PRE-ROMANESQUE ART LOCATION IN It is accessed on foot along a path 150 metres long from the car park, which is reached along the road of Naranco towards Ules from . It is 200 metres from Santa María de Naranco.

Asturias preserves the most complete and de Priesca (consecrated in 921), Santiago de homogeneous set of High Middle Ages Gobiendes (second half of the 9th c), Santa San Miguel de Lliño NARANCO architecture in Western Europe as a whole. María de Arbazal (centuries 8th to 10th), San Dated as belonging to the 9th century and Andrés de Bedriñana (9th c), and the Holy Santa María the fi rst years of the 10th century, its quality Chamber of San Salvador de Oviedo de Naranco Centro de and magnifi cent conservation are unequalled. (towards 884). Recepción The architectural value, together with the Among the civil constructions are Santa extraordinary goldsmithery, develop a force María de Naranco (altar dedicated in 848), comparable to that of other coetaneous so- Avda. de los the so-called Old Tower of San Salvador de called European “renaissances”, equalling the Monumentos Oviedo (probably coetaneous to the Holy level reached by the Carolingian or Byzantine Chamber) and the Foncalada fountain in ULES P courts. th Oviedo (fi rst half of the 9 c). Other Asturian Centro This art constitutes the most important temples preserve parts attributable to the Asturiano OVIEDO historical evidence of the historical roots High Middles Ages period, such as Santianes de and the original cultural traditions on which (774-783) or the head wall of San Tirso the Kingdom of Asturias was based. Twelve de Oviedo (791-842). temples and three civil constructions are Six Asturian pre-Romanesque monuments are preserved from this legacy. UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1985, for Among the temples are Santuyano or San being a relevant sample of the culture of the HOW TO GET IN CONTACT Julián de los Prados (791-842), San Miguel de Christian kingdom of Asturias, developed at Lliño (844-850), San Pedro de Nora (9th c), the time of greatest splendour of the Emirate Centro de Recepción e Interpretación del Prerrománico Asturiano Santa María de Bendones (9th c), Santa Cristina of Córdoba, and as a result of the notable C/ Antiguas Escuelas del Naranco, s/n · 33012 Oviedo - Asturias de Lena (towards 848), de infl uence it exercised on later European T: 902 306 600 / 985 114 901 www.centroprerromanicoasturiano.com

Tuñón (consecrated in 891), San Salvador de architecture. AS 1.140-2012 D.L.: [email protected] Valdediós (consecrated in 893), San Salvador SERVICES OF THE CENTRE

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• Guided visits. Villaviciosa 5 5 Pravia 4 5 6 • Workshops. Oviedo 5 Salas 3 3 2 • Sales point for books, 1 1 handicrafts, gifts, etc. 1 • Special activities on specific dates. Lena • Book consultation area. Asturias 4 2 • Free baby carrier lending Service.

THE CENTRE The Centre for Reception and Interpretation of the Asturian Pre- Romanesque is a space dedicated to explaining in a scientific and precise manner the monuments making up the Asturian pre-Romanesque. Located Asturian Pre-Romanesque Art in the Antiguas Escuelas del Naranco, its proximity to Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lliño make of this Centre an ideal space to Monuments Museums/Interpretation Classrooms welcome and attend the visitors coming to these monuments. 1 Oviedo 2 5 Villaviciosa 1 Oviedo 3 Salas In this Centre for Reception and Interpretation, the public can visit the San Miguel de Lliño San Pedro de Nora San Salvador de Museo Arqueológico de Aula de Interpretación different stages of the Asturian pre-Romanesque art and get to know the Foncalada 3 Santo Adriano Valdediós Asturias del Prerrománico de San Martín fifteen monuments forming this architecture via interpretation panels Santa María de Naranco Santo Adriano de Santa María de Arbazal Aula de Interpretación del Tuñón San Salvador de Prerrománico Asturiano and with the aid of maps, chronograms and photographs. The Centre has 4 Pravia Cámara Santa Priesca Aula de Interpretación models of Santuyano or San Julián de los Prados, San Salvador de Valdediós 4 Lena 2 Lena San Julian de los Prados or Santuyano Santa Cristina de San Andrés de Aula de Interpretación del del Prerrománico and Santa María de Naranco, together with an audiovisual presentation on Torre vieja de San Salvador de Lena Bedriñana Prerrománico Asturiano Asturiano de Santianes the temples and constructions making up the Asturian pre-Romanesque. Oviedo 6 Colunga de Pravia Santa María de Bendones Santiago de Gobiendes