The establishment of this urban nucleus on Bricia terrain began during the second half of the 19th century. This terrain, at de la Vega de Santiago Valdellera, was then chosen as the site of the weekly marketplace to be held every Friday. Later on, it became the Parres Pinera Plaza, converting a low density area into the “New Inn”. From then on, its growth stemmed from pressure exerted by the towns that previously formed the “Posada” Parrish, the tenacity of those neighbors, and the support of successive generations, in addition to the work carried out by Jose Parres Pinera and by the Herrera Posada.

The market was the driving force for tracing roads around the property in a triangular shape. These roads would later turn into streets and then into the Robellada and Mere highway. At its borders, homes were established all the way down to the next highway, the new one going from Llanes to Ribadesella.

The recent Posada expansion has also been following these two axes. Through the last third of the 19th century, this area became a full urban entity with the establishment of a drugstore, post office and various businesses. So, it was first a commercial area which gained more and more stability. Although the market was only held once a week, the rest of the services were offered continuously.

The notary office(established on December 31st, 1866), food stores, restaurants, bakeries, shoe stores, tailors and locksmiths began to surround the plaza and the nearest streets, established between 1870 and 1895.

In 1862, the Llanes City Hall approved the establishment of the weekly Posada market and the first one was celebrated on Friday, December 19th of the same year. The valley’s neighboring towns, including Quintana, Bricia, Turanzas, Piedra and Lledias, had fought to obtain this benefit, pointing out their difficulties due to the distance from LLanes. They raised funds so as to build six big barracks to shelter the salesmen.

They chose a site which had no traditional ties, a new site, at equal distances from the five towns and where people could easily come with their livestock and manufactured goods. At first, attendance was mandatory, so that the market could be successful and become known throughout the area. Later on, the Santiago and Santa Lucia Fairs were also to be held there since 1863. The plaza gains finality with a project made by Fermin Coste, in 1915.

Twenty years earlier, on July 26th, 1895, the first step towards this urbanization was the inauguration of a monument to Parres Pinera at that site. The statue and the pedestal cost more than 15.000 pesetas (90.15 €) and was carried out by Cipriano Folgeras from Asturias.

This parrish is located at the Eastern end of Asturias, at the western half of the Llanes county. The population is 810 inhabitants as of August, 2004. It’s 8 km distant from the county seat, at an altitude of 39.5 m over sea level, at 43.33333 latitude and -4.85 longitude.

It has easy access by highway N-634, which also takes you through other locations, like Arriondas (with the Eastern, Nava or Infiesto Hospital), or better access to more important locations, such as Ribadesella, Oviedo, Villaviciosa or Gijon to the west or Torrelavega, Santander or Bilbao to the east. Additionally, on the highways through the interior, you can reach Covadonga and the Europe Peaks, about 35 km away.

You’ll also find the Llabres Mountain nearby, where extreme sports like sky diving are carried out during the summer. Nowadays, Posada (Inn) has turned towards the service industry, especially with hotel services and commercial businesses giving life to the area. There are also a variety of other companies dotting the landscape, carpenters, workshops, educational centers, service stations, cattle ranches, etc, that are a source of richness for the area.

The Weekly Market, held every Friday since 1862, sells fruit from nearby orchards and different products from the area. It had to be moved for a few months to a location near the FEVE station while it went through renovations, but it´s now back at the original site on the plaza (since August 2nd, 2002).

For many years now, tourism has been an essential part of the economy of the region. There has been an increase in what is now called “rural tourism”, with old family homes, small farms, horse ranches, etc, being converted into ideal resting areas for families coming from the large cities like Madrid and the Basque country. There are also small hotels, hostals and apartments for rent for the summer. Since it’s near Llanes, the night life is assured, especially during the summer months when the population doubles.

The beaches in the area, over thirty of them, are very popular, mostly with transparent water and clean and fine sand with enviable views.