Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Asturias
Explore 7 sacred places in Asturias, Spain, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Asturias
Site types in Asturias
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Church of San Miguel de Lillo
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Consecrated in 848 by King Ramiro I and his wife Paterna as the chapel of their Monte Naranco palace complex, San Miguel de Lillo survives today only as its western third...
Church of Santa María del Naranco
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Commissioned around 842 by King Ramiro I of Asturias as the ceremonial hall of his hillside palace, this two-story loggia building later became a Catholic church dedicated...
Dolmen of Merillés
Tineo, Asturias, Spain
The Dolmen de Merillés stands at roughly 790 metres on the Sierra de Merillés in Tineo, Asturias, a megalithic chamber dated typologically to the Late Neolithic or...
El Pindal Cave
Ribadedeva, Asturias, Spain
El Pindal Cave opens above the Cantabrian coast near Ribadedeva, Asturias, its narrow gallery carrying Magdalenian-period paintings made roughly 18,000 to 13,000 years ago....
Oviedo Cathedral and Holy Chamber
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Built by King Alfonso II in the early 9th century to house relics carried north ahead of the Moorish conquest, the Cámara Santa remains one of Christendom's most...
Sanctuary of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Spain
In the green mountains of Asturias, where the river Mestas emerges from rock and cascades past a limestone cave, a diminutive wooden Madonna known as La Santina has...
Tito Bustillo Cave
Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Rediscovered in 1968 after a rockfall had sealed its entrance, Tito Bustillo holds Upper Paleolithic art spanning some 20,000 years, from a 33,000-year-old androgynous...
Key questions
Asturias sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Asturias?
- This regional guide currently includes 7 sacred sites in Asturias, Spain.
- Which traditions are represented in Asturias?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Christianity, Prehistoric/Megalithic.
- Can I view Asturias sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.