On October 23, 2021, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Crown Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited Somiedo in order to present "The Exemplary Town of Asturias Award 2021" to Santa María del Puerto in Somiedo for “embodying the model of mountain town that has known how to adapt to the new times". Santa María del Puerto de Somiedo, also known as El Puerto (El Puertu in Asturian), is a parish in the Principality of Asturias.