Travel Guide Parc Naturel De Somiedo

In the past, in this region between forests and mountains, lived several groups of vaqueiros de alzada, those ancient shepherds who practiced transhumance. They sang ancestral melodies accompanied by the payetsa, a kind of pan that they hit with a big key.We recommend the excursion of the lakes. You can go up by car to the center of the village of Valle de Lago. From there, you can walk up to the lake of glacial origin, in the center of a mountainous cirque. Count on 12 km round trip. The most courageous can continue to other lakes (Saliencia, Cueva, Cerveriz).Nearby, the AS-227 road follows the course of the Pigüeña River to Belmonte. In Puente San Martín, we take the AS-16 road, which this time follows the course of the Narcea, a salmon river. In Oviñana, about ten kilometers from Belmonte, at the confluence of the two rivers, you can make a stop. In Cornellana, you can visit the monastery of San Salvador and its Romanesque church. You can also make a detour to Salas, 10 km away on the N-634, to visit its collegiate church of Santa Maria Maggiore.