Discover Riensena: Festive Traditions, Routes and Cycling

In Riensena, festive traditions, the history of its routes and cycling come together through clearly defined events and routes. A holiday apartment in Riensena therefore offers an opportunity to explore the area through cultural dates, landscapes and historic connections.

Culture and Regional Cuisine

On Good Friday in Riensena, the traditional Puya de San Antonio takes place after Mass in the local chapel. Gifts donated by residents and visitors are auctioned. The auction items include boronas, rice pudding and other dishes prepared by local residents. The Puya de San Antonio also includes food hampers containing fabes, butter, honey, free-range eggs, homemade jams and liqueurs.

Anyone wishing to combine cultural and culinary themes during their stay can treat this event as a focus in its own right. For personal planning, the occasion, its connection with Mass and the different forms of gifts can be considered separately.

Routes Through Landscape and History

The Sendero a Covadonga, also known as the Camín del Oriente, follows the Río Riensena for part of the way, then passes through a small woodland and crosses a stream.

The route between Llanes and Covadonga, also known as the Camín del Oriente, restores a historic thoroughfare for walkers, pilgrims and hikers. This historic route is in good condition.

The old royal road from Piedrafita, also called Piedrahita, was one of the most frequently used routes in the 18th century and an obligatory travel route for travellers between Llanes, Cangas de Onís and Oviedo.

The routes can be considered for planning purposes according to landscape features and historical connections, without this implying any fixed order.

Cycling

The annual Desafío Lagos de Covadonga cycling event covers 109 kilometres and passes over the Alto de Riensena. The shorter version of the Desafío Lagos de Covadonga is 99 kilometres long, has 1,280 metres of elevation gain, also passes over the Alto de Riensena and finishes in Covadonga.

The two route lengths and the stated elevation figure for the shorter version provide objective points of comparison for your own sporting plans. This allows you to consider the options side by side without presupposing any particular order.

Festival Evening and Orientation

The Fiesta de San Antonio programme includes a Romería and a Verbena from 8:30 p.m. In addition, the programme includes a broom dance at midnight, with prizes for everyone.

The LLN-14 road connects Puente Nuevo and Riensena.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Riensena, you can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective offer pages. These three fields provide a clear structure for comparison before you examine the details more closely for your travel period.

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Religious Art and Architecture

The Ruta de los Belenes de Nueva y Valle de San Jorge route aims to revive the nativity tradition in the Valle de San Jorge while also showcasing the region’s popular religious art and architecture.

To the overarching travel overview: Llanes.