HISTORY: PONFERRADA CASTLE
Jun 9, 2010 Architecture, Capital, Capitals, Castilla y León, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, History León, Monument, Monuments, Monuments León, Tourism, 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.
Tags: Art, Way of Saint James, Castilla y León, Ponferrada Castle, Templar Castle, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, León, Monument, Monuments, Ponferrada, River Sil, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Ponferrada Tourism
NATURE: MERÓN BEACH
Apr 13, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Beach, Cider Region, History, Landscapes, Leisure, Monument, Monuments, Natural Tourism, Nature, Rural Tourism, Sea, Tourism, Tourism, Villaviciosa, Villaviciosa Tourism
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 »
Tags: Argüero, Argüeru, Asturias, Dinosaur Coastline, History, Asturian History, Fossilised Footprints, Ichnites, Monument, Natural Monument, Villaviciosa Monument, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Villaviciosa Monuments, Nature, Landscape, Beach, Meron Beach, Rodiles Beach, Tourism, Active Tourism, Asturias Tourism, History Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
HISTORY: SAN JUAN DE AMANDI (Saint John of Amandi)
Apr 7, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Church, Cider Region, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Tourism, Tourism, Villaviciosa, Villaviciosa Tourism
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 »
Tags: Art, Asturias, Culture, Asturias Culture, Villaviciosa Culture, History, Asturian History, Villaviciosa History, Monument, National Monument, Villaviciosa Monument, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, National Monuments, Villaviciosa Monuments, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Rural Tourism, Asturias Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Rural Tourism, Villaviciosa Tourism, Villaviciosa
ASTURIAS, LEADER IN RURAL TOURISM.
Apr 6, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Beach, Culture, Hiking, History, Landscapes, Leisure, Monument, Monuments, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Nature, News, Rural Tourism, Tourism, Tourism, Traditions
Spain is a great place for tourism: good weather, beach, culture, history, traditions…these are some of the many attractions that explain why millions of tourists choose to visit Spain, whether they be foreigners or Spaniards.
Nowadays, tourists are looking for new experiences and new forms of tourism. For those who want to interact with nature or seek peace and quiet, etc., then what you want is a type of tourism that can offer a range of possibilities: hill-walking, relaxing, active tourism, history, culture…in other words, Rural Tourism. Leer más »
Tags: Asturias, Culture, Asturias Culture, History, Asturian History, Spanish National Institute of Statistics, Mountain, Mount, Monument, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Nature, Landscape, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Rural Tourism
LOCALIZACIÓN DE LOS POSTS
Feb 16, 2010 Capitals, Cathedral, Hiking, History, Landscapes, Monastery, Monument, Monuments, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Routes, Rural Tourism, Tourism, Town, Towns, Traditions
Pedimos disculpas, ya que hoy no hemos subido información de ningún tipo.
Estuvimos realizando una actualización que consideramos imprescindible para ustedes, consiste en la localización de los temas escritos; de modo que puedan saber donde se encuentra tal sitio , tal monumento, tal ruta,…
Esperamos les sea de gran ayuda esta nueva actualización y puedan organizar sus viajes de una forma más cómoda.
Tags: Capital, Capitals, Town, Towns, Geographic Location, Villages, Tourism
VILLAGES: CAMERO VIEJO
Feb 15, 2010 Activities, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, Gastronomy, Hiking, History, La Rioja, La Rioja Tourism, Landscapes, Leisure, Monastery, Monument, Monuments, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Nature, Routes, Rural Tourism, Sports, Tourism, Tourism, Traditions, Unesco, Villages, Villages
In the heart of Camero Viejo, found in the wine region of Rioja, there are several charming villages to visit: Soto en Cameros, San Román de Cameros and Velilla.
These three villages are in the middle of the countryside, on the banks of the River Leza, and are in keeping with their environment.
It is the perfect place to do rural tourism, where you will have the possibility of walking in the countryside, do some hillwalking, learn about the history, culture or gastronomy of the place and much more.
Tags: Vulture, Griffin Vulture, Vultures, Griffin Vultures, Camero Viejo, Culture, Camero Viejo Culture, La Rioja Culture, Wine Tourism, Gastronomy, History, La Rioja, Mountain, Mount, Nature, Landscape, Biosphere Reserve , River Leza, Route, Routes, Camero Viejo Routes, La Rioja Routes, San Román de Cameros, Hiking, Soto en Cameros, Tourism, Active Tourism, Camero Viejo Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, La Rioja Tourism, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Camero Viejo Rural Tourism, La Rioja Rural Tourism, Unesco, Velilla
HISTORY: CHURCH OF SANTA MARÍA DEL NARANCO.
Feb 11, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Oviedo, Tourism, Tourism, Town, Towns
Oviedo is an Asturian city which I have talked about before in this blog. It is a culturally and historically rich city, proof of which is the church of Santa María del Naranco.
Santa María del Naranco is set in the hillside of Mount Naranco, amongst beautiful scenery and amazing views of Oviedo, just like San Miguel de Lillo.
This pre-Romanesque monument was ordered to be built by king Ramiro I in 842 AD. It is believed that because Santa María del Naranco does not have an apse, but holds the king’s throne instead, it was used as a country palace or recreational royal residence.
Tags: Art, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Capital, Town, Culture, Asturias Culture, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo History, Church, Oviedo Church, Mount Naranco, Monument, Oviedo Monuments, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Oviedo, World Heritage, Romanesque, Santa María del Naranco, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
CULTURE: WHEN THE BELLS TOLL
Feb 5, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Natural Tourism, Nature, News, Tourism, Tourism
Just like hundreds of years ago, the Yew tree continues to be the centre of life and death of many Celtic villages.
The BELLS, the BARD and the BAGPIPES opened the V Yew Tree Council in Santibáñez de la Fuente, in the municipality of Aller (Asturias).
Tags: Asturias, Culture, Asturias Culture, Celtic Culture, History, Monument, Natural Monument, Monuments, Villages, Santibañez de la Fuente, Yew Tree, Texu, Aller Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism
HISTORY: “CHURCH OF SAN MIGUEL DE LILLO”
Feb 1, 2010 Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Oviedo, Tourism, Town, Towns, Unesco
A while ago I talked about Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias; today I shall talk about a pre-Romanesque church called San Miguel de Lillo which lies within the city surroundings, in the hillside of Mount Naranco. This mount is also home to another monument of special interest, the church of Santa María del Naranco, but I shall keep that for a separate post.
As mentioned, San Miguel de Lillo is a pre-Romanesque church and its construction was ordered by king Ramiro I in honour of Saint Michael Archangel in 842.
Tags: Art, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Culture, Asturias Culture, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo, World Heritage, Pre-Romanesque, San Miguel de Lillo, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
HISTORY: “OVIEDO CATHEDRAL”
Jan 26, 2010 Activities, Architecture, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Capitals, Cathedral, Church, Culture, Cultured Tourism, History, Monument, Monuments, Natural Tourism, Oviedo, Tourism, Town, Towns, Unesco
A while ago I talked about the capital of the Principality of Asturias, Oviedo, so today I shall talk about one of the most important monuments of this city: the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo although I shall also write about the other equally important monuments of the city in future posts.
Oviedo Cathedral is not yet another monument; it is representative of Oviedo and, I would add, of Asturias too as it is the only cathedral in the Principality of Asturias.
Tags: Architecture, Oviedo Art, Asturias, Cathedral, Oviedo Cathedral, Oviedo Culture, History, Asturian History, Oviedo History, Oviedo Church, Monument, Oviedo Monuments, Monuments, Asturias Monuments, Oviedo Monuments, Oviedo, World Heritage, Tourism, Asturias Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Oviedo Tourism, Unesco
