Route of the Muleteers

Buscador

To start the route we will move to the village of Espasande and half a kilometer from here in the direction of Taramundi we will see an explanatory panel on the left hand side at the beginning of the route.

This is an old road used by traders who came from Castile to Asturias and Galicia to sell their products, so that if we close our eyes at any of the places along the route we hear again the creaking of the old carts and carts pulled by their oxen. Shortly after the beginning of the route we find the remains of what was an old inn, where pedestrians and their animals stopped to regain strength. The route runs mostly immersed in a large forest patch of eucalyptus and pine trees, through oak and chestnut groves dotted with abundant shrub and herbaceous vegetation that change color indicating what time of year we are. We will follow the signs until we reach Lourido, where we can find several samples of popular architecture, as well as some artisans who still practice the art of basket weaving. From Lourido we start a small descent that takes us to the end of the route in A Ferrería located next to the Eo River, which forms the border between Asturias and Galicia. To return to the starting point we must retrace our steps to Espasande.