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- Villanueva de Oscos
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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.
They are remains of mines from very different periods, from the Roman period, with the extraction of gold in Mina As Cárquivas, to much more recent exploitations, such as Mina Pena Tascón, which was abandoned in 1957.
The mines that can be visited in the municipality of Villanueva de Oscos are the following:
As Cárquivas Mine:
Extraction:
Gold
Chronology:
Roman undetermined/ Imperial Roman, Approximate period 1st and 2nd century.
Location:
On the AS-27 from El Puerto de la Garganta towards Santa Eulalia de Oscos.
Accessibility:
Good, by the AS-27 and AS-13.
Description:
Exploitation on primary, consisting of three cuts (open pit excavations worked with the Ruina Montium system), a gallery and tailings deposit.
Busdemouros Mine:
Mining:
iron ore and copper.
Chronology:
S. XVIII and XIX
Location:
It is accessed by the AS-11 towards Puerto de la Garganta from Vegadeo and turn off towards the village of Busdemouros.
Accessibility:
Good, by road AS-13 and AS-11 and asphalted track.
Description:
Ditches, slag heaps, and mouths can be seen.
Pena Tascón Mine:
Extraction:
Iron with lead and zinc
Chronology:
From the 14th to the 20th century (exploitation was abandoned in 1957).
Location:
Pena Curiscada, southeast of Villanueva de Oscos, near the village of Ovellariza.
Accessibility:
good by the AS-13, asphalt road from Ovellariza and a short stretch of dirt road.
Description:
The loading dock, trench, wagons, railroad track and galleries can be seen.
What to see?
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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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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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Hiottoko artistic forge and cutlery workshop-shop
- Santa Eulalia de Oscos
- Craft
Traditionally, in Santa Eulalia de Oscos, knives have been made for more than a century. Nowadays Jorge (knifemaker) and Keiko (metal craftswoman) maintain this tradition developing this ancient craft to which they add part of the Japanese ancestral wisdom.
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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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Cabazos
- San Tirso de Abres
- Heritage
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Mazonovo Mallet
- Santa Eulalia de Oscos
- Ethnographic set
The Mazonovo Mallet is located about 3 km from Santa Eulalia. It is a 17th century mallet active in the 21st century. This set is restored and rehabilitated in its integrity for the understanding of the iron industry. The building of the mallet stands out for being in a state in which it has not suffered great modifications with the passage of time. Here you can forge your own nail and take it as a souvenir.
