Villanaoscura

Villanaoscura is a locality in Villaviciosa, Asturias. Villanaoscura is situated nearby to the hamlet Villarrica, as well as near La Viña.

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Vallinaoscura”
Postal code: 33318

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of San Salvador de Valdediós and Church of San Román.

Church of San Salvador de Valdediós

Church

Photo: AnTeMi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The church of the Holy Savior of Valdediós is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located next to Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain. The church stands in the Boides valley, the place where Alfonso III of Asturias was detained when he was dispossessed by his sons, and where there used to be an old convent governed by the Benedictine Order, substituted in the 13th century by the Cistercians.

Church of San Román

Church

Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.

The Church of San Roman is a medieval church in Sariego, Asturias, Spain. San Román is one of three parishes in the municipality of Sariego. The building is Romanesque in appearance but has older origins, as evidenced in the fenestration.

Iglesia de San Andrés

Church

Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Iglesia de San Andrés is a 12th-century, Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church, located in Valdebárzana in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. It was established in 1189. Iglesia de San Andrés is situated 3 km east of Villanaoscura.