Narbasu

If you’re keen to find a place in which to “lose yourself” and relax in the purest sense of the word, you won’t find anywhere quite like the Palacio de Rubianes, an authentic 14C Asturian-style property surrounded by verdant meadows and with the impressive summits of the Picos de Europa as a backdrop. Facilities here include attractive guestrooms and impressive market-inspired cooking bearing the signature of Esther and Nacho Manzano. Their cuisine is showcased on an à la carte and on two menus (Tradicional and Narbasu), all of which reveal authentic local flavours and include classic dishes from Casa Marcial, albeit from a more local perspective. Added interest is provided by the restaurant’s own kitchen garden on an old golf course, and a restored old mill standing alongside a stream to produce their own cornflour, which they then use to make their superb “tortos” appetisers.