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• Mohías Fort. Coaña.

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  … 33795. Mohías. Coaña. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. It was discovered in 1939 but was not excavated until 1968-1970. A key feature is the large number of cabins with clearly delimited fireplaces. It was inhabited during the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century. It m…

• Camposorio Palace. Navia.

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  … Piñera. Navia. Asturias. This site was built in the 18th century and is halfway between a palace and a country farmstead producing agriculture and cattle. It comprises the main building, farmyard, raised granary, bakery, stables, service buildings and a back garden.…

• Castro de Coaña (Navia Historical Park). Coaña.

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  … Carretera AS-12. 33795. Coaña. Asturias. E-mail: castrodecoana@gmail.com. http://www.parquehistorico.org/. The iron-age settlements of the northwest peninsula. The "castros" were a distinctive type of iron-age settlement in the area of Asturias, León and Galicia. Excavations of this pre-Roman site h…

• Juan Pérez Villamil Ethnographic Museum. Navia.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Avenida Juan Pérez Villamil, 2. Puerta de Vega. Navia. Asturias. This museum was opened in September 2001 thanks to an initiative by the Cultural Association of Friends of the History of Puerto de Vega (Navia). It was created as homage to marine and peasant life and to the phenomenon of emigration. …

• Church of Santa Marina. Navia.

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  … 33790. Puerto de Vega. Navia. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. This large church was designed and built between 1730 and 1749. It contains an excellent series of altarpieces by the architect and sculptor José Bernardo de la Meana.…

• Casino and Theatre. Navia.

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  … Puerto de Vega. Navia. Asturias. This building dates from between 1930 and 1931, and its most outstanding features is the glassed-in curved balcony in the Modernist style. There is a theatre on the interior and it occasionally opens to the public for temporary exhibitions and cultural events.…

• Tox Palace. Navia.

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  … Tox. Navia. Asturias.…

• Wrought Iron Museum. Franco, El.

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  … Pelayo, 2. 33750. La Caridad. Franco, El. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com.   This museum contains wrought iron work created by Ángel Fernández López (La Caridad, 1920 - 2000).…

• Church of San Bartolomé. Franco, El.

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  … Valdepares. Franco, El. Asturias. The church of San Bartolomé de Valdepares was built in the 16th century. Features on the interior include altarpieces dating from the Middle Ages.…

• Fonfría Palace. Franco, El.

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  … Valdepares. Franco, El. Asturias. It was built in the 16th century and belonged to the family of Diego Castrillón Cienfuegos. It has a library and a small chapel.…

• Shrine of Los Remedios. Franco, El.

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  … Porcía. Franco, El. Asturias. This small church is built of stone. Its importance derives from the intense devotion of the local inhabitants for the Virgin de los Remedios.…

• Bruxu Fountain. Valdés.

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  … Calle Nicanor del Campo, s/n. Luarca. Valdés. Asturias. Built in 1764 by Julio Méndez Camina, the fountain is set in a square wall made of granite slabs, with two lower courses made of slate from which the four spouts protrude.…

• Palace of the Marquis de la Ferrera. Valdés.

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  … Calle Olavarrieta, s/n. Luarca. Valdés. Asturias. The palace has two wings, a chapel and stables. The original nucleus (the tower standing to the south) dates from before the 13th century.…

• Donlebún Towers. Castropol.

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  … 33760. Barres. Castropol. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. The origins of this building date from the 18th century. It has a U-shaped floor plan surrounding a central courtyard which connects the various rooms.…

• Aula del Mar Centre in Luarca. Valdés.

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  … Colegio Público Padre Galo, s/n. 33783. Luarca. Valdés. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985642619 | E-mail: auladelmar@cepesma.com.   The museum has a large display of marine animals, each with its own descriptive panel: over 400 specimens of different species including 8 of the largest and best conserved giant…

• Chapel of El Pilar. Barreiros.

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  … Gondán. Barreiros. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• Palace of the Pardo Donlebún family. Castropol.

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  … 33760. Figueras. Castropol. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. It is located beside the Eo estuary The side facing the estuary is the oldest part, and dates from the 16th century. It was remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries.…

• Chapel of Santa María del Campo. Castropol.

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  … 33760. Castropol. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. The chapel stands on the old Campo de Tablado area in Castropol. The building has a rectangular floor plan with two small side sections (chapel and sacristy) and the date it was founded can still be seen inscribed on a stone slab embedded in the faca…

• Sculpture "Monument to Fernando Villamil". Castropol.

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  … Parque De Loriente, s/n. Castropol. Asturias. This monument was built to commemorate the sailor and writer Fernando Villamil (1845-1898), who distinguished himself as a soldier in Cuba, first on land during the uprisings, and subsequently at the command of a destroyer in the naval battle of Santiago…

• Church of Santiago Apóstol. Castropol.

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  … 33760. Castropol. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com. Castropol was one of the last stages on the pilgrim route to Santiago in Asturias, so much so that one of the side doors of the church is known as the “French door”. It has three naves, of which the central nave is wider and higher, separated by colu…

• Chapel da Atalaia. Ribadeo.

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  … Ribadeo. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• Chapel of Santa Cruz. Ribadeo.

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  … Ribadeo. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• Casa dos Indianos House. Ribadeo.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Ribadeo. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• Convent of Santa Clara. Ribadeo.

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  … Ribadeo. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• San Damián Fort. Ribadeo.

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  … Ribadeo. Lugo. (Galicia)…