It’s a village from el Bierzo situated on the “Sierra dos Ancares” , at the top of the beautiful “River Burbia Valley”, no doubt, one of the purest rivers from el Bierzo.

The name of the village comes from Aira (threshing floor) da Pedra (made of stone), it’s a clear reference of a massive stone situated on the middle of the village, on top of a little hill from where you can see running the young Burbia river, just born from the bottom of the earth only a few kilometres up the valley. This stone was used in the old times by all the people in the village for threshing the wheat. This activity, unfortunately lost on this days like many others country labours in el Bierzo, it was hard work but also meant great moments full of partnership and happiness where working was together with singing, storytelling and laughing. Another interesting characteristic of this village is that it never lost its original toponymy as it happened on most of west Bierzo during the tragic period of the dictator, especially in the most important villages.

The spirit and the energy that comes from the many villages of el Bierzo gives to “Aira da Pedra” their inspiration, their music, a small contribution towards the preservation of the wisdom, accumulated by generations by the people who lived here, to try not to let it die in Ponferrada town where many families emigrated from the countryside looking for, perhaps, a easier live and a different future for their kids.