NATURE: “THE BROWN BEAR”
Jan 27, 2010 Asturias, Castilla y León, Nature, Landscapes, Tourism, Natural Tourism
The brown bear used to exist practically in all the continents of Europe, Asia and a large part of west North America. Unfortunately, as the centuries past, the presence of the brown bear has reduced, although it continues to exist in a sufficiently extensive area today.
The brown bear lives in a variety of habitats, from semi-desert cold climates to coastal areas or even the Arctic tundra. But its habitat par excellence is the forest and it is one of the most common mammals to be found in Siberian or Scandinavian taiga conifer forests, or in mixed-type forests in eastern Europe and the Pyrenees, or in deciduous beech, oak and birch forests along the Cantabrian Chain. The few bear populations that exist in Western Europe are found in the highest mountain massifs where human presence is slight.
Tags: Animal, Animals, Animals Danger Extinction, Asturias, Cantabrian Chain, Cantabrian Chain Fauna, Nature, Bear, Brown Bear, Pirineos, Tourism, Natural Tourism
HISTORY: “OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF LA PUERTA”
Dec 28, 2009 Architecture, Culture, History, History León, Church, Mountain, Monuments León, Landscapes, Villages, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León
When the floodgates of the Riaño dam closed in 1987, the following villages were flooded: Salio, Escaro, Pedrosa del Rey, Huelde, Anciales, Riaño (a new Riaño was built) and La Puerta. The church from this last village was saved and it is the focus of this article.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary was transported, stone by stone, to the new Riaño. This building has an apse that dates from the 13th and 14th century and contains Gothic paintings inside which are particularly rare in Spain.
Tags: Castilla y León, Cantabrian Chain, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, Riaño History, León, Mountain, Monument, Monuments, Nature, Landscape, Villages, Riaño, Rosario de la Puerta, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism
VILLAGES: “RIAÑO”
Dec 22, 2009 Activities, Culture, Sports, Mountain, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Villages, Routes, Hiking, Tourism
In the middle of the countryside, the Cantabrian Chain to be precise, you can find the youngest village in the province of León: Riaño.
This small village is not yet 13 years old, given that the old Riaño was flooded by the dam which was named after it.
The old hamlet was destroyed to make the Riaño dam navigable and to admit certain water sports, such as sailing, windsurf, canoeing, water-skiing, etc.
Tags: Castilla y León, Cantabrian Chain, Culture, History, León, Mountain, Monument, Nature, Villages, Riaño, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Riaño Tourism, Rural Tourism