VISITING THE SPANISH PRE-ROMANESQUE ART

SARKA A.R. Accommodation: Rural apartments Category: 2 Keys       Province: Asturias Region: Montaña Central Town council: Morcín      Town: Las Mazas

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Characteristics Tourist apartments placed in the side of Monsacro, the mountain where, according to tradition, the relics of the Asturian Monarchy were kept before being taken to the Saint Camera in the Cathedral of Oviedo. This mountain is as well a part of the "Protected Landscape of Sierra del Aramo", which represents the real inner green frontier of the metropolitan Asturias: mountains, rivers, meadows, woods of chestnut and beech trees, hills and caves among villages and mountains full of history and ethnography. It consists of a studio apartment for 3-4 people, 2 apartments for 4 people, an apartment for 6 people and an independent house for 2-3 people. All the apartments have heating, TV set, household items for a number of people according to their capacity, electric sheets, fridge, sink, bedclothes and towels. Besides they offer café, parking for 40 cars, garden, outdoor grill bar, a room for games and reading available to our clients. SARKA Rural Apartments are a part of the so-called Agrupación Nieve Astur, which consists of 8 charming hotels placed in the region of the Central Mountain of Asturias and whose aim is to offer an exclusive and first class service to all of his customers, paying special attention to the spread of Asturian history and art. To achieve this all necessary cooperation is provided to those travellers interested in knowing our mediaeval monuments. Location SARKA Rural Apartments have an excellent situation so that, apart from enjoying its natural environment, you can as well visit the Asturian art, as they are ten minutes far away from the city of Oviedo and its magnificent Pre-Romanesque monuments, from which you can easily access other important monuments such as Santa Cristina de Lena or San Salvador de Valdediós. Recommended Visits to Pre-Romanesque Monuments One-day trip to Oviedo, 15 km away, visiting San Julián de los Prados, Santa María del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo, La Cámara Santa de la Catedral and El testero de San Tirso. (Green Route) (See Route) Other interesting visits: Santa Cristina de Lena, 33 km away. San Salvador de Valdedios, approximately 50 km away. Santamaría de Bendones, 18 km away. It is also very close to San Adriano de Tuñón and San Pedro de Nora Other nearby interesting places Art and Culture: Museu etnográfico de la Llechería , Ermitas del Monsacro. Nature: Protected Landscape in Sierra del Aramo, El L'Angliru and Pico Gamonal. Gastronomy and folklore: .