Santa Cueva de Covadonga
The Santa Cueva de Covadonga is a Catholic sanctuary located in Asturias, northern Spain. It is a cave in the Picos de Europa mountains, which gives its name to the parish of Covadonga in the municipality of Cangas de Onís.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: cave in Spain
- Also known as: “Santuario de Covadonga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga and Estatua de Don Pelayo.
Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga
Church
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga is a Catholic church located in Covadonga/Cuadonga, Cangas de Onís/Cangues d'Onís, Asturias, Spain, that was designated as a basilica on September 11, 1901. Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga is situated 1 km south of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.
Estatua de Don Pelayo
Work of art
Photo: D.Rovchak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estatua de Don Pelayo is a work of art, which is situated 1 km south of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mestas de Con and Sotu Cangues.
Mestas de Con
Hamlet
Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
Mestas de Con is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.
Sotu Cangues
Hamlet
Sotu Cangues is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northwest of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.
Santa Cueva de Covadonga
- Categories: cave, shrine to the Virgin Mary, historic site, and religion
- Location: Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Santa Cueva de Covadonga” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Santa Cueva de Cuadonga”
- Basque: “Covadongako leizea”
- Belarusian: “Санта-Куэва-дэ-Кавадонга”
- Catalan: “Cova de Covadonga”
- Czech: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
- Dutch: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سانتا كويفا دى كوفادونجا”
- Esperanto: “Sankta Groto de Kovadongo”
- French: “Grotte de Covadonga”
- French: “grottes de Covadonga”
- Galician: “Santa Cova de Covadonga”
- German: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
- Hebrew: “סנטה קואבה דה קובדונגה”
- Italian: “Grotta di Covadonga”
- Italian: “Santa grotta di Covadonga”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Covadonga”
- Russian: “Санта-Куэва-де-Ковадонга”
- Slovenian: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
- Spanish: “Covadonga, conjunto paisajístico”
- Spanish: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
- Swedish: “Heliga grottan i Covadonga”
- “Cueva de Covadonga”
- “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”. Photo: Arturo Nikolai, CC BY-SA 2.0.