This morning after breakfast we went for a walk around the Cangas de Onis Parador.
Then we drove to Covadonga which is just up the road. It is apparently the site of a battle in 722 that started the Reconquest of Spain from the Moors. It is also a sight where the virgin appeared to a king of the Visigoths. This area became the seat of the Asturias Kingdom.
From Covadonga we had to drive around the mountains to get to another beautiful valley in the Picos de Europa Mountains, Fuente Dé. The drive was supposed to take about twohours but it took closer to three because of road construction.
Before we got to the big delays we stopped to buy groceries for our picnic dinner.
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