Antigua Cantera de Morite

Antigua Cantera de Morite is a quarry in Cabrales, Asturias. Antigua Cantera de Morite is situated near the meadow Pradería de Morite, as well as near the museum Cueva Exposición Queso Cabrales.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of Santa María de Llas and Casa de Cernuda.

Church of Santa María de Llas

Church

Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of Santa María de Llas is a Roman Catholic church in the Las Arenas parish of the municipality of Cabrales, in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. Church of Santa María de Llas is situated 1 km northeast of Antigua Cantera de Morite.

Casa de Cernuda

Building

Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Casa de Cernuda is a building, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Antigua Cantera de Morite.

Mayorazgo Palace is a rural palace in Inguanzo, Cabrales, Asturias, Spain, built in the 17th and 18th centuries. It has two stories and a compact rectangular floor plan; it lacks an interior patio. Mayorazgo Palace is situated 3½ km west of Antigua Cantera de Morite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Arenas and Poo.

Las Arenas

Hamlet

Photo: Joaquinceb, Public domain.

Las Arenas is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is 20.15 km2 in size with a population of 882.

Poo

Hamlet

Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poo is one of nine parroquias in Cabrales, a municipality of the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It has an area of 10.28 km2, and a population of 214 all in the same settlement.

Carreña

Village

Photo: Jordi G, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carreña is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is 19.95 km2 in size with a population of 412. Carreña is situated 3 km northwest of Antigua Cantera de Morite.

Antigua Cantera de Morite

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Cabrales, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.29872° or 43° 17′ 55″ north

Longitude

-4.82203° or 4° 49′ 19″ west

Open location code

8CMQ75XH+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14101235427

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pradería de Morite and Cueva Exposición Queso Cabrales.

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