Discover Rano: Churches, Hórreos and Local History

Rano preserves an old communal washhouse. Those who want to get to know a place through tangible evidence can distinguish here between everyday culture, architectural history and religious traces.

Culture

The parish church of San Martín de Rano is listed as number 32 in the archaeological heritage appendix of Quirós. The Church of San Martín in Rano is recorded in the Asturias heritage inventory under code IPCA-EI-53-42, with the recording date 25 July 2018. An archival item entitled “Hermanos en Santa Rita, Rano” dates from 1935.

For your personal reading of the place, you can consider these references separately: sacred architecture, an archival document and communal everyday culture each set their own accent. The Church of Santa Rita in Rano has medieval origins. The church in Rano has a single-nave structure, a square-plan presbytery and a pointed barrel vault.

Some good examples of traditional architecture have been preserved in Rano. Rano has hórreos, traditional Asturian granaries built on stilts. Rano also has a historic school of old penmanship. The various building forms and historical references can be considered side by side without a fixed order; you can focus on churches, rural architecture or everyday history. Church interiors, hórreos and the country house show different aspects of architectural history, while the washhouse and school add communal and historical dimensions of everyday life. These references thus combine to form a varied picture of Rano without losing their respective function, form and historical period.

Nature

Quirós is an integral part of the Las Ubiñas-La Mesa Nature Park. Rano is also home to Las Lagartijas, a country house built of stone and wood in 1800. When choosing a location, you can weigh the connection to the nature park as a landscape focus and the country house as an architectural heritage focus separately.

Tradition

On 30 May 2021, a ceremonial mass was held in Rano in honour of Saint Rita. In 2021, a triduum in honour of Saint Rita preceded the Santa Rita celebration in Rano. The Santa Rita festival in Rano is associated with the last Sunday in May.

Those who want to place religious traditions in a chronological context can consider the mentioned May date as a separate calendar reference alongside the permanently visible architectural and everyday-life evidence. Different focal points help tailor planning to personal interests without reducing the place to a single theme.

Getting There

Rano can be reached via the QU-2 road, which branches off from the AS-230. When preparing your journey, you can treat this road connection as a separate planning point alongside cultural, natural and traditional themes.

When comparing holiday apartments in Rano, travel dates, room category and the cancellation terms of the respective offers can be the main considerations. The local highlights can be arranged according to your own interests: architectural history, everyday culture, religious tradition or natural environment.

The same broader area also includes Gúa, Villar De Vildas, Valle De Lago, La Riera, Sabadia, Veigas, La Villa de Sub and San Martín.

For the broader travel overview: Camín Real De La Mesa.