ASTURIASTHE GREEN COAST OF SPAIN

CONTENTS

• GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY• GASTRONOMY OF ASTURIAS• FESTIVITIES• TOURIST ATTRACTIONS• FACTS AND FIGURES• ECONOMY• FAMOUS ASTURIANS

GEOGRAPHY AND

HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY• The principality of Asturias is one of the seventeen autonomous communities in Spain. It has a wide variety of landscapes, which combine green and rugged mountains, white sand beaches, rocky beaches, and a vast extension of green and natural landscape.

HISTORY• 1-Roman period (29-91 BC) Roman bridge in Cangas de Onís

• 2-Resistance to Muslims.The battle of Covadonga,and Pelayo, the most important soldier.

• 3-Declaration of "principality of Asturias" 1388.

• 4-1934: the rebellion in the coal mines and the miners revolution

GASTRONOMY OF ASTURIAS

• Fabada is the typical dish of Asturias.

• Sidra and seafood are also typical.

• The food is homemade.

• It honors our lady It honors our lady Covadonga, patron Covadonga, patron of Asturiasof Asturias

THE REGIONAL HOLIDAY OF ASTURIAS IS SEPTEMBER 8TH. .

OTHER IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS

• Oviedo: 19th September.

• Gijón: 15th August.

• Avilés: 28th August.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ASTURIAS

• Luarca– Beautiful fishing village – Famous graveyard. Ramón y Cajal buried there

• Castropol– Beach of Peñarronda

• Presence of unique plant species – Santiago church

• Until the nineteenth century it was a pilgrim´s hospital

• Tineo– Inland village with palaces and well-preserved houses

GETTING TO KNOW THE WEST

• Oviedo, the Capital– Prerromanic churches in Monte Naranco

• Cudillero– Fishing village with beautiful harbour

• Avilés, our home town– Important old town centre with bars, night life – Galiana and Rivero are important streets

• Gijón– Most populated town – Important summer festivals

GETTING TO KNOW THE CENTRE

• Covadonga• The church of Covadonga• The Cave of Covadonga

• Picos de Europa • Famous trekking paths

• Ribadesella• Beaches and row boats

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GETTING TO KNOW THE EAST

FACTS AND FIGURES

ASTURIAS IN FIGURES• Total population: 1.075.381• Surface area: 10564 km² (2,1% of national surface)• Women: 559.570• Men: 515.292• Number of companies: 72.276• Most populated city: Avilés (3107,8 hab./m ² )• Oviedo-Gijón-Avilés: 53,4% of Asturias population

FUN FACTS• Airport with most flights cancelled by fog (0,55%)

• Highest percentage of road sections with high risk of accidents

• Community with the third lowest percentage of foreigners (3,04%)

• Highest percentage of crimes solved in Spain (61,8%)

• The average percentage of computers Asturias (42,6%)

• Gijon is the fifteenth largest city in Spain

• Oviedo is the twenty-second largest city in Spain

• Australia is the country from which most products are imported (474 millions €)

• Germany is the country to which most products are exported (596,85 millions €)

ECONOMY • The economy of Asturias

has a declining primary sector which employs 20% of the active population with beef production, agriculture (corn, potatoes and apples) and fishing.

• The mining of coal remains significant, but it is not as important as it once was.

• The secondary sector employs 33% of the active population, and includes steel, food, shipyards, weapons, chemicals, transportation equipment , and so on.

ECONOMY

ECONOMY• The tertiary sector

includes 53% of the working population and is on the rise. It is responsible for the concentration of population in urban areas and the importance that tourism has acquired in the region in recent years.

FAMOUS ASTURIANS

Fernando Alonso, formula one racing driver. 2005 and 2006 world champion.

Letizia, Princess of Asturias, wife of Prince Philip.

Severo Ochoa, 1959 novel prize winner for pgisiology and medicine.