Tejerina is a village situated in the north of Spain, which belongs to the León province and to the Prioro municipality, which also forms part of the Riaño shire.

This village is surrounded by territories belonging to the neighbor villages such as Remolina, Horcadas, Prioro and Mental, a cattle house which in the older times used to be a village.

Soon before arriving to the place, there is a little church called La ermita de Retejerina (The Chapel of Retejerina) by its inhabitants. This church is the annual host place of the festivities in honor to the Virgin of Retejerina, the patroness of the village, which are celebrated every weekend after the August 15th. It is said that this little religious building used to be part of a very big monastery. The virgin of Retejerina is deeply adorated by its inhabitants because they consider that always has answered their prayers.

The ground of the village is the source of the Tejerina creek, which flows into Cea river, inside Prioro. That river flows into the provinces of León, Valladolid and Zamora, being an affluent of the Esla River.

Although Tejerina is a very little village, there are many people living there in the summer months; specially in August, when people used to go there in order to spend their summer holidays.

Some years ago, was built a private propriety rural house, which is rented by tourists who want to know more about the local culture and the numerous landscapes. Tejerina forms part of the national park of Picos de Europa, known in the whole Spain by its high ecological importance. In fact, the village is known by its high mountains that are usually visited, such as Piedra del agua (Waterstone) and El pico de las palabras (The peak of words), which is the highest of the region (About 1800 meters high).

The nature of the village is formed by domestic animals such as sheep, hens, pigs, and formerly, caws (Since 1990, there are not caws anymore in Tejerina).

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