| Page Views: 218 Last Visit to Covadonga: August, 2006 | Covadonga is a sacral place by LanaFromRiga - last update: Apr 5, 2007 |
In Covadonga is the Shrine of Our Ladyof Covadonga (Santuario de Nuestra Senora de Covadonga), an enclave whose magic ambience is rivaled only by its great scenic beauty. Hollowed out of the rock is a grotto in which the Virgin of Covadonga is housed. Below lies the source of the River Auseva. |
| The Monument to Don Pelayo |
|  | Historical Covadonga Covadonga symbolises Astur-Cantabrian resistance to Moorish domination and is the mystical spot from which the Reconquest began. |
| To the way from Covadonga to Covadonga Lakes |
| | Beautiful Covadonga Further 12-kilometres climb along a superbly scenic road, brings you out at the Lakes Enol and Ercina. You are welcome to take a look around the Picos de Europa National Park. |
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| Pros: | "Amazing nature, kind people, comfortable infrastructure" | | Cons: | "Too clowdy, sometimes unsatisfactory visibility" | | In A Nutshell: | "Enjoy the nature, the history and the religion!" |
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elpariente Sun Apr 29, 2007 20:54 UTC
Covadonga is a very nice place Buenas páginas y fotos | globetrott Tue Apr 24, 2007 14:41 UTC
Great landscape ! Spain in the fog and haze looks a lot like Scotland and Ireland, only they have more sheepbombs than cow-bombs ;-) | bugulma Fri Apr 13, 2007 07:11 UTC
nice smoke pictures. Early morning, it seems? |
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