Apple Festival Activity · Villaviciosa, Gijón, Asturias Image of Villaviciosa, not of the place itself. Declared a festival of regional tourist interest in 1992, it is held in October every two years, in odd-numbered years, when the harvest is most abundant, with a display of apple varieties, public apple-crushing and competitions built around cider. Photo: Ramón Noriega (CC BY 2.5) What to see and do in Villaviciosa