[[SPAIN-CANGAS DE ONÍS]] Walking inside Cangas de Onís town of Asturias 4/AUG/2020 11:30 am

Filmed : 4/AUG/2020 11:30 am using iphone 8
Walk inside Cangas de Onís town of Asturias autonomous community!!!
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🔷Cangas de Onís🔷
Cangas de Onís ( Cangues d'Onís in Asturian ) is a council of the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias , Spain ; a parish of said council; capital of the council; and one of the 18 judicial parties of Asturias .
The council of Cangas de Onís limits to the north with Parres and Ribadesella , to the east with Onís and Llanes , to the west with Amieva and Parres and to the south with the province of León . The motto on its shield is "Minima Urbium Máxima Sedium". It has a population of 6,332 inhabitants ( INE , 2017 ). In 1908 Cangas de Onís was granted the title of city .
Cangas de Onís was the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias until 774. King Don Pelayo settled in this town , and from here he undertook with his people actions on the northern territories of Spain, as the only source of resistance to Muslim power , a the Visigothic Kingdom has disappeared . The battle of Covadonga took place in this municipal area in 722 , where Don Pelayo defeated the Muslim forces and consolidated a power and prestige that allowed him to remain independent and found the first Christian kingdom after the defeat of the Visigoths in the battle. of Guadalete .
More than 2000 hectares of the council are part of the Picos de Europa National Park . Inside the park is the monumental complex of Covadonga , where the Reconquest began in 722. 12 kilometers from Covadonga, there are the so-called lakes of Covadonga (there are three: Enol , Ercina and Bricial , although this only has water during the thaw ), of great relevance in the cycling field. In the capital of Cangas de Onís, there is the one known as " Roman Bridge ", although its construction actually dates from the Middle Ages .
The population of Cangas de Onís is settled at the junction of the Sella and Güeña rivers , the latter being a tributary of the former. In the valley between the two rivers is the Chapel of the Holy Cross , which was a temple from Roman times, rebuilt during the reign of Favila de Asturias .
Route and Sights Timestamps :
00:08 Río Güeña (=Güeña river)
03:06 Avenida Covadonga
03:16 Río Sella (=Sella river)
04:32 Puente Romano de Cangas de Onís (=Roman bridge in Cangas de Onis)
05:24 calle Turista
09:42 calle San Pelayo
12:41 calle Evaristo Sánchez
14:47 Aula del Reino de Asturias
16:10 Barrio Concepción
20:45 Estatua de Don Pelayo (=Statue of Don Pelayo)
21:31 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santa María
21:46 Avenida Covadonga
25:45 calle Turismo
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