Playa del Silencio (Silencio beach), also known as Playa d’El Gavieiru (El Gavieiru beach), is a pebble or beach of pebbles of approximately 500 meters in length, which does not have direct road access and that appears surrounded by “imposing quartzite cliffs”. It is located in the town of Castañeras in the council of Cudillero (Asturias), being within a zone of special protection for birds or ZEPA and also within a space included in the lists of places of community importance. The Playa del Silencio or Playa d’El Gavieiru has a great landscape and geomorphological value.