Peñamellera Alta

Peñamellera Alta is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Bounded on the north by Llanes, on the south by Baja Peñamellera, in the west of Cabrales and of Eastern Cantabria.

Economy

Agricultural character. In Spain, the produced here queso (cheese) de Peñamellera is known and loved. In gastronomy, the prisoner in the nearby Río Cares wild salmon is extremely popular. The abundance of fish that the region is a tourist destination for avid anglers from all over Europe.

Attractions

  • Church of San Pedro de Plecín from the 12th century
  • Cueva de Traúno - cave near the town with finds from the Stone Age

Parroquias

The municipality is divided into eight parroquias:

  • All
  • Cáraves
  • Llonín
  • Mier
  • Oceño
  • Rozagás
  • Ruenes
  • Trescares

Swell

  • Population figures, see INE
  • Area Code
  • Altitude Google Earth
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