Llenín: GR-109, Santo Tomás Church and Asturian Hórreos

The GR-109 hiking trail passes through Llenín on its route from Beceña through the village to Tárañu. At the exit of Llenín, Santo Tomás Church stands to the right of the path. There is a remarkable yew tree by this church.

Hiking and landscape

The official GR-109 stage from Benia to Cangas de Onís is 23.37 km long and is stated to take 7 hours and 30 minutes on foot. On the way to Llenín, the GR-109 follows the Prunea River through riverside vegetation. For personal day planning, you can read the route length and walking time as separate factors and consider the course along the river as a separate landscape aspect alongside them.

The hiking route connects several named places without their key data having to be reduced to merely passing through places. When comparing different activity days, you can consider the route connection, the time involved and the specific landscape course separately.

Culture and festival tradition

Santo Tomás de Llenín Church is one of the churches of interest in Cangas de Onís. The main day of the Fiesta de Los Ramos de Llenín festival is expected to fall on the second Sunday in October. On the main Sunday, the festival includes a solemn mass followed by an auction of the Ramo.

At this auction, pieces of bread hanging from the Ramo are auctioned. For the chronological and thematic classification of the festival, you can read the date, mass, auction and the special detail of the Ramo separately rather than combining them into a general description of the festival.

The calendar note is explicitly provisional: the second Sunday in October is named as the expected main day. The information about the main Sunday refers to the programme consisting of a solemn mass followed by an auction of the Ramo.

Cycling

A local mountain bike route leads from Beceña to Llenín via a paved descent and a bridge. The GR-109 mountain bike route is approximately 33.5 km long, takes around 3 hours, includes 1,050 metres of ascent and has a medium difficulty level.

The GR-109 is signposted with numerous posts, directional and distance indications, as well as the usual red-and-white trail markings. When comparing hiking and mountain biking, the mode of travel, time indication, route distance, elevation profile and signage stand alongside one another as different points of reference. The approximate information on the mountain bike route’s duration and length remains just as distinct as the exact elevation gain.

For a holiday apartment in Llenín, travel dates, accommodation or room category and cancellation conditions may describe different offer details. For accommodation planning, these fields can be considered separately; the choice between hiking, cycling and culture remains a separate question concerning the stay.

Other places

Corao, Arriondas, Covadonga, Beceña, Soto De La Ensertal, Tornín, Mestas De Con and Soto De Cangas

Architectural heritage

Four photographs of Llenín are recorded in the collection of traditional architecture of Cangas de Onís. Traditional Asturian Hórreos are documented in Llenín; these elevated wooden granaries were used to store and dry maize.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cangas De Onis.