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• 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.…

• Cider Museum. Nava.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza del Príncipe de Asturias s/n. 33520. Nava. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985717419 | E-mail: info@museodelasidra.com. www.museodelasidra.com. Pouring from a height is the next-to-last step. The museum takes visitors through the steps of the manufacturing process and shows the traditions that surround th…

• Atlantic Botanical Garden. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida del Jardín Botánico s/n. 33394. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: + 34 985130685 | E-mail: jardin.botanico@gijon.es. www.botanicoatlantico.com. The Gijón Atlantic Botanical Garden is a huge "museum" specialising in the flora and vegetation to be found in Atlantic areas. It covers almost 16 hectares, an…

• Museum of the People of Asturias. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Doctor Flemming 877. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985182964 | E-mail: museopa@gijon.es. www.gijon.es. Museum of the collective memory of Asturias. This museum was created in 1968 to conserve and promote evidence that sheds light on the traditional society of the region of Asturias, an…

• Laboral City of Culture. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Luis Moya Blanco, 261. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985185858 | E-mail: visitaslaboral@recrea.asturias.com. http://www.laboralciudaddelacultura.com. In March 2007 the former Laboral University in Gijón (Asturias) opened its doors for the first time as the Laboral City of Culture, a unique…

• 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.…

• El Lloviu Cave. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera Peón, s/n. Villaviciosa. Asturias. This cavity is of outstanding geomorphological interest as it is formed of dolomitic limestone rocks from the Lias or Jurassic period, and is probably the largest limestone cave in the whole region.…

• Evaristo Valle Foundation Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Camino de Cabueñes 261. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985338092 | E-mail: museo@evaristovalle.com. www.evaristovalle.com. This place, also known as "La Redonda", is located in the residential Somió neighbourhood, very close to Gijón. After successive inheritances, it came into the hands of a nie…

• Santa María de Valdediós Monastery. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33312. Valdedios. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892324 | E-mail: visitas@monasteriovaldedios.com. www.monasteriovaldedios.com. This church was built by the master architect Gualteiro in 1218. It went through much restoration work during the Cistercian period. It has three naves with semicircu…

• Salvador de Valdediós Church. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor. Salas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Iglesia, s/n. 33860. Salas. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985832004 | E-mail: turismo@ayto-salas.es. www.salasturismo.com. The collegiate church dates from the 16th century and has been declared a National Monument. Its most outstanding treasures are the mausoleum of Archbishop Valdés, the main al…

• Valdés Salas Mansion. Salas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza General Aranda, s/n. 33860. Salas. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985832004 | E-mail: turismo@ayto-salas.es. www.salasturismo.com.   It is a sober masonry and stonework building that shows the civil architectural style of the time. It was the birthplace of the founder of Oviedo University, Fernando Valdé…

• San Martín de Salas Museum of pre-Romanesque Art. Salas.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza La Campa, s/n. 33860. Salas. Asturias. E-mail: turismo@ayto-salas.es. http://www.ayto-salas.es.   Located in the historic tower of the palace of the Valdés Salas family, it contains a valuable collection of pieces and inscribed stone from the church of San Martín, 1 kilometre outside the villa…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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.…

• Church of Santa María. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33156. Soto de Luiña. Cudillero. Asturias. It has a single nave, double crossing and semicircular apse. There is a three-storey square tower. The upper two storeys have niches and there are rectangular windows between them. The tower is completed with a stone cornice and feline gargoyles. The Baroqu…

• Rectory of Soto de Luiña. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33150. Soto de Luiña. Cudillero. Asturias. This 2-storey rectangular building is built of masonry and has stone elements. The cornice is decorated with tryglyphs and metopes. It has been restored and is now used as a cultural centre and a museum offering an exhibition of a varied collection of sculp…

• Church of Santa María in Soto de Luiña. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Soto de Luiña. Cudillero. Asturias. It has three naves, a transept, a semicircular sanctuary crowned by a star shaped vault, a tower standing at one end and porticos on both sides supported by slender columns on a continuous base.…

• Church of San Juan de Amandi. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• La Casina de La Oliva. Information and Visitor Centre for Romanesque Art in Villaviciosa. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Obdulio Fernández, 51. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892938 | E-mail: info@fundacioncardin.es. http://www.fundacioncardin.es.   This cultural centre was created by the José Cardín Fernández Foundation and offers detailed information on various monuments. The La Casina centre contains de…

• Monastery of Santa Maria La Real in Obona. Tineo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … El Crucero, s/n. 33877. El Crucero. Tineo. Asturias. The monastery of Santa Maria La Real in Obona contains an unfinished cloister dating from the 17th century. Its church is built in the Cistercian Romanesque style and has three naves separated by cruciform pilasters and with a wooden ceiling thoug…

• Church of Santiago. Cudillero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Novellana. Cudillero. Asturias. This church was built on a shrine which previously stood on the same site. The nave is covered with a very simple vault. It contains various valuable images, and particularly the figure of Christ known as the Cristo de los Vaqueiros.…