Overview of terracotta roofed houses at port.

Matt Munro

Asturias

‘Ser español es un orgullo’, the saying goes, ‘ser asturiano es un título.’ ‘If being Spanish is a matter of pride, to be Asturian is a mark of nobility'. Asturias, the sole patch of Spain never conquered by the Muslims is, some claim, the real Spain: the rest is simply tierra de reconquista (reconquered land).

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  • San Salvador Cathedral, on Plaza de Alfonso el Casto, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, Europe

    Catedral de San Salvador

    Oviedo

    Oviedo's stunning cathedral complex was built mainly in Gothic and baroque styles between the 13th and 18th centuries. But its origins and greatest…

  • Santa Maria del Naranco.

    Palacio de Santa María del Naranco

    Oviedo

    On the slopes of Monte Naranco, 3.5km northwest of central Oviedo, this tall, narrow palace – built by Ramiro I (842–50), Alfonso II’s successor…

  • Cueva de Tito Bustillo

    Cueva de Tito Bustillo

    Asturias

    Some of Spain’s finest cave art, including superb horse paintings probably done around 15,000 to 10,000 BCE, is within this World Heritage–listed cave,…

  • Museo Arqueológico de Asturias

    Museo Arqueológico de Asturias

    Oviedo

    Partly within a restored 16th-century monastery, Asturias’ archaeology museum makes the most of the region’s archaeological riches through video and…

  • Playa de Torimbia

    Playa de Torimbia

    Asturias

    A beautiful, gold-blonde crescent bounded by rocky headlands and a bowl of green hills, 9km west of Llanes, Torimbia is truly spectacular. Turn off the…

  • Iglesia de San Juan de Amandi

    Iglesia de San Juan de Amandi

    Asturias

    This fine late-Romanesque church, built in the early 13th century, lies 1.5km south of Villaviciosa. Despite later interventions, including the addition…

  • Silencio beach

    Playa del Silencio

    Cudillero

    Silencio is one of Spain’s most beautiful beaches: a long, silver-sandy cove backed by a natural rock amphitheatre. It isn’t particularly good for…

  • Cercados Oseros

    Cercados Oseros

    Asturias

    About 5km south of Tuñón (or a 1km walk south from the Área Recreativa Buyera, where cars can park), the Senda del Oso reaches the Cercados Oseros, two…

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