Cantera del Naranco
Cantera del Naranco is a quarry in Oviedo, Asturias. Cantera del Naranco is situated nearby to the ruins El Llugarín, as well as near the cave Cueva del Cuartel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo.
Santa María del Naranco
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The church of Saint Mary at Mount Naranco is a pre-Romanesque Asturian building on the slope of Mount Naranco situated 3 kilometres from Oviedo, northern Spain. Santa María del Naranco is situated 2½ km southwest of Cantera del Naranco.
San Miguel de Lillo
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael of Lillo is a Roman Catholic church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in Asturias. It was completed in 842 and it was consecrated by Ramiro I of Asturias and his wife Paterna in the year 848. San Miguel de Lillo is situated 2½ km southwest of Cantera del Naranco.
La Foncalada
Archaeological site
Photo: 19Tarrestnom65, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century. La Foncalada is situated 4 km south of Cantera del Naranco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llano and Buenavista.
Llano
Hamlet
Photo: YoaR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llano is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Cantera del Naranco.
Brañes
Hamlet
Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
Brañes is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Cantera del Naranco.
Cantera del Naranco
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.39882° or 43° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.85409° or 5° 51′ 15″ westOpen location code
8CMP94XW+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 37038113OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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