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Iglesia Santa Maria del Naranco

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

The Green Skeleton

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

Culis Monumentalibus

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

Portada de la Antigua Iglesia de San Isidoro (Arch of the Old Church of San Isidoro)

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

The Mafalda Monument

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

El Sidrón Neanderthal Bones

It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.

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Church of Skate

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

4 miles from Oviedo

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Asturian Cider Pouring

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

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