Meluerda: Coastal Landscape, Walking Trails and Architectural History

Meluerda lies in the coastal area of eastern Asturias. Meadows and mountains surround the town, which offers an open, peaceful landscape and is very close to the Cantabrian Sea.

During a stay in Meluerda, you can choose between walking trails, coastal views and architectural landmarks to focus on different aspects.

For travellers who want to combine nature and culture in Meluerda, very different impressions can therefore be experienced side by side: rural paths and coastal landscapes on the one hand, historic buildings and sacred art on the other. These local connections extend from the surrounding area to the individual buildings in the town.

Nature

The rural paths around Meluerda invite you to go for walks. The area around Meluerda offers views of the coastal landscape.

Meluerda is close to beaches and natural viewpoints and is of interest to travellers who want to explore the coastal landscape of Ribadesella.

The nature around Meluerda can therefore be experienced through a range of different landscape impressions. Walking trails, beaches, viewpoints and views of the coast represent different ways of getting to know the town and its surroundings, without having to leave the historic sites out of the same itinerary.

Geography

The Oreyana-Castru Arenes route runs in the direction of Meluerda and Camangu. Meluerda lies on the AS-379 road between Ribadesella and Llanes.

The place names mentioned and the road connection also make Meluerda a location with clear links within the landscape between Ribadesella and Llanes. This allows nature-related destinations and cultural sites to be considered as separate but interconnected interests when planning your own trip.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Meluerda, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies.

For a holiday apartment in Meluerda, your own travel dates, the desired room category and the applicable cancellation policies remain the key factors.

Other places include Muñas, Sinariega, Loujedo, Cabo Peñas, Beloncio, Pedroveya, Lloroñi and Muñón Cimero.

Culture

In Meluerda, the Ruta Monumental por Ribadesella includes the Capilla de San Julián and the Casa Manjón.

The two sites are among the specific cultural landmarks in Meluerda. Mentioning them together connects the route with the town’s buildings, while the following details show how different the preserved façades, interiors, chapels and sacred furnishings are.

History

At the Palacio del Retiro in Meluerda, the only surviving part of the original structure is the front, flanked by stone firewalls and featuring an off-centre round-arched portal.

The Palacio del Retiro in Meluerda was founded in the 16th century by Gonzalo Martínez de Junco.

Floors, doors and wooden beams have been preserved in the Palacio del Retiro.

The façade of the Casa de los Manjón bears the family coat of arms and an inscription dating the building to the 18th century.

The Capilla Nuestra Señora de la Asunción preserves a severely damaged Baroque altarpiece, one of the few altarpieces remaining in the municipality; it was founded in 1642.

The Capilla de San Julián is a chapel of popular character with a nave, porch and bell gable.

It is located very close to the Casa de los Manjón, with which it was connected.

The cemetery chapel features simple Neo-Herrerian architecture from the beginning of the 18th century.

The architectural history of Meluerda therefore extends from the founding of the Palacio del Retiro in the 16th century and the dating of the Casa de los Manjón to the 18th century, to the chapels and their surviving furnishings. Particularly illustrative are the connections between family history, architecture and religious art, as well as the differences between a representative façade, residential building elements and simple chapel architecture.

For the overarching travel overview: Asturias.