HISTORY OF AVILES: VALDECARZANA´S

PALACE AND FERRERIA´S STREET

Tourist guide

Avilés combines its aspect of medieval and industrial city, with

one of the most important old quarter of the cantabric coastline which has been declared Historic-

Artistic Site.In a wonderful walk for its streets you can find churches such as San Nicolas de Bari or palaces such as

Valdecarzana

HISTORY

• The first settlers of Aviles put a date on prehistoric. Rests found, such as Trelles axe, are preserved at National Archaeological Museum.

• Subsequently it was conquered by Rome.• During the Middle Ages, Aviles´ harbour was

one of the most important of the Cantabrico. Its trade was very important too.

• In the XIX century, Frenchemen destroyed Aviles.

• Today Aviles is a modern city which conserves perfectly its old quarter.

La Ferrería

• In the old days was known by Rua Nueva.• It´s considered the oldest street of this city.• There were lots of blacksmithes

Valdecarzana

• It´s populary knwon by the House of Baragañas.

• I´ts the oldest civil building of Aviles.• It was built in the XIV century and it´s located

on Ferrería´s street.• It has a gotic arquitecture• Nowadays it is the venue of the Municipal

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