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Knife and razor artisan workshops
- Taramundi
Some artisans perform demonstrations in their workshops of the craft they develop. In this way, visitors can see the whole process of elaboration of the products, which also allows them to actively participate in the process.
The artisans who give demonstrations to visitors and allow visits to the workshop are:
Diaz y Bermudez, S.C.
Vega de Llan s/n – Taramundi.
Free visits to the forge and knife-making workshop.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00 – Saturdays from 9:00 to 13:00 hours.
Telephone numbers:
985 64 68 94 – 667 61 89 38
Website:
http://www.antoniodiaznavajas.es
Pedro Conde Bermúdez
Vega de Llan s/n – Taramundi. Telephone: 985 64 68 27
Free visits to the forge and knife-making workshop.
Schedule:
Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Telephone:
985 64 68 27 – 607 43 84 56
Website:
www.cuchillosdetaramundipc.es
La Cuchillería de Taramundi (Taramundi Cutlery)
Plaza del Calvario s/n (on the way up to La Rectoral) – Taramundi.
Visiting hours to the workshop:
from Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 13:00 h and from 15:00 to 18:00 h. Fridays from 10:00 to 13:00 h.
Telephone:
985 64 65 00
Website:
www.cuchilleriataramundi.com
Martín Lombardía García
Esquíos s/n – Taramundi.
Schedule:
From Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 16:00 h. Saturday and Sunday: from 11:00 to 17:00 h.
Forging demonstrations will be held on the bridges every hour. The hours will be extended until 8:00 pm.
Telephone:
985 97 96 96 40 / 669 87 68 99
Website:
www.esquios.es
The workshop building is located in the Ethnographic Museum of Esquios.
Juan Carlos Quintana López
Pardiñas s/n – Taramundi.
Opening hours:
High season (01/07-15/09, Easter and national holidays): from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Rest of the year:
from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Closed Sunday afternoon and Monday all day.
Telephone:
985 64 68 10
Website:
cqtaramundi.com
The Casa Museo de la Cuchillería Tradicional (House Museum of Traditional Cutlery) is located in the workshop building.
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Mon Palace
- San Martín de Oscos
- Heritage
Among the artistic heritage of San Martín de Oscos it is worth mentioning the legendary and majestic Palacio de Mon. Conditioned by the sloping terrain, its main facade faces south while its foundations adapt to the slope, fitting into the west bay below ground level while developing height to the east.
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Ethnographic Museum of Esquíos
- Taramundi
- Museum
Esquíos is a village in the council of Taramundi inhabited for centuries by families of ferreiros, the Lombardía family, who emigrated from Italy to the Basque Country and later to Asturias.
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Los Castros
- San Martín de Oscos
- Heritage
The castros are population centers of an eminently strategic and defensive nature. They are found throughout the northwest of the peninsula (castreña culture). These settlements arise in the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, reaching its peak during the Second Iron Age.
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Mina do Salgueiro
- San Tirso de Abres
- Mines
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Os Teixois Ethnographic Ensemble
- Taramundi
- Ethnographic set
Os Teixois is one of the most interesting ethnographic sites in Asturias, where we can find several hydraulic devices recovered and available to anyone who wishes to visit them.
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Las Minas
- Villanueva de Oscos
- Mines
Recently, the Town Council of Villanueva de Oscos, with the collaboration of the Principality of Asturias, has recovered and rehabilitated the mines of this municipality.
