Asturias Architecture
Asturias has a rich artistic legacy that emphasizes Romanesque (Asturias Arts) indigenous architecture with monuments like Santa María del Naranco, Santa Cristina de Lena and San Miguel de Lillo. These monuments have a Ramirense Romanesque style (due to Ramiro I) or San Julián de los Prados, known as Santullano (Oviedo) of the Alfonsino pre-Romanesque style...
Asturias Festivals and holidays
Some of the most famous festivals in Asturias take place in the small town of Llanes. These festivals celebrate the important saints and the Virgin Mary adored by the town. The associations that prepare the festivals have a rivalry between them and each year they try to outdo each other with more impressive shows. The...
Asturias Food and drink
While Asturias is especially known for its seafood, the most famous regional dish is fabada asturiana, a rich stew typically made with large white beans (fabes), shoulder of pork (lacón), black pudding (morcilla), and spicy sausage (chorizo). Apple groves foster the production of the region's traditional alcoholic drink, a natural cider (sidra). Since it is...
Asturias Sport
Asturias has two main football teams: Sporting de Gijón and Real Oviedo, which have played over 35 seasons in La Liga. Other current notable sports teams are Oviedo CB (basketball) and AB Gijón Jovellanos (handball). Racing driver Fernando Alonso is a two-time Formula One world champion, two-time Le Mans winner and FIA World Endurance winner....
Asturias Literature
These are some notable people of Asturian Literature: Antón de Marirreguera (17th century) Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811) Ramón de Campoamor (1817–1901) Leopoldo Alas, "Clarín" (1851–1901) Armando Palacio Valdés (1853–1938) Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880–1962) Alfonso Camín (1890–1982) Alejandro Casona (1903–1965) Carlos Bousoño (1923-2015) Ángel González (1925–2008) Corín Tellado (1927–2009) Gonzalo Suárez (1934) Rafael Reig...