Within the outskirts of Oviedo, on Naranco mountain (Narantium in Latin) presides a sacred church dedicated to Saint Miguel, although it was originally consecrated to Saint Mary. It is the church “Saint Miguel of Lillo”. Saint Miguel of Lillo (Lillo meaning “lignum”, or wood in Latin), as it has long been known, is the Palatine… Continue reading The Church of Saint Miguel of Lillo
Overlooking the beautiful, historical city of Oviedo from the slopes of Mount Naranco is one of the most unique medieval buildings to be found in all of Spain: Saint Mary of Naranco. It was originally intended to be a Palatine classroom consisting of two floors built on a rectangular foundation of 6 x 20 meters… Continue reading The Church of Saint Mary of Naranco
The ´Santa Cueva de Covadonga´ (or Covadonga´s Saints Cave) is a Catholic sanctuary the region of Asturias in the north of Spain. It is a cave located in the foothills of Mount Auseva or the Picos de Europa (known as Europe´s Peaks). Here we can find the Virgin Covadonga, also affectionately known by the Asturians… Continue reading Sanctuary of the Virgin of Covadonga
