ILLAS

'Illas' is a municipality in Asturias, Spain, located in the western central part of the province and bordered by the municipalities of Castrillón, Candamo, Llanera and Corvera de Asturias.

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Geography

Economy

Geography

The area of Illas is full of hills; there is the Pico Gorfolí, with a height of 619 m. above sea level. From there, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the County of Avilés, Cabo Peñas, the Bay of Biscay and, if the sky is cloudless, the Picos de Europa.

Economy

The county has an economy based on agricultural and cattle trading. This is reflected in two kinds of cheeses, the cheese of ''La Peral'' and Taborneda known as "''Gorfolí''".
With the arrival of the industry at Avilés, a lot of workers went there from the county of Illas to work on the new productive processes.