HISTORY: SAN JUAN DE AMANDI (Saint John of Amandi)
Apr 7, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Cider Region, Culture, History, Church, Monument, Monuments, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
To all history, art and monument enthusiasts: if you happen upon or you are thinking about visiting the municipality of Villaviciosa (Asturias), you must visit the church of San Juan de Amandi in Amandi, only 3km from Villaviciosa.
San Juan de Amandi was declared a National Monument in 1931 and it is a late-Romanesque church; it is one of the most important buildings from the Asturian Romanesque period and it stands out from other monuments in rural areas because of its shapes, volume and above all because of its large number of sculptures. It is thought to date from the first third of the 13th century, when the church of Santa María de Valdediós was founded. Leer más »
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(Español) TRADICIONES: SEMANA SANTA
Mar 29, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Cider Region, Culture, Leisure, Villages, Traditions, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Holidays, Villages, Villaviciosa
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HISTORY: “SANTA MARÍA DE LA OLIVA”
Jan 19, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Culture, History, Church, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Natural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
In other posts I spoke about Villaviciosa (Asturias), a municipality which is home to a large number of Romanesque and pre-Romanesque monuments.
One of these monuments can be found in the capital of the municipality, in the crossroads that join Oviedo, Gijon, Cantabria and the street of García Caveda. This monument, the church of Santa María de la Oliva, dates from the 13th century and has a mixture of both Romanesque and Gothic styles.
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VILLAGES: “VILLAVICIOSA”
Jan 12, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Capitals, Culture, History, Church, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Villages, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is the Apple capital and capital of the municipality in Asturias that shares its name and it is twinned with a town from the province of Madrid called Villaviciosa de Odón.
This Asturian village used to be known as Maliayo until 1277 when it was renamed Villaviciosa, which it is still called today. Many of you will wonder about the origin of such a name: Villa – viciosa (Village – ‘vice’). These lands were very fertile and produced abundant harvests; it was this fertility which gave the village (Villa) the fame of abundance – (viciosa). [Viciosa translated today means addicted to vice, but this was not the meaning originally here. ‘Viciosa’ meant that the village was fertile and produced abundant crops.tn].
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