Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga) is one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the autonomous community of Asturias, in northwest Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains. With a permanent population of 60, it consists essentially…

Tapia (Sp. Tapia de Casariego) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, on the east by El Franco, on the south and west by Castropol. The city is a popular part…

Tazones is a parish and a town of the municipality of Villaviciosa (Asturias, Spain). It is known for being the landing place of Carlos I in 1517 and for its architecture and location. Since 2019 the city has been a part of the network “The most beautiful…

Shell house (Casa de las Conchas) in Tazones, Asturias, Spain. This house is a clear example of unusual art, and this curious way of decorating a home came from the hand of José Ramón Gallego Rebollar. It took 20 years to fill it entirely with shells, but…

Torazu (Sp. Torazo) is a parish that belongs to the municipality of Cabranes, in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Since 2016 the city has been a part of the network “The most beautiful towns in Spain“. Tourism The town is characterized by traditional…

Asturias, officially the Principality of Asturias (Spanish: Principado de Asturias; Asturian: Principáu d’Asturies; Galician-Asturian: Principao d’Asturias), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Oviedo is, according to the Statute of Autonomy, the…

Atlantic resorts of Spain (80 objects on 7 coasts) Three different sections can be distinguished on the Spanish coasts bathed by the Atlantic Ocean: the Cantabrian one, which extends from the Bidasoa (Asturias, Cantabria, Basque community) river to the Estaca…

The Basque Autonomous Community (Basque: Euskadi; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays Basque), also called the Basque Autonomous Community, is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Its basic institutions are the Basque Parliament and the Basque Government…