Yesterday, 21^st April, 2010, the students of Tourist Information visited the village of Llanes and part of the eastern coast of Asturias.

The eastern coast is made of calcareous rocks, specially limestone, a common sedimentary rock that is very susceptible to solubility processes in water that leads to karstic landscapes. Because of this characteristic, Llanes surprises the visitor with a great number of caves and a flat coastline.

The students organized an on-foot tour around downtown Llanes, visiting the most important buildings and touristic attractions of this gorgeous village: the Casino, the old Tower, the House of Culture, Church of Santa María de la Asunción, and the spectacular “Cubos de la Memoria” in the port of Llanes.

After lunch, the students visited “La cueva del Pindal”, a natural cave situated in a scenic location: right in front of the sea, in the middle of a cliff. In 2008, “el Pindal” was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and thanks to the explanations given by the tour guide, the students could learnt about its paintings, geology and the so-called Cro-Magnon’s lifestyle.

The trip ended with a nice walk to the ruins of Tina, a destroyed medieval Church located near the border with Cantabria.

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