Llanes

Coast and Mountains of Asturias—Llanes, Covadonga, and Cangas de Onís

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April 22nd 2017
I spent Easter break doing a tour of Asturias, the province to the east of Galicia. The whole year, I’d hoped to visit Asturias and Cantabria. I didn’t make it to Cantabria because once I started investigating Asturias, I found that there was so much to see there. Challenges of the trip: I was going to be traveling alone. And without a car. Traveling alone at this point isn’t weird for m ... read more

Europe » Spain » Asturias

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more