The Esfoyaza. Our grandparents' works.

This experience offers a weekend with two nights' accommodation at the Casona de Amaido, with breakfasts based on the main ingredient: corn, and a workshop on the Esfoyaza region and a presentation on the territory, the Eo River Biosphere Reserve, Oscos, and Terras de Burón.

Description

One of the traditional celebrations of "LA SERONDA" (autumn) and held in rural Asturias for centuries, when corn was the livelihood of the family and, to a lesser extent, of the animals, was "LA ESFOYAZA." The Esfoyaza was a task carried out as a community and in which the town's residents participated. Young men and women collaborated in the various esfoyazas held in the town's homes. The esfoyaza was not only a community task; it was also a meeting place where, during or after the task was completed, festivities, games, and entertaining took place. The invitation to the participants in the "Esfoyaza" was known as "GARULLA." It was common for the owners of the house to invite those who had helped them once the "Esfoyaza" was over. At the "Garulla," people could enjoy tortillas, hot corn flour with ham, cheeses, apples, hazelnuts, walnuts, cider, and more.

The experience in detail

Activities

  • This experience offers a weekend with two nights' accommodation at the Casona de Amaido, with breakfasts based on the main ingredient: corn, and a workshop on the Esfoyaza region and a presentation on the territory, the Eo River Biosphere Reserve, Oscos, and Terras de Burón.

Programme

Friday
Arrival and reception of visitors, information on the Rio Eo Oscos and Terras de Burón Biosphere Reserve, activities, schedules, and Amaido. Dinner at the restaurant.
Saturday
Breakfast. Explanation of the activities leading up to the Esfoyaza, its prelude activities, and what this traditional task entailed.
Sunday
Breakfast. We exchange impressions and return home recharged.

Included services

  • Agritourism accommodation

Additional Services

  • Travel Guide
  • Lunch time

Ecotourism Commitment

  • To value and learn about our grandparents' rural life. The use of the resources that were available and how everything was used. The notoriety of how the food we consume is produced, its importance, and the life cycle.
  • Learn about the ecosystems of the Rio Eo Oscos and Terras de Burón Biosphere Reserve (Eo River, Amaido Forest, ethnography, culture, traditions).

Sustainable tourism

  • Local produce
  • Environmental awareness
  • Reduction of water and energy use.
  • waste reduction
  • Use of natural cleaning products.

ECOTOURIST RESERVE

Natural spaces

These are the natural spaces where this La Esfoyaza experience takes place. The work of our grandparents.

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