Peñamellera Alta

Peñamellera Alta El Valle Altu de Peñamellera (Asturian)
Municipality
View of the village of Alles.
Coat of arms
Peñamellera Alta Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°19′12″N 4°42′36″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Oriente
Judicial district	Llanes
Government
• Alcalde	Rosa María Domínguez (PP)
Area
• Total	92.19 km2 (35.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,425 m (4,675 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	531
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Peñamellera Alta (in asturian: El Valle Altu de Peñamellera) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Llanes, on the west by Cabrales, on the east by Peñamellera Baja and on the south by the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.

Parishes

Alles Cáraves

Llonín Mier

Oceño Rozagás

Ruenes Trescares

Main sights

• Ruins of the church of San Pedro de Plecín
• Parish church of San Pedro, in Alles

Gastronomy

One of the most famous products of the municipality is the Peñamellera cheese. It is the heir to a long tradition of artisanship. Despite the fact that it was near the point of disappearing, it has grown in recent years due to the establishment of a cooperative to produce it.

Another famous food from the region is the salmon from the Cares River. The honey of Peñamellera, used in desserts, deserves mention also.

The traditional drink of the municipality, like the rest of the principality, is cider.

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)