Schoolchildren from CRA Picos de Europa and the Güeña River
6 stops along the Ornithological Path of the Güeña River with audios in 3 languages
Walk, breathe, have fun and learn.
The students of the Colegio Rural Agrupado Picos de Europa accompany you along the ornithological route of the Güeña River explaining in 
Spanish, 
English and 
Asturian, what we like most about this route and our council.
Learn about the culture, landscape and fauna of Onís while you walk through the beautiful landscape of the Güeña River and immerse yourself with us in this wonderful riverside forest and the culture of Onís!
If you take a picture in our centenary chestnut tree and upload it to your social networks with the hagstag #Onisypunto, you will have a reward that you can collect at the tourist office of the Bearded Vulture Interpretation Center.
The Bearded Vulture
Do you want to see a bearded vulture flying in Picos de Europa? You will be amazed by its almost three meters wingspan. Every Friday a bus leaves from Cangas de Onis that will take you to see it. Did you know that it is the only bird that eats bones in the world? You can see how they feed them and also discover the area where they release specimens. Book your visit at the Bearded Vulture Interpretation Center, which is right behind here, they can tell you everything you want to know about this impressive bird. It is worth a visit and we can all learn how to protect them.
El Molino
Here you have a water mill, centuries-old witnesses of the history and tradition of the region. These ingenious devices harnessed the power of water to grind cereals and generate energy.
These mills were an integral part of Asturian rural life for many years. Discover old mills in another route where, if the weather is hot, you can bathe in a waterfall. Are you up for it?
Los Castaños
One of the trees that most represent us Asturians are the chestnut trees. They are majestic trees that have been part of our landscape for many centuries. In autumn, Asturians love to organize “magüestos”, which is a party where we roast chestnuts and drink sweet cider. Sweet cider is like apple juice, but it is left to ferment a little, so it tastes much better. On this route you will also see oak and hazelnut trees, do you know how to identify them?
There is a very special chestnut tree, you will see a mark with the Onis logo and that’s it. If you take a selfie in our centenary chestnut tree and upload your photo on your social networks with the hastag #Onisypuntoyou will have a gift at the Bearded Vulture Interpretation Center. Go to location of the chestnut tree
The Birds
Do you know which animals help us eliminate insect pests, pollinate our flowers and disperse the seeds our plants and trees need to grow? And what’s more, we love them. If you go quietly, along this route you will see robins, blackbirds, wagtails, greenfinches, pine grosbeaks and many more. Remember that you are in their home and that we have to respect them. Have you seen any of them, which ones have you seen?
Mowing meadows
In these meadows you might be lucky and see some of the typical cows of our town, which are the casinas. If not, you can also see vaques roxes, oveyes xaldes, or pites pintes. Every year, around April, there are ranchers who bring their cattle up from this valley to “el puertu”, where they will stay until after the summer. There is something that characterizes our town, and that is cheese. The gamoneu is highly valued, it is made with milk from cows, sheep and goats that graze freely in our valleys and mountains, so it is very healthy. That’s why the children of Benia grow up so healthy and strong. And you, do you like gamoneu cheese?
The granaries
And this construction is the typical Asturian granary, they are like little houses for our food. We raise them on these pillars so that the food is protected from humidity and animals. You will find them in almost every Asturian village. They are a symbol for us. What would you like to enter one?
