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Located in the west of Asturias, near the border with Galicia,
hides Taramundi, an intrinsic world of mountains, woods,
rivers and deep valleys, with villages full of stone and
windmills. This peaceful region offers the traveller an
exquisite alternative of rural tourism with traditional
artisans and cuisine ready to be explored.
Trades, festivities
and music make up a well-defined popular culture
influenced by the Celtic ancestors: the bagpipe music and the
existence of the horreos (granaries) clearly shows this. It is
quite easy to get to know the music of the gaita for all one has
to do is attend a typical pilgrimage or the popular verbenas (outdoor
dances), which are particularly frequent during the summer
months. For those who want to bring something back home, the
black ceramics of Llamas de Mouro stand out because of its
unmistakable texture and its forms, and also the clay pottery of
brownish tones, made in Faro. The old forges operated by
hydraulic energy continues to produce the tools which have
always been required to work the fields, though the most
outstanding article of this craft work is the knife from
Taramundi, with a carved wooden handle. The baskets made with
strips of chestnut and hazel wood are less frequent though it is
still possible to find some fine examples made with the
techniques which have always been used. |
