What to see in Bueño, the most beautiful town with Hórreos in Asturias

If you want to see granaries in your trip to Asturias, it will be very easy for you, because you are traditional buildings They are an intrinsic part of the rural print.

But I will tell you that very close to Oviedo, next to Mieres, In the region of the Central Mountain, you have a town with one of the highest concentrations of granaries in Asturias. In fact, they call it the capital of the granary.

Is Good, a very small town of less than 200 inhabitants, where you can see up to 47 different granaries.

What to see and do on the Bueño tourism visit

I can tell you that on your walk through this town, wherever you look, you will always be seeing granaries.

In fact, Good has the award of Exemplary town of Asturias, which was granted a few years ago.

And to celebrate, he received a visit from the then Princes of Asturias the day after the presentation of the annual awards that are presented in Oviedo.

A plaque remains as a witness to this visit. monument to the Asturian granary made by the sculptor Juan Zaratiegui, which you see at the entrance of the town.

Now, you Bueno's visit must start in Hórreo Interpretation Center, which you find on the entrance road to the town, and where you can get to know the history and curiosities about this example of the popular architecture in Asturias.

These barns are the great protagonists of the rural landscapes and small villages of said region, and although there are also granaries in other regions of Spain, such as Galicia, Asturian granaries They have a very characteristic configuration.

Hórreo de Bueño Interpretation Center

At least that's what I thought before visit the Hórreo de Bueño Interpretation Center.

Or to be more precise, indeed the granary what can you see Asturias their characteristics peculiar, but there are also four types of granaries, with enormous differences between them.

And to understand the keys to this expression of the Asturian popular architectureIn 2012, the aforementioned interpretation center, a small architectural building, was opened to the public. functionalist which should be the first stage in your visit of the Bueño granaries.

Curiosities and history of granaries in Asturias

In a very didactic way, through information panels and graphics, as well as models, in this center you will learn the origins of granaries in Asturias, its different typology and its characteristics.

You will also be able to see the emulation of the interior of an old granary, decorated with food and objects that were traditionally kept there.

Among other curiosities about the granaries, you will know that the first in Asturias They date back to the end of the 15th century, in the area of Villaviciosa.

The oldest one for which there is reliable data is from 1505, and from the XNUMXth century there are still more than a thousand granaries in Asturias.

In total, it is considered that there are currently more than 20.000 granaries.

Types of Asturian granaries

All the characteristics of the typical Asturian granary, which combines the use of stone and wood, has a square floor plan, with a balanced distribution of weights and a hipped roof.

Now the largest granaries They are called bread bins, which are the consequence of the need to expand storage capacity after the arrival of American corn to Asturias in the 17th century.

La breadbasket It is larger, with a rectangular floor plan and four legs, and a central beam on the roof that allows the four-sided configuration to be maintained.

It is also distinguished by the corridor that surrounds the granary, which is used to hang the corn for drying.

The highest concentration of bread bins It occurs in western Asturias, which is the area where granaries took the longest to be implemented.

But Asturias you can also find a type of granary very different, the Cabazo, which has extended since the 17th century through the western area, specifically, through Cudillero, Lastres or Navia.

Specifically dedicated to the storage and drying of corn, the heads They are rectangular, without a corridor, and with a physiognomy similar to those Galician hórreos.

In fact, there are two different types of granaries. head, Mondoñedheard the Ribadeo.

At Hórreo de Bueño Interpretation Center you can also see the different types of decoration which has been used in granaries.

Thus, the style Villaviciosa, common in said eastern council, shows a decoration with motifs related to the pre-Romanesque and Romanesque art, well carved or painted.

El style Allende It is a technique carved with different motifs, among which there are rosettes o entanglements.

But the most striking decoration is known as Carreño, which dates back to the 18th century and extends through the center of Asturias to Gijón.

With large decorative sets with paintings that combine different colors, this style is characteristic of large Asturian bread baskets.

Hórreo Interpretation Center Hours in Bueño

Here you can consult the Visiting hours of the Hórreo de Bueño Interpretation Center and admission is free.

Apart from the visit, which is free, during the high tourist season you can sign up for guided tours, which leaving from the center, take you to do the so-called walk of the hórreos of Bueño, where you can see different types of granaries and paneras.

Photos Asturian granaries in Bueño

In advance of your visit, here is a gallery of photos of Asturian granaries in Bueño, In the Central Mountain of Asturias.