Cangas de Onis, Spain Vacations, Honeymoons and Luxury Travel Package
Monastery of San Pedro de Villanueva (12th to 18th centuries).
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Cangas de Onis Description
Tradition has it that it was built by Rey Alfonso I, ‘The Catholic’, on February 21st 746, with excavations carried out before conversion work started on the building for the Parador supporting the idea. The present monastery was founded on the site and run by the Order of San Benito until the 1835 sale of Church lands.
Two rooms displaying archaeological remains found during refurbishment work, especially ceramics, bear witness to its distant pastThe Monastery was declared a National Monument in 1907 with a new wing added using matching building materials to match the original. Set on the green banks of the River Sella, this jewel is reflected in the waters below.
The magnificent Picos de Europa setting frames the backdrop. The modern and comfortable facilities at the Hotel make it the ideal spot to discover the wondrous Asturian landscape, enjoy local colour at celebrations and the ancestral folklore, as well as savour the best most genuine dishes from the rich local cuisine.
Cangas de Onis Services
In-Room Services
- Canal plus
- Double Rooms (double beds): 9
- Minibar
- Places: 126
- Safety Deposit Box
- Single Rooms: 2
- Telephone in bedrooms
- Television
- Twin Rooms: 53
General Services
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Bureau de Change
- Conference Suite
- Credit Cards
- Facility Accessibility (Check with Parador)
- Garden
- Heating
- Life
- No animals allowed
- Parking (without security, limited places)
- Restaurant
- Satellite Dish
- Wireless Internet - WIFI. Free
- Children's play area
Cangas de Onis Activities
Things to See
- Cangas de Onís.
- Roman Bridge.
- Santa Cruz Chapel.
- Cortés Palace.
- Casa Dago (Welcome Centre for visitors from the Picos de Europa National Park).
- There is an interesting market selling local products on Sunday mornings.
- Tito Bustillo Cave (Ribadesella)
- Rock art from the Palaeolithic period.
- Exhibition on prehistoric man’s way of life..
- Buxu Cave (Cardes, 6 km.)
- Solutrean period, upper Palaeolithic.
- Viewings limited to small daily groups. Check days it is closed to the public and opening times.
- No reservations.
- Lakes of Covadonga.
- Visit to Enol and La Ercina lakes.
- Pedro Pidal Visitors Centre and Buferrera mines.
- Romanesque and gothic examples.
- San Pedro de Villanueva.
- San Bartolomé Chapel in Las Rozas.
- Santa María de Cangas de Arriba.
- San Pedro de Con.
- Santiago de Villaverde.
- San Martín de Grazanes.
- Santa Eulalia de Abamia, etc.
- County beaches.
- Ribadesella.
- Llanes.
- Ribadedeva.
- Colunga.
- Hiking.
- Cares Route.
- El Arcediano Route.
- Vega de Ario.
- Ordiales vantage point.
- Peloño forest, etc.
- Visit to the Royal Estate of Covadonga. Check opening times and religious services in reception.
- Visit to the Basílica.
- The Santa Cueva cave.
- The Museo del Tesoro musuem.
- Archivo de Indianos (Archive of the Indies), in Colombres (Ribadedeva).
- Cycle tourism (mountain bikes). River Zardón, Vegas del Güeña, etc. route.
- Fitu vantage point: Marvellous views from the Sierra del Sueve over the Picos de Europa and the coast. Located between the towns of Arriendas and Colunga.
- Asturias Jurassic Museum: In Colunga. Check times and when closed for holidays.
- East Asturias Anthropology Museum in Porrua (Llanes).
- La Grandera Local Fauna Zoo: In Soto de Cangas, about 6.5 km. from the Parador
Activities
- Biking
- Canoeing
- Equestrian Trails
- Horse Routes
- Mountaineering
- Rambling
- Rive Fishing
- Trekking
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