Those wishing to explore Cohiño’s cultural history will find several themes: the “Rincones de Valdeiguña” walking route passes through the village and connects it with the mill and Covachona. Santa María and San Roque offer a separate focus on church architecture. The mill, spring and cave tell the story of past uses, while the two places of worship span different periods of construction. This lets you choose between the history of the route and its uses, and religious architecture.

The walking route and its stops

On the way to Cohiño, the route leads to the ruins of the old Molino de Veguía, then reaches the village. Beyond Cohiño’s square, it turns left and passes through the village to Covachona. This sequence places the mill, the walk through the village and the cave along the walking route. It gives the route a cultural and historical context, rather than presenting the stops simply as separate attractions.

Mill, waterways and cave

The Molino de Veguía belonged to the Palacio de los Hornillos. It stood on the left bank of the Los Llares River, beside the La Covachona stream. The spring at Covachona once supplied water to the nearby mill. It is worth distinguishing the features: Los Llares is the river on whose left bank the mill stood, while La Covachona is the stream beside it; the spring was the source of the mill’s water supply in the past. Covachona Cave served as an air-raid shelter during the Civil War. It thus represents a different historical experience from the mill’s former use.

Santa María and church architecture

The Church of Santa María in Cohiño is Gothic and dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. It has a single-nave layout. A single-nave building has one main nave; the term briefly describes the church’s basic layout. Its furnishings include a carefully decorated font made of carved stone and an 18th-century Baroque altarpiece. The dates show the difference between the building and its furnishings: the Gothic church dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, while the altarpiece dates from the 18th century.

San Roque and traditional feast days

The Ermita de San Roque dates from the 17th century. It stands at a crossroads on the outskirts of Los Llares, in the district of Cohiño. This makes it a useful point of comparison with Santa María: its Gothic building dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, while San Roque dates from the 17th century. Traditionally, a procession and a Romería take place near the Ermita on the patron saint’s feast day. The specific program of events may vary from year to year. If you are planning your trip around this tradition, check the dates in advance.

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