Foncalada's Fountain

Serendipitous find along one of our walks

We didn't "go" to see this, rather we more or less stumbled upon it while we were out walking. There was a historical marker along the street, and we saw the stairs to go down and check it out. It was...

Medieval Covered Fountain

The Foncalada fountain dates from the 9th century and was built during the reign of Alfonso III the Great. There’s not a massive amount to see, but it is considered a part of the pre-Romanesque cultur...

A key history secular history site

This is for the history geeks. Not much to look at.. a small building with water running out. But a critically important building from the 9th century. one of thee few secular buildings to survive i...

The oldest used civil monument in Spain.

The fountain of Foncalada is the oldest used civil monument in Spain. It was restored in the 90s of the XX century and was included in the UNESCO world heritage List in 1998 as part of the Monuments o...

Inadvertida.

Escondida en pleno centro de Oviedo se encuentra esta maravilla que para muchos pasa inadvertida. Esta fuente de agua potable es el monumento civil en uso continuado más antiguo de España.., data del...