Ancestry Tour

Were your (great)grandparents from Asturias and migrated to ‘the Americas’? And are you curious to learn more about their homeland? Our customized ancestry tour in Asturias offers you the opportunity to explore your family heritage!

Customized ancestry tour in Asturias

Each family has its own unique history. Therefore, our ancestry tour is fully customizable. You can visit larger towns, small villages or former workplaces like mines. The itinerary and duration of the tour are entirely personalizable.

Additionally, we can include typical Asturian elements to your tour. Visit a cider museum or mine and have a traditional Asturian lunch! This gives you a real feeling of the Asturian life. Private transportation or multiple-day tours are also possible.

Please get in touch with us via the contact form below. You can also send us a message at info@intoasturias.com to start preparing your own ancestry tour in Asturias!

Some background about the emigration from Asturias

Thousands of Asturians emigrated to Argentina, Mexico, Cuba and other parts of ‘the Americas’ in the 19th and 20th century. Many of them found their new home in these countries. Only around 5% of them returned.

Casas de Indianos

The returning emigrants were called Indianos. They built large mansions reflecting their newly acquired wealth. These houses and gardens bear little resemblance to the local Asturian architecture. Indeed, they are more similar to homes found in Buenos Aires, Havana, or Mexico. In the town of Colombres alone, there are 68 of these Casas de Indianos.

Asturian Emigration Museum

An optional visit of this ancestry tour in Asturias is the ‘Indianos Archive’ or Emigration Museum in Colombres. This museum is situated in a typical Casa de Indianos built in 1906 by a returning emigrant from Mexico. In this museum you find various artifacts related to the Asturian emigration. For example, travel tickets, posters announcing ship departures and photographs of various Asturian associations formed in the new world.

Let us know your interests and ideas via the contact form below or info@intoasturias.com. Together, we dive into Asturias to explore your family history!

Each family has its own unique history. Therefore, our ancestry tour is fully customizable. You can visit larger towns, small villages or former workplaces like mines. The itinerary and duration of the tour are entirely personalizable.

Additionally, we can include typical Asturian elements to your tour. Visit a cider museum or mine and have a traditional Asturian lunch! This gives you a real feeling of the Asturian life. Private transportation or multiple-day tours are also possible.

Please get in touch with us via the contact form below. You can also send us a message at info@intoasturias.com to start preparing your own ancestry tour in Asturias!

Our customized guided tours are available from 75 euros p.p. This includes:

  • Customized itinerary
  • Private guide
  • Insurances
  • Private transportation (optional)
  • Lunch, dinner, snacks (optional)

FAQs

Is this tour suitable for children?

Yes! Since this tour is fully customizable, we can design it in such way, that the kids have a great and interesting experience as well.

How do I book this tour?

Fill in the form below or send us a message at info@intoasturias.com. After receiving your message, we will get in touch with you and design the customized tour. We will send you a proposal of the itinerary and price. Once you agree, you will receive further instructions on how to pay. The booking is official once we received (part of) the tour price.

How do I pay for this tour?

Once you agree upon the itinerary and price, you will receive the payment information. Depending on the tour, you can either pay by Paypal, Stripe, via a bank transfer and/or in cash on the tour day itself.

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  1. Lifelong memory experience
    By Jim & Barbara
    from United States
    October 15, 2019
    Jim and I want to Thank You again for the amazing day in Asturias. You made the experience a lifelong memory for us. You thought of everything in your preparation. Having a printed itinerary to take with us took our experience to an entirely higher level.
    Date of Experience: October 12, 2019
  2. Wonderful tour
    By Marylee
    from Spain
    September 24, 2022
    Deborah did a wonderful job of organizing our tour and went out of her way to find information on our family. Her personality is lovely and we enjoyed our tour and our time with her.
    Date of Experience: September 22, 2022
  3. Spectacular Asturias - finding my roots, from the ocean cliffs to the depths of a mine!
    By Psteiner
    from United States
    May 18, 2023
    Debora gave us a custom tour of Asturias to visit the town of my Grandfather in Arnao- we visited the church where he was baptized San Martin de Laspra on the Camino Norte and then to Santa Maria Del Mar to the church his parents were married in overlooking the ocean. We feasted on an Asturian Lunch of Cachopo and Torta de abuela with local cider. The highlights were the museum of anchors on the coast, Elenore the steam train that transported coal from the mine and the tour into the Submarine Mine at Arnao. She is a lovely knowledgeable guide that went above and beyond and has my highest recommendation!
    Date of Experience: May 18, 2023
  4. Wonderful, personalized ancestry tour
    By Rachel
    from United States
    July 25, 2023
    Debora arranged a wonderful and personalized ancestry tour, and we are so grateful for her effort, energy, and hard work. Her tour was a totally enjoyable and very personal event in our lives. Her command of the language was impressive; her attention to detail helped us to relate to our own genealogy; and, her sacrifice & effort gave us a glimpse into life in Aviles many years ago. The tour of the old mine was both enlightening and frightening. And, the 2 elderly women who opened the Church (San Martin) in Laspra were charming and delightful. We are very happy & thankful that we had the opportunity to meet her and to utilize her very able skill & knowledge to guide us along the way in Aviles.
    Date of Experience: May 17, 2023
  5. Tour of a lifetime
    By Liz
    from USA
    April 19, 2024
    I want to say thank you for giving me and my daughter the tour of a lifetime! We are still processing so much of what we saw and heard about Asturias and the life of the Vaqueiros, which your resources confirmed was part of my ancestry. I am so grateful to have had your guidance to get around and to show us all that we requested in the short time we were there. We will definitely have to return to Asturias and make more time for all the beauty it offers!
    Date of Experience: April 18, 2024
  6. Absolutely perfect trip
    By Brandi
    from USA
    May 4, 2024
    I cannot possibly recommend Debora enough! 500 words isn't enough to describe how much she went above and beyond for my family. We chose Debora's ancestry tour for my Grandmother, who was visiting her homeland for the first time. Debora planned and executed an absolutely perfect trip that was personalized to her interests. She spent countless hours perfecting it and went beyond our wildest dreams and hopes. She was kind, thoughtful, and knowledgeable. We absolutely loved her!
    Date of Experience: April 28, 2024

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Ancestry Tour
From € 75
/ Adult
  • 1-multiple days
  • 9 am- 5 pm (but flexible)
  • 2-10 persons
  • Own or private
  • Oviedo, Gijon, Aviles (flexible)
  • English (fluent), Dutch (fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
  • All year round
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