3 Best Hotels in Luarca, Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria

A restored historic building with an additional two-story suite in the adjacent ancient tower, this intimate bed and breakfast is just a walk away from jutting beachside cliffs. It's ideal for misty-green seaside hikes in the early fall and cove-hunting in the summer sun. Common spaces are cozy and convivial, with a familiar touch, and many rooms offer beyond idyllic views of the countryside. 

On a grassy hill with spectacular bay views, this cozy yet modern B&B makes for a charming stay. Each of the nine guest rooms is distinct, with handmade light fixtures and sculptures, designer furniture, and bare stone walls. The breakfast buffet is exceptional, as are the cocktails at the bar. The restaurant, open only to guests, serves such delicacies as mushroom or sea urchin croquetas, grilled hake, and changing vegetable preparations hinging on produce grown in the garden. 

Built in 1899 by a wealthy indiano (a Spaniard who made his fortune in the Americas and returned), this charming Asturian mansion on the hill above Luarca offers modern apartments in the garden or Belle Époque suites in the main building. One of the latter has a pleasant glassed-in reading room. There's also a small antiques museum and an old coach house surrounded by palm trees and imported shrubs.