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Wise Pilgrim APPColunga is a quiet market town on the Asturian coast that once served pilgrims from a hospital whose only remnant is the Capilla de Santa Ana. The old road through town — the Calle del Doctor Grande Covián — was formerly the Calle Real and has been the camino through town for centuries.
The nearby Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (MUJA), perched on a hilltop 3 km south, is worth a detour if you have any interest in paleontology. This stretch of coast — the Costa de los Dinosaurios — has produced hundreds of fossilized footprints and bone fragments from the Jurassic period. The museum is shaped like a dinosaur footprint when seen from the air, which tells you something about the local enthusiasm for the subject.
Basic services in town. Bars on the main street.
The Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de Loreto is held on the second Sunday in July.
At the far end of Colunga turns left to follow the AS-258, and then quickly thereafter it turns right at a fork to follow the CL-1. It follows this paved country road all the way to Pernús, passing under A-8 at the half way point. It nears several small hamlets.
