Piloña is a municipality located in the west side of the Principality of Asturias. It faces the north borders on Villaviciosa and Colunga municipalities; the south borders on Ponga, Caso, Sobrescobio and Laviana; the west borders on Nava; and, finally, the northwest borders on Cabranes. Piloña spreads out over a large territory (283'89 km2) and its capital is Infiesto.
This municipality is
surrounded by mountains with a wide range of heights. Its capital is just
150m above sea, but there is a special mountain, called Vizcares,
which is so emblematic for everybody, and there is even a mountaineering
club called "Grupo Montañero Vizcares".
Piloña is part of river Sella hydrographic basin, and in its river (also called Piloña) several streams and brooks flow. River Piloña runs along the territory and flows in river Sella (Parres).
Piloña has got an oceanic climate: warm, rainy (especially in winter) and with an acceptable thermal oscillation.
The cretacea area of Piloña is so fertile and there are big forests, full of beeches, oaks, chestnuts and hazelnuts trees. In the lowlands, valleys are used to crop wallnut trees and apple trees ; the last ones in "pumaradas" (typical name used to call a full of apple trees field in Asturias). Mountain slopes are covered by greenfields which turn this landscape into a natural reserve.
Piloña is part of river Sella hydrographic basin, and in its river (also called Piloña) several streams and brooks flow. River Piloña runs along the territory and flows in river Sella (Parres).
Piloña has got an oceanic climate: warm, rainy (especially in winter) and with an acceptable thermal oscillation.
The cretacea area of Piloña is so fertile and there are big forests, full of beeches, oaks, chestnuts and hazelnuts trees. In the lowlands, valleys are used to crop wallnut trees and apple trees ; the last ones in "pumaradas" (typical name used to call a full of apple trees field in Asturias). Mountain slopes are covered by greenfields which turn this landscape into a natural reserve.