22 places to see and visit on your tourism trip to Asturias

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Pre-Romanesque church of Santa Cristina de Lena in Asturias

When considering a trip to AsturiasIn Spain, it has many interesting and attractive places to visit and we already anticipate that it is one of our favorite regions.

You will find green and leafy mountain landscapes, or very beautiful coastal corners with great beaches, but with many coves.

Too picturesque villages with rural corners where the granaries prevail, and of course monuments, among which the pre-Romanesque churches.

Corner of the historic center of Oviedo

What to see in Asturias

Facing you trip to Asturias, we are going to give you a vision of the very varied corners that you can visit, so that you, taking into account your preferences, can plan your own route.

As I said, apart from the beautiful mountain and coastal landscapes that you can enjoy on a route through Asturias, one of the characteristics of this Spanish region is its extensive cultural and industrial heritage.

Indeed, the important industrial past of this Community From northern Spain you can now meet with visits to different places that have become tourist attractions.

In this article you have an overview of the facet of cultural and industrial tourism that Asturias shows to its visitors.

Discovering the cultural and industrial heritage of Asturias

Revillagigedo Palace in Gijón

Here you have 22 places What should you consider for See and visit in Asturias, with links to articles that offer very detailed information about them.

These are places that we have visited recently and of which we have published articles.

There are other Asturian corners that we do not know, or where we have traveled too long, so we have nothing published, but we hope to incorporate over time.

That would be the case, for example, of places like Llanes, Covandonga and the place of the lakes, Cudillero or the Picos de Europa.

1.- Oviedo

The Asturian capital is well worth a visit.

Fontán Square in Oviedo

But I anticipate that especially for visiting the two big pre-Romanesque jewels in Asturias that are located on the slope of Monte Naranco.

On a walk through the historic center of the city of Oviedo you must have as a reference the lovely Fontán Square, and in the great in the Alfonso II el Casto square, the Gothic cathedral.

In this cathedral is the pre-Romanesque corner of the ninth century known as the Holy Chamber, in which several historical jewels and the relic of the Holy Shroud.

This corner is declared World Heritage by Unesco in the context of Way of Santiago from northern Spain.

In the Oviedo city you should also see the historical Foncalada Fountain or the building of Campoamor Theater from the end of the 19th century, cultural heart of the city.

And you can't leave the city without taking a cider in the popular Gacona street.

Santa María del Naranco near Oviedo

2.- Santa María del Naranco in Oviedo

Santa Maria del Naranco It is the most famous of the aforementioned jewels of the pre-Romanesque that you must visit close to Oviedo.

It is a small building of the ninth century that is currently one of the iconic images of Asturias.

Here you have information and photos of Santa María del Naranco.

Santa Maria del Naranco in Oviedo

3.- San Miguel de Lillo in Oviedo

San Miguel de Lillo is a pre-Romanesque church whose building was also part of the palatial complex that Ramiro I built in the middle of the ninth century on the hillside Mount of Naranco.

Recently restored as it was suffering a great deterioration, it has a three-nave floor and a roof with a barrel vault, and inside it highlights the sculptural decoration in relief.

Cimavilla neighborhood in Gijón

4.- Gijón

The Gijón city It is an essential visit for a trip to Asturias with its various cultural and leisure arguments.

Of course you must walk through the popular Cimavilla neighborhood, with prominent corners like the Revillagigedo Palace, he palace of the Valdes wave St. Peter's Church.

An outstanding corner to visit is the Birthplace of Jovellanos Museum, which houses the large polychrome wooden board Altarpiece of the Sea of the Asturian sculptor Santiago Miranda.

Photo tour through the Cimavilla de Gijón neighborhood in winter

Altarpiece of the Sea at the Casa Natal de Jovellanos Museum in Gijón

Cultural Center La Laboral de Gijón

5.- Cultural Center La Laboral de Gijón

A visit to be made in the surroundings of Gijón is the La Laboral cultural center which now houses the majestic building of what was the Labor University.

With the current denomination of Labor, City of Culture, when you visit it you will discover a complex of buildings of great majesty that is considered as the largest in Spain.

Historical curiosities of the cultural center La Laboral de Gijón

6.- Roman remains in Gijón and surroundings

In Gijón and its surroundings you can visit places with archaeological remains of the Roman era.

Specifically in Cimavilla you have the remains of the Roman Baths of Campo Valdés. under the square of the same name that opens next to the San Lorenzo beach.

And a few kilometers from Gijón you can visit the remains of the Roman Villa of Veranes, from the 4th century A.D., where you will see some mosaic floors.

Roman museums of Termas de Campo Valdés and Villa de Veranes in Gijón

Calle Galiana in Avilés in Asturias

7.- Aviles

After its urban recovery, Aviles Now it shows interesting attractions to visit, from its historical Center until the Niemeyer Cultural Center.

The historic center of what was an ancient medieval village It offers interesting places where you can see from a 13th century church, palatial buildings, Indian manor houses or its famous Galiana street, with arcaded galleries where tapas bars are located.

9 places to discover in the historic center of Aviles

Cover in the Llamber gastrobar on Galiana de Avilés street

Hotel NH Palacio de Ferrera, in a 17th century palace

Photo gallery of the historic center of Aviles

Niemeyer cultural center in Aviles

8.- Niemeyer Cultural Center in Aviles

The inauguration of Cultural center whose design was made by the prestigious Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer it was a great impulse for the change of image that the city of Aviles has had, with a great urban regeneration.

7 reasons to visit the Niemeyer Cultural Center in Avilés

Gallery of night photos of the Niemeyer Center in Aviles

9.- Central Mountain of Asturias

In the region of the Central Mountain of Asturias you find good examples of pre-Romanesque and Romanesque architecture, as well as corners linked to the traditions of rural life and its mining history.

Santa Cristina de Lena in the Central Mountain of Asturias

10.- Santa Cristina de Lena pre-Romanesque church

Santa Cristina de Lena It is one of the best examples of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture, which is magnified by its beautiful location on top of a hill in the region of Central Mountain.

This is the pre-Romanesque church of Santa Cristina de Lena

11.- Hórreos in Bueño

If there is a characteristic element of the Asturian rural architecture that's him hórreo.

Close to Mieres you can visit the small town of Good in which a large number of typical are concentrated Asturian granaries, and in whose interpretation center you can its history and characteristics.

Curiosities about Asturian granaries at the Bueño Interpretation Center

Asturian granaries walk in Bueño

Hórreos in Bueño near Mieres in Asturias

12.- Romanesque church of San Vicente Serrapio

The Romanesque architecture It has in Asturias a good sample in the church of San Vicente de Serrapio, from the 12th century, which you can visit in the Aller Valley, in the region of Montaña Central.

To stand out inside San Vicente de Serrapio its wooden coffered ceiling and, above all, the polychrome paintings that remain inside.

This is the Romanesque church of San Vicente Serrapio

13.- Mining tradition in Bustiello

The so-called industrial tourism It has a great role in Asturias, and a good example of it is the old mining town of Bustiello, to visit near Mieres, where you can deepen the way of life of the former Asturian miners.

Former mining town of Bustiello

Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia de Ujo in Asturias

14.- Romanesque church Santa Eulalia de Ujo

A curious corner of council of Mieres in the Central Mountain is the Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia de Ujo, whose original building in the early twentieth century moved changing its orientation.

The reason? facilitate the expansion of the railway line that then transported the large coal production in the area.

Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia de Ujo

15.- Villaviciosa and Comarca de la Sidra

Villaviciosahead of the Cider Region, it retains interesting architectural corners that are worth visiting on a trip to Asturias.

To highlight their Romanesque churches from Santa Maria de la Oliva and of Saint John of Amandi, from the 13th century, as well as the palatial buildings and stately homes that you can still see in the center of this Asturian town.

What to see in Villaviciosa

Romanesque church of San Juan de Amandi in Villaviciosa

Romanesque church of Santa María de la Oliva in Villaviciosa

San Salvador de Valdediós near Villaviciosa in Asturias

16.- Valdediós

At Puelles Valley, close to Villaviciosa, is the architectural complex of Valdedióswhere can you see the pre-Romanesque church of San Salvador de Valdediós, of the ninth century,

And next to it is the monastery and church of Santa María de Valdediós. from the 13th century, with transition architecture from Romanesque to Gothic.

Two highly recommended visits in the known as Cider Region.

Pre-Romanesque church of San Salvador de Valdediós

Romanesque monastery of Santa María de Valdediós

17.- Rural school of Asturias in Viñón

One of the samples of ethnographic tourism you can see in Asturias you find it in Vineyardsmall village close to Villaviciosa, where it is preserved and you can visit a curious and old rural school Now converted into a small museum.

Museum of the Rural School of Asturias in Viñón

Museum of the Rural School of Asturias in Viñón

18.- Sella River

He Sella Descent In canoe between Arriondas and Ribadesella It is one of the great traditional festivals of the Asturian summer, and an international sports competition.

But it has also become a very popular tourist activity which you can enjoy throughout the year.

This is the activity of the descent of the Sella River by canoe

19.- Nalón Valley

It is one of the less known areas of Asturias, but the Nalón Valley preserves important corners of Asturian industrial heritage, as well as natural places of great interest such as Networks park.

There you can also make several visits of gastronomic interest, such as the place where the Casin cheese, and ethnographic, like the Workshop of Mothers of Pendones.

What to see and do on your tour of the Nalón Valley

What to eat on your tour of the Nalón Valley

Discover the Casín del Nalón cheese

What they are and how the mothers are made in the Workshop of Madreñas de Pendones

Entralgo Corner in the Nalón Valley in Asturias

20.- Steelworks Museum in La Felguera

The history of the great industrial development that lived in the area of La Felguera, in Langreo, during the peak period of its steel mill, now you can meet it in the visit of the Asturias Steel Museum.

Visit of the Musi Museum of the Steel Industry of Asturias in La Felguera

Photos of the Musi Museum of the Steelworks of La Felguera

21.- Samuño Mining Museum

In the visit of Samuño Mining Ecomuseum, near Langreo, you can access the interior of the old San Luis Well And know his story.

This is the visit of the Samuño mining Ecomuseum in the Nalón Valley

Brañagallones in the Natural Park of Redes in Asturias

22.- Redes Natural Park

One of the most outstanding natural areas of Asturias is the Redes Natural Park, which you access from Langreo in the Nalón Valley, where you can enjoy lush beech and oak forests, and beautiful corners like Brañagallones.

This is the visit of the Natural Park of Redes

How to climb Brañagallones in the Natural Park of Redes

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