We arrived in Pola De Somiedo on a Saturday afternoon in mid-June, and hadn't pre-booked accommodation. Little did we know that the small town was hosting a road cycling event and a film making one too ! Going into the hotel we were warmly greeted by the young lady on reception, who spoke excellent english. She explained that the hotel had no rooms for that night but that there was one room at the nearby (2 minute walk) Casa Mino, which was owned by the family. This was in the village square. Arriving at the Casa Mino we were shown a room in the modern accommodation at the rear so it was quiet. The room was comfortably furnished and was spacious, had a good bathroom and was very clean. Meals were available in the Casa Mino which is a lively village meeting place with bar, outside tables and indoor seating. The owner was very friendly, as were the staff. We stayed for two nights and really enjoyed the experience of an authentic Asturian village Casa. Accommodation included a simple breakfast, and the choice of food in the bar was good, traditional and substantial. ||||There are many excellent walks in the area, and the lady in the tourist office adjacent to the Casa helpfully marked up our maps giving locations, distance and walking times, plus weather forecast too.||||Even though we arrived during a cycling event there was no problem finding parking in the town centre.||||We enjoyed our stay in Pola de Somiedo and consider ourselves lucky to have found such nice and authentic accommodation. Given that the town has a busy program of events it might be best to pre-book.||||Any negatives? Yes, we didn't see a bear, but had some good vulture sightings whilst on the walk to the Lagos de Saliencia