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= Summer Holidays (2015) =

Second week.

== Ansó ==

Arguably, one of the most beautiful villages in [[Spain]].

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File:Anso-14Aug15-12.jpg|Ansó.
File:Anso-14Aug15-11.jpg|A village hanging in the mountains.
File:Anso-14Aug15-1.jpg|Made of stones and flowers.
File:Anso-14Aug15-9.jpg|More stones and more flowers.
File:Anso-14Aug15-2.jpg|The church, with interesting architecture.
File:Anso-14Aug15-3.jpg|Remains from the republic.
File:Anso-14Aug15-4.jpg|[[1733]].
File:Anso-14Aug15-5.jpg|A street.
File:Anso-14Aug15-6.jpg|Typical house.
File:Anso-14Aug15-7.jpg|The Plaza Mayor.
File:Anso-14Aug15-8.jpg|Balcony.
File:Anso-14Aug15-10.jpg|Meeting a friend.
File:Anso-14Aug15-13.jpg|The main street.
File:Anso-14Aug15-14.jpg|River nearby,
File:Anso-14Aug15-15.jpg|in the Valle de Anso.
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== Siresa ==

The village nearby Hecho, home of a ''Monasterio de San Pedro''.

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File:Siresa-15Aug15-2.jpg|The 'Monasterio de San Pedro''.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-1.jpg|Close-up.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-3.jpg|Typical house.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-4.jpg|All stones.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-5.jpg|With blackberries.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-6.jpg|Even cars don't spoil it that much.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-7.jpg|Notice the chimney again.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-8.jpg|Imposing house.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-9.jpg|Middle-age Virgin, XIII.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-10.jpg|El Cristo de Siresa.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-11.jpg|An impressive presence
File:Siresa-15Aug15-12.jpg|of eerie modernity.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-13.jpg|Triptych.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-14.jpg|Christ again.
File:Siresa-15Aug15-15.jpg|Middle-age painting.
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== Hecho ==

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File:Hecho-15Aug15-1.jpg|Casa la Cope, one of the oldest of the village, with locals discussing.
File:Hecho-15Aug15-2.jpg|Typical rooftop.
File:Hecho-15Aug15-3.jpg|Typical street.
File:Hecho-15Aug15-4.jpg|Typical houses.
File:Hecho-15Aug15-5.jpg|Typical view.
File:Hecho-15Aug15-6.jpg|The church.
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== San Juan de la Peña ==

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File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-1.jpg|Incrusted in the rocks.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-2.jpg|We first tried to visit with [[Georges]].
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-3.jpg|But it was closed when we arrived.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-4.jpg|So we returned, with Elena and Julia only,
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-5.jpg|to get literally inside the rock.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-6.jpg|A pause in the visit.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-7.jpg|The decoration pattern of Jaca.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-8.jpg|Stones meets rocks.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-9.jpg|The vault, supporting light and a mountain.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-10.jpg|An unknown motif (maybe Cain & Abel).
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-11.jpg|Lazarus.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-12.jpg|The last supper.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-13.jpg|Detail of Jesus toying with Peter's mouth. Note also the disproportionate eyes.
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-14.jpg|The [[devil]].
File:SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-15.jpg|The famous claustro overall.
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== Santa Cruz de la Serós ==

There is also a village nearby, Santa Maria, which is worth a visit.

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File:SM-SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-1.jpg|A little church at the exit of the village.
File:SM-SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-2.jpg|The main church.
File:SM-SanJuanDeLaPena-Aug15-3.jpg|The mountains, in the distance.
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== Vitoria ==

On our way to [[Asturias]] from the [[Pyrenees]], we stopped by a couple of important locations. First one was Vitoria (or Vitoria-Gasteiz with its [[Basque]] name).

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File:Vittoria-Aug15-1.jpg|Typical architecture from the north,
File:Vittoria-Aug15-2.jpg|with covered balconies,
File:Vittoria-Aug15-3.jpg|hanging on all the floors,
File:Vittoria-Aug15-4.jpg|sometimes protruding so much as to define a new house,
File:Vittoria-Aug15-5.jpg|but always providing a very nice touch.
File:Vittoria-Aug15-6.jpg|Vitoria's center is a series of concentric streets,
File:Vittoria-Aug15-7.jpg|these are some of these.
File:Vittoria-Aug15-8.jpg|A square.
File:Vittoria-Aug15-9.jpg|Of course several wars also found Vitoria on its way.
File:Vittoria-Aug15-10.jpg|The various elliptic streets are linked by such radial streets. 
File:Vittoria-Aug15-11.jpg|Vitoria is rich of street art.
File:Vittoria-Aug15-12.jpg|Same view as above on our way back, in the evening.
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== Bilbao ==

Our next stop was [[Bilbao]].

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File:Bilbao-Aug15-7.jpg|A specialty of these northern Basque cities are elaborated tapas ('pinchos'').
File:Bilbao-Aug15-8.jpg|Observing daring birds who like tapas too.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-9.jpg|The streets of Bilbao are similar to those of Vittoria,
File:Bilbao-Aug15-10.jpg|maybe a bit more looked after.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-11.jpg|A beautiful church of naturally colored stones.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-12.jpg|A shop cast in the church.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-13.jpg|The sky fragmented between sunny and cloudy added much to the atmosphere.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-15.jpg|We didn't cross to the other side. Bilbao is one of the biggest city in Spain.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-14.jpg|Paseo by the river.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-16.jpg|The main square.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-17.jpg|More city-birds watching.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-18.jpg|A livelier street.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-19.jpg|A typical local game, throwing pellets to a frog.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-20.jpg|Along the river.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-21.jpg|The famous Guggenheim museum.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-1.jpg|Detail of the architecture.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-2.jpg|Inside.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-5.jpg|You could make picture of some things, like this spherical mirror, but not everything.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-6.jpg|This [http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en/works/the-matter-of-time/] was not supposed to be photographed.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-3.jpg|Inside the previous structure. We never knew if this was licit or not.
File:Bilbao-Aug15-4.jpg|This famous balloon puppy by Jeff Koons is all metal. 
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== Beach ==

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File:Asturian-18Aug15-1.jpg|One of our favorite of [[Asturias]] is the beach.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-2.jpg|There is great local seafood available.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-3.jpg|The beaches are many and with a strong character.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-4.jpg|Mixing sand and stones.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-5.jpg|It makes for very nice walks along the sea.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-6.jpg|It's not [[Cornwall]] but it's definitely superior to the Mediterranean beaches.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-7.jpg|Julia in her tent.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-8.jpg|A little fellow in a puddle.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-9.jpg|Playing with the sand.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-10.jpg|In the wet sand.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-11.jpg|Looking at the see.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-12.jpg|That sometimes get very close.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-13.jpg|So close you could touch it!
File:Asturian-18Aug15-14.jpg|Ayyye!
File:Asturian-18Aug15-15.jpg|El Cabo de Peñas. The North-erst point of Asturias.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-17.jpg|With impressive precipices.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-16.jpg|And gorgeous waters.
File:Asturian-18Aug15-18.jpg|Our little visitor coming there to the first, but certainly not the last, time.
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== Luanco ==

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File:Luanco-18Aug15-1.jpg|Luanco is a little village by the sea.
File:Luanco-18Aug15-2.jpg|It has some of the touches of Northern architecture, although of course with moderation.
File:Luanco-18Aug15-3.jpg|A nice tower.
File:Luanco-18Aug15-4.jpg|Our favorite was the church, with its covered walk.
File:Luanco-18Aug15-5.jpg|Interesting statue.
File:Luanco-18Aug15-6.jpg|The night falling on Asturias.
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== Los Tornos ==

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LosTornos-19Aug15-1.jpg|The fountain of the village.
LosTornos-19Aug15-2.jpg|On our way to the river, to go on the other side.
LosTornos-19Aug15-3.jpg|A little house in a field.
LosTornos-19Aug15-4.jpg|The ''abuelos''' house from the other side.
LosTornos-19Aug15-5.jpg|Julia with the big rock we see from the house.
LosTornos-19Aug15-6.jpg|Bien tétée, bien repue.
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== Santa Maria del Naranco ==

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File:Naranco-20Aug15-2.jpg|Santa Maria del Naranco is one of the most famous Spanish churches.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-1.jpg|It is from pre-roman times.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-3.jpg|And was first used as a royal palace.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-4.jpg|It is richly decorated and well conserved.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-5.jpg|Recurrent theme, a man with a stick.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-6.jpg|In the "crypt".
File:Naranco-20Aug15-7.jpg|The nearby church of San Miguel de Lillo.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-8.jpg|Very small, arguably more important.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-9.jpg|But Santa Maria is more impressive.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-10.jpg|And pretty.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-11.jpg|With its imposing, and at the same time, frail, walls.
File:Naranco-20Aug15-12.jpg|We could have spent the full day in awe of it.
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== Cangas de Onis & Covadonga ==

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File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-1.jpg|[[Asturias]]. The A and $\Omega$ of [[Spain]].
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-2.jpg|On the Roman bridge.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-3.jpg|The church of the Santa Cruz.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-4.jpg|Covadonga.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-5.jpg|Holy water from the mountain.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-6.jpg|The modern cathedral.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-7.jpg|With its peculiar (for Spain) red colors.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-8.jpg|Villoria.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-9.jpg|A little Cangas de Onis.
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== Soto ==

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File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-10.jpg|Soto.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-11.jpg|With its tower.
File:CongasDeOnisCovagonda-23Aug15-12.jpg|And cute Asturian houses.
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