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Explore Arcos in Spain

Arcos in the region of Asturias is a town in Spain - some 232 mi or ( 373 km ) North-West of Madrid , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Arcos is now 05:24 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Porto, Villaviciosa, Salamanca, Ponferrada, and Norena. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Porto . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arcos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Session - Green Fields of Glentown

8:31 min by Alberto Ablanedo
Views: 6197 Rating: 5.00

A clip from a session in Oviedo. Dolfu r. Fdez, Pepín de Muñalén, Stephanie Swanton, Sarah Jones, Borja Vazquez, Alberto Ablanedo. the first tune is The Porthole of the Kelp by Bobby Casey, I think we ..

El Partisanu - Nacho Vegas

3:22 min by Pablo A. Quiroga Prendes
Views: 3678 Rating: 5.00

Versión n'asturianu a cargo de Nacho Vegas. Guitarra: Mar Álvarez (Pauline en la Playa);Coros: Montse Álvarez (Nosoträsh ); Batería: Roberto Nicieza (Australian Blonde); Hammond: Chus Neira (Groovie D ..


Oviedo, Spain #86 Oviedo Cathedral

1:44 min by Davidsbeenhere
Views: 1007 Rating: 4.33

davidsbeenhere.com The Oviedo Cathedral in Oviedo was originally built in the 8th century but later finished in 1388. The cathedral is in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The cathedral has an ar ..

TNT2008 closure ceremony: Bagpipe band Ciudad de Oviedo

7:22 min by Bbsinsed
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The 9th Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2008) took place in Oviedo (Spain) - Auditorio Principe Felipe - September 01-05, 2008. The conference ended with the performance of the B ..


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Interesting facts about this location

University of Oviedo

The University of Oviedo is a public university in Asturias. It's the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres.

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Located at 43.36 -5.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1574 establishments, Buildings and structures in Asturias, Educational institutions established in the 1570s, University of Oviedo

Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo

The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, Latin: Sancta Ovetensis) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo today displays an array of architectural styles, from Pre-Romanesque to Baroque, including Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance parts.

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Located at 43.36 -5.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 8th-century church buildings, Basilica churches in Spain, Buildings and structures in Oviedo, Cathedrals in Spain, Churches in Asturias, Gothic architecture in Spain

Kingdom of Asturias

The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania. In 722, Pelagius subsequently defeated an Umayyad patrol at the Battle of Covadonga, in what is usually regarded as the beginning of the Reconquista.

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Located at 43.36 -5.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: History of Asturias, Medieval Portugal, Medieval Spain, Reconquista, States and territories disestablished in the 10th century, States and territories established in 718

San Vicente of Oviedo

San Vicente de Oviedo is a church and monastery in Oviedo, Spain. Founded November 25, 781 AD, by Máximo and Fromestano, the monestery was dedicated to Saint Vincent, a Valencian deacon and martyr. It was the first construction in Oviedo, a city considered to have been founded by Máximo and Fromestano. The church was later transformed into a monastery following the Benedictine Rule, with twenty-six monks. The style of the building is Romanesque, although reworked in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Located at 43.36 -5.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 780s architecture, 8th-century church buildings, Benedictine monasteries in Spain, Buildings and structures in Oviedo, Churches in Asturias

Archaeological Museum of Asturias

The Archaeological Museum of Asturias is housed in the 16th century Benedictine monastery of Saint Vicente in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Its findings include collections of the Asturian Neolithic, Megalithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Astur hill fort culture, Roman period, and of the Gothic, Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque periods of the Kingdom of Asturias.

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Located at 43.36 -5.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Spain, History of Asturias, Museums in Asturias