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NATURE: THE MINE OF BUFERRERA.

Apr 14, 2010 Activities, Asturias, Asturias Tourism, Hiking, History, Landscapes, Leisure, Mountain, Natural Tourism, Nature, Rural Tourism, Tourism, Tourism

Today I shall tell you about a mine that lays in the midst of the National Park of the Picos de Europa, found near the Lakes of Covadonga: The Mine of Buferrera.

The mine of Buferrera dates from 1868 and it was used for the extraction of minerals such as iron and manganese. The road that today leads to the Lakes of Covadonga did not exist in those days and miners had to carry the minerals down the mountainside on their shoulders or on beasts of burden, covering some 12km in distance and a drop of 800m between this mine and Covadonga.

Tags: Asturias, Covadonga, History, Asturian History, Lakes of Covadonga, Mountain, Mount, Nature, East Asturias, Landscape, National Park, Picos Europa, Route, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Active Tourism, Asturias Tourism, History Tourism, Natural Tourism, East Asturias Tourism, Rural 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.

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.

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.

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