 |
 Asturias
- Popular culture
Inland
excursions - Dining -
Popular culture - Map
Here, too, it is necessary
to mention an enviable vitality in the uses, trades, festivities
and music which make up a well-defined popular culture. The
traveller will find in Asturias, two of the cultural phenomena
which reflect here as in Galicia, the influence of the Celtic
ancestors: the bagpipe music and the existence of the horreos
(granaries). 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. The horreos, in turn,
are also found in almost any town in the western half of
the region and are somewhat different from the Galician version.
The Asturian horreo, to begin with, has a square shape. As
for the local handicrafts, 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.
The most famous of the Asturian celebrations is, without
a doubt, the Descent of the Sella (from Arriondas to Ribadesella),
a competition in which canoeists from all over the world
participate. We should also consider that any pilgrimage
is a fine occasion for coming into contact with the music,
dances, rites and espichas (abundant and tasty picnics),
in which the home-made turnover pies and the bollu preneu
cannot be lacking.
|
See
what tours we have available here! |
Book Organized Tours of Spain
Popular tours sell out well in advance! Don't be
disappointed!
Reduce stress! Don't waste time haggling with the hotel concierge.
Lock in your price! Currency dips & price hikes won't effect you.
Save vacation time! Plan & book now, not when you're there.
Balance your vacation budget! Charge tours on this month's credit card bill. |
|
See
what tours we have available here! |
|
|
|
