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• Covadonga Sanctuary. Cangas de Onís.

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  … Explanada Basílica s/n. 33589. Cangas de Onís. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985846043 | E-mail: covadonga@iglesiadeasturias.org. http://www.santuariodecovadonga.com/. The start of the Re-conquest. Covadonga is the place where the Re-conquest began under king Pelayo, whose remains are buried in the cave along…

• Parish Church of Santa María Magdalena. Ribadesella.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Ribadesella. Asturias. It was built in the early 20th century on the remains of an old mediaeval church. It was almost completely destroyed during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 but was subsequently rebuilt. The architectural features of interest include the two towers on its main facade, between whi…

• Chapel of the Virgin de La Guía. Ribadesella.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Ribadesella. Asturias. This small Renaissance shrine underwent a major reconstruction in the 19th century. Its square floor plan suggests that it may have been shortened; this implies that the current building is formed by only the nave of the original.…

• Church of San Esteban. Ribadesella.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Leces. Ribadesella. Asturias. .This former Romanesque church was built in the 13th century and rebuilt in 1958 after the Spanish Civil War. The presbytery and two capitals from the original building can still be seen.…

• Church of San Antolín de Bedón. Llanes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Naves s/n. Naves. Llanes. Asturias. This monastery church has three naves and masonry walls with ashlar stonework buttressing. The church was rebuilt in 1955 by Luis Menendez Pidal.…

• Chapel of La Magdalena. Ribadesella.

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  … Vega, s/n. 33345. Vega. Ribadesella. Asturias. Although it was rebuilt in 1722, the origin of this chapel is unknown.…

• Church of Santiago in Caravia. Caravia.

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  … Carrales, s/n. 33344. Carrales. Caravia. Asturias. This church is devoid of ornamentation and has a single nave with a square head wall, two chapels added in 1862, a bell tower which was reformed in 1863 and made taller, and a porch which runs along the sides of the main nave.…

• Santiago Church in Gobiendes. Colunga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33342. Gobiendes. Colunga. Asturias. Declared National Monument in 1931. Declared National Monument in 1931. The Pre-romanesque church is located on the side of the Sueve mountain.Built at the beginning of the X century and restored in the XIX century.It has a basilica plan with three naves organise…

• Church of Santa Lucía in Coceña. Colunga.

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  … Coceña. Colunga. Asturias. Small traditional chapel, with a single nave, a portico on the base and a flat sanctuary, and a vestry adjoining the north side of the sanctuary.…

• Parish Church of Santa María in Bierces. Colunga.

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  … La Riera. Colunga. Asturias. It is dedicated to the Virgin of El Carmen. The facade is in the form of a semicircular arch protected by a small roof supported on Tuscan columns. It dates from the first quarter of the 18th century and was built at the behest of the benefactor Bartolomé Morán, who also…

• Church of San Pedro in Pernús. Colunga.

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  … Pernús. Colunga. Asturias. Rebuilt in the 18th century (1772), the church only conserves its original layout and a historic capital located on the exterior of the sanctuary. Of particular note are the belfry on the main facade and decorated with plant motifs, and a stone cross.…

• Church of San Antolín de La Llera. Colunga.

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  … La Llera. Colunga. Asturias. The building dates from the late 18th century. A primitive Romanesque church previously stood on this site, from which a corbel and the pointed arch from the doorway can still be seen in the church today.…

• San Salvador de Priesca Church. Villaviciosa.

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  … 33316. Priesca. Villaviciosa. Asturias. E-mail: talcalde@ayto-villaviciosa.org. The church was built after the death of Alfonso III and was consecrated in the year 921. It is much later than the pre-Romanesque churches.It has a basilica floor plan with three naves separated by triple, brick arches o…

• Church of San Juan de Amandi. Villaviciosa.

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  … El Palacio, s/n. 33311. San Juan de Amandi. Villaviciosa. Asturias. E-mail: turvilla@lacomarcadelasidra.com. http://www.villaviciosa.es. Its lovely apse and the elegant and varied sculpted decoration throughout the building are the most distinctive characteristics of this church. Its architecture is…

• Santa María Church in Lebeña. Cillorigo de Liébana.

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  … 39583. Lebeña. Cillorigo de Liébana. Cantabria. Fax.: +34 942840380 | E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com/liebana.htm. Cantabrian Mozarab. It was built at the request of the counts of Levana, in the 10th century. Its arches are horseshoe-shaped throughout almo…

• Salvador de Valdediós Church. Villaviciosa.

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  … 33312. Valdedios. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892324 | E-mail: visitas@monasteriovaldedios.com. http://www.monasteriovaldedios.com. A jewel of Asturian pre-Romanesque. It is a small temple in the Asturian pre-Romanesque style. Consecrated in the year 893, it is the most important monument f…

• Church of Santa Juliana de Lafuente. Lamasón.

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  … Barrio de Lafuente. 39550. Lafuente. Lamasón. Cantabria. http://www.aytolamason.es/. Set in a valley amid mountains, this simple country church has conserved its original structure in a region which is home to very few examples of Romanesque art. It has a very simple structure: a nave with a pitched…

• Church of Santa María de Piasca. Cabezón de Liébana.

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  … 39573. Piasca. Cabezón de Liébana. Cantabria. E-mail: info@santillanamuseodiocesano.com. www.santillanamuseodiocesano.com. Remains of a Romanesque monastery. This is the only part of the whole monastery still standing. The original church was built at the end of the 12th century, but it was subseque…