Peñanes in Morcín: Cultural Heritage, Trails and Views

Peñanes in Morcín begins with a specific piece of Asturian cultural heritage: the Castro del Picu Llera is listed under code IPCA-YA-38-017 in the Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Asturias and is assigned to Peñanes in Morcín.

Culture and Rural Heritage

Within the municipality of Morcín, the Castro del Picu Llera is the only catalogued hill fort of this typology. The hill fort on Picu Llera lies on a 529-metre-high limestone hill in the vicinity of Peñanes, above the vegas of Argame and Santa Eulalia. It preserves the foundations of a dry-stone defensive wall and an associated settlement terrace. In Peñanes, Asturian ethnography and rural settlement forms or rural living environments can be found. The rural ensemble of Peñanes is designated as a point of interest on the PR AS-143. The defensive wall, settlement terrace, ethnography and rural settlement forms therefore stand alongside one another as different elements of the same local landscape.

Hiking

The PR AS-143 hiking trail, classified as a Sendero de Pequeño Recorrido, includes, among others, the Campo–Peñanes and Peñanes–El Cantu la Roza sections. The Campo–Peñanes section takes about one hour on foot and is classified as easy. The Peñanes–El Cantu la Roza section is characterised by the contrast between Monsacro and the Cardeo valley and by a pristine chestnut and beech forest.

Landscape

From Peñanes, there is a panoramic view across the Santa Eulalia or Santolaya valley. As you climb towards Tres el Préu on the PR AS-143, south-facing views of the Aramo open up. Beside the trail junction on the descent to Peñanes, there is a viewpoint worth visiting. The surroundings of the village therefore include both views across the valley and south-facing views towards the Aramo, as well as a viewpoint along the route.

Getting There

The route from Peñanes to the church of San Esteban follows a paved road and a concrete track. Peñanes can be reached via the MO-1 from Santa Eulalia or Santolaya and via the MO-2 from Campo; to do so, turn off at the Villar junction.

When booking a holiday apartment in Peñanes, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions are part of planning the accommodation. These details stand alongside the characteristics of the location: the Castro del Picu Llera, the PR AS-143 and the views of the Santa Eulalia valley and the Aramo represent different focal points. The accommodation decision therefore remains separate from the choice of topics to visit.

In Peñanes, culture, hiking trail, landscape and access stand alongside one another as separate points of orientation.

The three details belong to different parts of travel planning. Together with the topics of cultural heritage, hiking trail and landscape, they do not create a fixed sequence: depending on their personal focus, visitors can weigh these local features and accommodation criteria independently when making their own preparations.

Further Location Selection

Further locations to consider include Las Vegas De Cardeo and Argame.

For the overarching travel overview: Morcín.