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• Church of Sabugo. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Carbayo, s/n. 33400. Avilés. Asturias. Construction began between the late 12th century and the early 13th century. and continued for a considerable time before the building was completed. As the work took so long (estimated at almost 70 years) there is evidence of the influence of two dif…

• Caños de San Francisco Fountain. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Franciso, s/n. 33400. Avilés. Asturias. This fountain is the most unusual in the area. It has a front panel with six spouts in the form of human heads from which the water flows towards a rectangular basin. There are three heraldic shields on the front: two from Avilés at each side, with t…

• Ferrera Palace. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33400. Avilés. Asturias. This building is a return to a lack of ornamentation compared to the highly decorated Baroque palaces in Avilés. The facade is shaped at right angles and has a tower at the corner. The only concession to ornamentation is the coat of arms.…

• Niemeyer Centre. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Centro Niemeyer. Avenida del zinc s/n. 33402. Avilés. Asturias. E-mail: info@niemeyercenter.org. http://www.niemeyercenter.org. This great cultural centre is the first work by the architect Oscar Niemeyer in Spain. It is situated in the Aviles estuary, five minutes from the town's historic centre on…

• Anchor Museum. Castrillón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … La Peñona, playa de Salinas. 33400. Salinas. Castrillón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985 51 87 73 | www.museodeanclas.es.   This is an open-air museum located on a natural promontory surrounded by sea. It is a homage to the people who dedicate their lives to the defence of marine ecosystems, embodied by the…

• Neolithic Centre at Monte Areo. Carreño.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 33438. Santa Eulalia. Carreño. Asturias. E-mail: scopmonteareo@hotmail.com. This exhibition space offers a view of the Neolithic culture through a series of descriptive panels, interactive and audiovisual elements, reproductions of hunting tools, as well as the recreation of a burial chamber (dolmen…

• Santianes de Pravia Church. Pravia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33129. Santianes. Pravia. Asturias. E-mail: oficinaturismopravia@hotmail.com. The church was commissioned by King Silo. Built between the years 774 and 783 and reformed during the XVII and XVIII century.It has a basilica plan with three naves separated by pillars and square sanctuary.Preserving its …

• Architectural Site of Los Selgas. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33154. El Pito. Cudillero. Asturias. E-mail: reservas@selgas-fagalde.com. This palace was built in the neoclassical style according to a design by Fortunato Selgas in the 19th century. The palace has been likened to a museum for the quantity and quality of the furnishings in its interior.…

• Peña de Candamo Cavern. Candamo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33828. San Román. Candamo. Asturias. E-mail: turismo@ayto-candamo.es. www.ayto-candamo.es/centro-de-interpretacion. Prehistoric paintings from the Solutrean period. Although difficult to date, it is believed that these prehistoric paintings, discovered in 1914, are from the so-called Solutrean perio…

• Chapel of El Humilladero. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33150. Cudillero. Asturias. This Gothic chapel has been extensively reformed. It has a square floor plan with buttresses and ogival vaults. The altarpiece dates from the 16th or 17th century.…

• Church of San Pedro. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Pedro. 33150. Cudillero. Asturias. This building is in the Gothic style, but dates from the 16th century. It has a single nave with a cross vault and a semicircular apse. During the Spanish Civil War it was burned down and rebuilt.…

• La Campa Torres Archaeological Park and Nature Reserve. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cabo Torres. 33290. Gijón. Asturias. This place has been inhabited since ancient times by different tribes, and also by the Romans, as can be seen from the remains found at archaeological sites throughout the area of the Cabo Torres cape, as well as nearby at Monte Areo.…

• La Quinta. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Fundación Selgas-Fagalde s/n. 33154. Pito, El. Cudillero. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985591761 | E-mail: fundacion@selgas-fagalde.com. www.selgas-fagalde.com. La Quinta Park extends over irregular terrain which has made it possible to create very clearly defined areas that artfully blend into each other. W…

• Centro de Interpretación del Poblado Minero de Bustiello. Mieres.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … A 2 kilómetros de la autovía A-66 Gijón-León, Bustiello. 33612. Bustiello. Mieres. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985422114 | E-mail: info@pozuespinos.com. http://www.territorio-museo.com. La vida en los valles mineros asturianos.   El poblado de Bustiello constituye una excepción dentro del patrimonio industr…

• San Miguel de Lillo Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Monte del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. Dedicated to the Archangel Michael. This religious building has the World Heritage designation and was used as a chapel by the King Ramiro I. It is among the monuments in Oviedo and Asturias which have been designated a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. I…

• Information and Visitor Centre for pre-Romanesque Art. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Escuelas del Naranco, frente a la iglesia de Santa María del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. E-mail: info@centroprerromanicoasturiano.com. www.centroprerromanicoasturiano.com.…

• Santa María del Naranco Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Monte del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. From palace to temple. The architectural structure of what was once the residence of king Ramiro I, later converted into a church, became a reference point for Romanesque buildings. This monument is in the pre-Romanesque style, and is set at the foot of Na…

• Railway Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Estación del Norte s/n. 33206. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985301211 | E-mail: museoferrocarril@gijon.es. http://museos.gijon.es/page/5284-museo-del-ferrocarril-de-asturias. History of the train. This centre has an interesting collection of objects and items related with railways. Further…

• San Pedro de Nora Church. Regueras, Las.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33119. San Pedro de Nora. Regueras, Las. Asturias. Declared National Monument in 1931. The church belongs to the period of Alfonso II. Restored by Don L. Menéndez Pidal. It has a trapezoidal floor plan with three naves separated by pillars.The sanctuary is tripartite and has abbatial chapels with ba…

• Gijón Collegiate Church. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Marqués s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985358123 | E-mail: revillagigedo@cajastur.es. https://www.cajastur.es/osyc/acultural/centros/centro2.html. The collegiate auditorium. The majority of concerts in Gijon are performed in these historic artistic surroundings. The collegiate chur…

• Barjola Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Trinidad, 17. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985176231 | E-mail: mbarjola@asturias.org. http://www.museobarjola.es. This palace consists of two buildings with three storeys and a facade bearing the crest of the Hevia, Miranda and Lavandera Valdés families. The work of Juan Barjola can be se…

• Revillagigedo Palace. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Marqués s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985358123 | Asturian Baroque. This adjoins the collegiate church of San Juan Bautista. It is an 18th century Baroque palace and was built on the remains of a medieval tower by order of the Marquis of San Esteban del Mar del Natahoyo. It is cur…

• Former Jovellanos Institute Cultural Centre. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Jovellanos, 21. 33210. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985350709 | E-mail: ccai@gijon.es. The former Jovellanos Institute, declared a National Monument in 1974, was built in the late 18th century to house the Royal Nautical and Mineralogical Institute. It was renovated by the local council and conv…

• Campo Valdés Roman Baths. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Campo Valdés s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985301682 | www.museos.gijon.es. A major Roman site. This museum is considered to be one of the most important Roman remains in northern Spain. It is located on the site of Roman baths discovered in 1903, although they were not opened to the public…

• Church of San Pedro Apóstol in Gijón. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Valdés, s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Until 1893 this was the only parish church in the town of Jovellanos, a famous figure of the Enlightenment who was baptised here. The original church was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (1936) and a new church was built on the same site.…