Asturias Tourist Guide 2018

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Come home to Paradise

Spain’s first National Park

On 22 July 1918, Alfonso XII declared the first National Park in Spain. This was the Montaña de Covadonga National Park, which today is the Picos de Europa National Park. The entrance to the park from Cangues d’Onis/Cangas de Onís is a crucial spot in Spain’s history: Cuadonga/Covadonga, where the beginning of the Reconquest took place in a legendary battle led by Pelayo. Today, the cave where the Virgin appeared and the Basilica occupy this spot.

Picos de Europa National Park