Porrúa
Cultural Village of Europe 2008
Spain
A village in the Northern Spanish Province Asturias, under the administration of the community of Llanes, a touristic centre with a harbour.
Porrúa is situated on the hang of one of the most beautiful mountains of Europe called the Picos de Europa.
In Porrúa live 400 people and the music school of the village (!) has 80 pupils that study mostly the pipes or drums. That tells a lot about the power of this village where the people are dependant of cows and cheese.
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