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'''Asturias''' is the anchor of non-muslim Spain, as it never was fully conquered thanks to its remote location and mountainous landscapes. After upset Muslims [[blundered]] there (in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Covadonga battle of Covadonga]) trying to submit Pelayo for lack of invading the Franks, Asturias became the starting point for the ''reconquista''.
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<center><wz tip="Asturias, the kingdom of $A$ and $\Omega$. Julia and Elena over the Sella river, in Cangas de Onís, 23 August 2015.">[[File:AsturiasBridgeAug15.jpg|600px]]</wz></center>
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[[Elena's parents]] bought a little house there , this is therefore a place we have plenty of occasions to explore. Asturias has everything: mountains (in particular the Picos de Europa) and sea, with the bit of the [[Atlantic ocean]] that borders it northwise known as, in Spanish, the ''mar cantabrico'' (Golfe de Gasgogne in French, Bay of Biscay in English).
  
 
One of the most catchy custom of Asturias is [http://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escanci%C3%A1u L'Escanciáu] of sider:
 
One of the most catchy custom of Asturias is [http://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escanci%C3%A1u L'Escanciáu] of sider:

Revision as of 18:04, 6 September 2015

Asturias

Asturias is the anchor of non-muslim Spain, as it never was fully conquered thanks to its remote location and mountainous landscapes. After upset Muslims blundered there (in the battle of Covadonga) trying to submit Pelayo for lack of invading the Franks, Asturias became the starting point for the reconquista.

AsturiasBridgeAug15.jpg

Elena's parents bought a little house there , this is therefore a place we have plenty of occasions to explore. Asturias has everything: mountains (in particular the Picos de Europa) and sea, with the bit of the Atlantic ocean that borders it northwise known as, in Spanish, the mar cantabrico (Golfe de Gasgogne in French, Bay of Biscay in English).

One of the most catchy custom of Asturias is L'Escanciáu of sider:

FabriceEscanciandoSidra25July2014.jpg