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Discover Astorga in Spain
Astorga in the region of Castille and León with its 12,078 habitants is a town located in Spain - some 186 mi or ( 300 km ) North-West of Madrid , the country's capital .
Local time in Astorga is now 06:02 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lisbon, Porto, Zamora, Villaviciosa, and Villares de Orbigo. When in this area, you might want to check out Lisbon . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Astorga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Helicóptero Pantano Antoñán del Valle.MPG
Helicóptero cargando agua en el pantano de Antoñán del Valle. (León) ..
ASTORGA 2012:8ème demi-brigade(1/5)
8ème Demi-brigade l'infanterie de ligne (Waterloo,Belgique) Samedi: Défilé à la sortie du bivouac avant La Bataille. ..
ROMERIA A SANTIAGO
Astorga (León), Plaza de Eduardo Castro. España. Sábado 17 de Julio 2010. ..
ASTORGA 2012:8ème Demi-brigade(5/5)
8ème Demi-brigade de l'infanterie de ligne(Waterloo,Belgique) Tir des remparts ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Episcopal Palace, Astorga
The Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain is a building by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. It was built between 1889 and 1913. Designed in the Catalan Modernisme style, it is one of only three buildings by Gaudi outside Catalonia.
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Astorga Cathedral
The Cathedral of Astorga is a Roman Catholic church in Astorga, Spain. It was declared a national monument in 1931. The edifice was begun in 1471, within the same walls of its Romanesque predecessors from the 11th-13th centuries. The construction lasted until the 18th century, thus to its original Gothic style appearance were added elements from later styles, such as the Neo-Classicist cloister (18th century), the Baroque towers, capitals and the façade, and the Renaissance portico.
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Siege of Astorga (1812)
The Siege of Astorga of 1812 took place between 29 June and 19 August 1812, at Astorga, León, Castile-León, Spain, during the Peninsular War. On 29 June, the Spanish troops of Lieutenant-General Francisco Gómez de Terán y Negrete, Marquess of Portago, started the operations, and laid siege to Astorga. The siege was part of the Allied ofensive in the summer of 1812.
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Siege of Astorga
The Siege of Astorga was an attempt by French forces to capture Astorga, Spain in a campaign of the Peninsular War. Astorga was located on the flank of the French invasion of Spain and Portugal, and was meant to be used as a headquarters during the campaign. For several weeks no attack took place, as neither side had artillery enough to fight well. Shortly after the French guns arrived, however, a hole was made in the wall and the city fell shortly thereafter.
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Leonese Country
The Pais Leones or Leonese Country is a potential autonomous community within Spain proposed by some Spanish regional political parties, such as Partido Regionalista del País Leonés, Grupo Autonomico Leonés, Unión del Pueblo Leonés and Unión del Pueblo Salmantino. It would encompass the current provinces of Salamanca, Zamora and León, now in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Located at 42.46 -6.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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