Peruyes: Cultural Heritage, Cheesemaking and Trails along the Zardón

A notable cultural reference in Peruyes is the Escuelas de Peruyes, which have been included in the Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Asturias as one of 120 schools of heritage interest.

Culture

The built heritage of Peruyes can be organised through several clearly identified structures. In the village stands the building of the former school from the 19th century. Casa de los Prieto is a large manor house in Peruyes. At the entrance to Casa de los Prieto there is a hórreo, a traditional granary building. The parish church of San Martín de Margolles is also located in Peruyes. You can consider the cultural points separately according to their function and historical classification, rather than combining them into a single attraction.

Crafts and Cheese

A second perspective is offered by Quesería L'Arbeyal, an artisan Gamonéu cheese dairy in Peruyes. The dairy makes its cheese from a mixture of raw cow's and sheep's milk from its own livestock. It also sells its cheese directly from the dairy to private customers. When considering cheese, you can view the product, ingredients and place of sale independently of one another.

When comparing a holiday apartment in Peruyes, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions may be relevant details on the respective offer page. A factual comparison of these fields helps you consider priorities for the travel period and flexibility separately and align your choice of holiday apartment with your own circumstances. Different travel preferences may result in different weighting of these three details.

Nature and Trails

The historic buildings of Peruyes are surrounded by wooded terrain known as “Los Campos”. Those who wish to classify the landscape and trail layout separately can consider the points described according to direction, turn-off and section. This type of planning allows different priorities to coexist without prescribing a fixed order.

The route “From the Sella Valley to the source of the Zardón River” leads uphill from Llano Margolles to Peruyes. In the upper part of Peruyes, the route either branches off towards Parda or continues along the Zardón River to its source. On this route, the path passes through the church grounds near Peruyes and then continues uphill to the village of Villa.

The route and the individual connections with the places can be combined in different ways: through the architectural history, through craft production or through the sequence of landscape points. The weighting of the priorities remains open to you; the details named provide a concrete basis for your own planning.

At the lowest point of the route beyond Peruyes lies Olla de Pilanegru, a pool with a waterfall hidden among chestnut and alder trees. Slightly more than a kilometre beyond Peruyes lies the hamlet of Les Canaliegues, where a traditional mill has been preserved.

Other places: Llenín, Covadonga, Cardes, Beceña, Mestas De Con, Nieda, Corao, Tornín

For the broader travel overview: Cangas De Onis.