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Onís

Onís

Gamonéu cheese and its festival, the Cornión massif, the Belbín sheepfold, emblematic villages such as Demués or Gamonéu, first-class gastronomy and abundant and noble examples of Asturian architecture... This is Onís, a high altitude territory.

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Image of the majestic bearded vulture flying in the foreground, it looks like an ultralight with its wings fully extended, observing the earth from the air, above some clouds. In the background, a forest mass can be seen.
Photograph of the Majada de Soñín, green meadows mixed with rocks, small and large. In the background rises the queen of Los Picos, Peña Santa de Castilla, with many snow-capped peaks, its grey summit touching the blue sky.
Image of the interior of a shepherd's hut. The walls are made of stone, and hanging from it is a traditional goatskin bag, and in the corner another, hairless bag. On a shelf there are old kitchen utensils and two cheeses. Onís has one of the most famous cheeses in Asturias, Gamonéu.
Image of waterfalls in the Tabardín river. On the right of the image are two parallel waterfalls cascading into a small one. Between the two a wall of moss looks like a vertical garden. Around it, a wooded area with autumnal colours.

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Onís is in the heights, bearing in mind that its territory belongs to the Picos de Europa National Park and that one of its orographic characteristics and tourist attractions is its altitude. Most of its most emblematic villages, such as Demués, Gamonéu, Boviarriba and Boviabaxu, are in the highlands, and if there is one cultural and gastronomic note that distinguishes the municipality, it is that its capital, Benia, is a major reference point for Gamonéu cheese, one of the most highly valued cheeses in Picos de Europa, with the festival that takes place every year at the end of October.

The natural beauty of this municipality is undeniable and for this reason it is an ideal area for hiking and nature activities in general, a nature that shows all its splendour in places such as the Cuevona de Avín and Glacial Fauna Interpretation Centre or the La Peruyal Cave, in unusual beautiful sheepfolds such as Belbín, which looks like something out of a fairy tale, or in the imposing limestone mass of the Cornión...

If it is a question of palaces, main houses, village houses, medieval towers and other architectural jewels, Onís treasures an important heritage, in places such as Benia, Talaveru, Villar or Sirviella, where its medieval tower from the 16th century stands out...

Population: 786 inhabitants.
Surface area: 75.42 km2

Onís
GPS: 43.338025,-4.966378
  • Benia and its Gamonéu cheese festival.
  • Avín Cave and Glacial Fauna Interpretation Centre and La Peruyal Cave.
  • The Belbín sheepfold.
  • The villages of Onís (Demués, Gamonéu, Sirviella, etc.).