feast in honor of Santiago Apóstol, in Boal. On July 21 and 22, the feast in honor of the Virgen de la Magdalena in Doiras. On August 25: the feast in honor of San Luis in the homonym village. In October/November: the Feria de la Miel (Honey Fair) at the last weekend of October or the first one of November. It is also worth mentioning the fortnightly market that takes place in Boal, hosted on every alternate Mondays. In addition, there are also several cattle markets during the year. Two of them are hosted in the fairground of Boal on the second Saturday of October and on the last one of April, and other two are hosted in the La Bobia range: on May 29, that of San Fernando and on June 26 that of San Pelayo. People from Boal Celestino Álvarez, writer and journalist immigrated to Cuba. Carlos Bousoño, poet and literary critic. See also List of mayors of Boal Castrillón (Boal) References External links Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Asturian Association of Municipalities) Boal in the Guía del Occidente (Guide of Western Asturias) Situation of the reservoir of Doiras Boal in asturiasturismo.com Personal website about Boal, with infinity of pictures of the municipality Monograph about Boal in the journal La Nueva España Fundación Parque Histórico del Navia (Foundation Historical Park of the Navia) Compendium of etymologies in asturian toponymy Search engine of asturian place names in the journal La Nueva España This article incorporates material from the Federación Asturiana de Concejos, which allowed through an authorization the addition of contents and their publication under the GFDL license. Municipalities in Asturias