The Roman Bridge of Cangas de Onís
Mar 4, 2011 Architecture, Asturias, Cangas Onis, Capital, Capitals, History, Monument, Monuments, Villages, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism
Many of you will have visited Cangas de Onís and the many monuments found there, the first of which being The Roman Bridge.
In fact, it is not certain to whom this bridge belongs, whether to the municipality of Cangas de Onís or of Parres. This is because the bridge, or “El Puentón” (as it is called locally), crosses the River Sella and joins both municipality.
What is certain is that it is an important historical and cultural heritage left to us in Asturias. In fact, it was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument in 1931.
This structure is one of the most representative of Cangas de Onís and the Principality of Asturias.
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Palaciu Pintu Cangas de Onís
Feb 3, 2011 Asturias, Cangas Onis, Capital, Capitals, Town, History, Monument, Monuments, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Natural Tourism
Cangas de Onís is a city imbued in history, in fact, it was the first capital of Asturias when this was the Kingdom of Asturias. All this history is alive in the numerous monuments of the town. Although the most emblematic is the Roman Bridge, today I shall tell you about: Palaciu Pintu.
The Palaciu Pintu is in the centre of Cangas de Onís, next to the market square, where there is a market every Sunday and I recommend you visit it.
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Cities: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Sep 21, 2010 Capital, Capitals, Town, Towns, Culture, Spain, History, Canarian Islands, Monuments, Leisure, Beach, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Natural Tourism
Gran Canaria, as I mentioned in the previous article, has many tourist attractions, one of them being Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is over 530 years old, although it wasn’t until 1478 that it was founded as a city because originally it was a military base. The following link provides more information on the history of the city. (Click).
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has many tourist spots. Below is a selection of these attractions and I shall talk about them in forthcoming articles:
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HISTORY: PONFERRADA CASTLE
Jun 9, 2010 Architecture, Capital, Capitals, Castilla y León, Culture, History, History León, Monument, Monuments, Monuments León, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León
Ponferrada is a beautiful city which the River Sil runs through. Its many ruins hold great cultural importance, providing evidence of the different civilisations that lived there in the past.
One of these ruins is the Ponferrada Castle, declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1924.
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MUSEUMS: THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, BILBAO
May 21, 2010 Architecture, Bilbao, Capital, Culture, Leisure, Cultured Tourism
I was recently in Bilbao, a beautiful city, with the idea of bringing you tourist information on it. But because of the bad weather we had, I can’t offer you all that I had hoped to.
Nevertheless, the rain didn’t stop me from visiting the beautiful city of Bilbao (especially its old quarter) which has been awarded the World City Prize from Singapore.
But now I’d like to focus on the famous Guggenheim Museum, which is housed in a building I particularly like. The Guggenheim Museum holds the most important work by Richard Serra, who was awarded the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.
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