NATURE: MERÓN BEACH
Apr 13, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Cider Region, History, Sea, Monument, Monuments, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Beach, Tourism, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
Hi there,
Today we want to take you to a small beach within the parish of Argüero (or Argüeru, in Asturian ‘Bable’), which forms part of the municipality of Villaviciosa: Merón Beach.
The municipality of Villaviciosa is rich in nature, but today we want to talk about the beach of Merón, one of the many beaches you can find along the coast of this municipality; Rodiles beach is the most well-known of the area. Leer más »
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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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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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