, being able to register by phone: 652 594 983 or by email administracion@lasidra.as
A Cider Festival that serves as a prelude to the various celebrations that will take place throughout the spring around the product and its production, which will end with the now traditional Gijonese Natural Cider Festival, in Summer.
Taste the first cider of the year
In the Museum of the People of Asturias, in the town of Llanes, the seventh edition of the “First cider of the year”, the largest espicha in the region and which will kick off the Asturian cider season.
The event is held coinciding with the four days of Holy Week, and will be supported by different activities such as serving and pouring cider, live cooking exhibitions, workshops, music, dancing and many leisure options for the youngest.
Another of the main attractions of these celebrations, apart from tasting the first cider of the year, is to see live the mayada of the apple, where the fruit is washed prior to the crushing or mayado of the fruit to later press it and thus obtain the sweet cider or wort.
Bocados de Cofrade in the Capital of the Principality
Throughout the week the hotel establishments of Oviedo participate in a gastronomic event closely related to the Christian Easter that is celebrated during those days.
These are the gastronomic days that are called Bocados del Cofrade where locals and visitors will be able to taste a very interesting range of tapas and pinchos made with typical waking ingredients.
The format of the conference has a contest approach and the best bites will be chosen through a popular vote carried out by the participants, who, after visiting the participating establishments and tasting their elaborations, will fill in their “gastromap” to use at the same time. end of the event as a ballot.
The price of snacks and consumption (Conde de Valdemar Wine, Brotherhood Sangria or San Miguel Beer Quinto) will have a price of € 3,50.
Here is a link to the gastronomy website to see in Asturias with all the details of the party and the participating establishments with their bite or minitapa.