Page 80 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Spain

78  NOR THERN SP AIN

Introducing Northern Spain

Countless visitors are drawn to the magnificent landscapes
of Northern Spain. The Atlantic coast, running from the
Pyrenees to the Portuguese border, combines sandy beaches
of intense blue waters with green mountains and valleys.
All along the coast of Galicia, with its dramatic cliffs in the
north and smooth beaches in the south, are attractive rías,
or inlets. The famous medieval pilgrimage route to the city
of Santiago de Compostela crosses Northern Spain, its
way marked by magnificent examples of Romanesque
architecture. Plentiful seafood and dairy produce, and the
outstanding red wines of La Rioja, add to the pleasure of a
tour through this part of Spain. Oviedo (see pp110–11) has a
number of Pre-Romanesque
churches, most notably the
graceful Santa María del Naranco,
and a fine Gothic cathedral.
Ortigueira
Viveiro
Ferrol Canero Avilés
Ribadeo Gijón
A Coruña Santander
La Espina Llanes
Vilalba
Betanzos Oviedo Laredo
Panes Torrelavega Bilbao San Sebastián
ASTURIAS AND CANTABRIA
(See pp104–117) Eibar Andoain
Santiago de Llodio Zumárraga
Compostela Arzúa Lugo Corconte
Reinosa
THE BASQUE COUNTRY,
Vitoria
Padrón (Gasteiz) NAVARRA AND
LA RIOJA Pamplona
GALICIA Miranda de Ebro (See pp118–39)
(See pp88–103)
Pontevedra
Quiroga
Vigo Ourense Logroño
Calahorra
Torrecilla
en Cameros
Tudela
The Rías Baixas
(see p99) is one of
Spain’s prettiest Santiago de Compostela
coastlines. Scattered (see pp94–5) attracts
around its pretty thousands of pilgrims and
towns and villages tourists each year. Its majestic
are many quaint cathedral was one of the
hórreos, grain stores, most important shrines in
raised on stone stilts. medieval Christendom.
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The Picos de Europa mountain range
(see pp112–13) dominates the landscape
of Asturias and Cantabria. Rivers have
carved deep gorges through the
mountains and there are many footpaths
through a variety of spectacular scenery.
Dramatic stretch of the Cantabrian coastline

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