Christ of Naranco

Christ of Naranco

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Christ of Naranco

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Location: Oviède, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

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February 27, 2023

Mountain biking

Around the middle of the last century, the idea arose to build a figure of Christ on Mount Naranco in Oviedo similar to the one in Rio de Janeiro, but the iconic figure of the Sacred Heart took 18 years to build and was completed in 1980.

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Isaac

August 24, 2022

Road cycling

Final of the Tour of Spain in the 80's and 90's. Short climb of medium-high difficulty.

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Javier MP

January 25, 2025

Mountain biking

Spectacular culmination of the climb to Naranco

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Forest Path – Centro Asturiano de Oviedo loop from Llamaquique

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Centro Asturiano de Oviedo – Forest Path loop from Parque Principado

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Church of San Miguel de Lillo – Saint Mary of Naranco loop from Oviedo / Uviéu

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02:32

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Location: Oviède, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

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Christ of Naranco

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Forest Path – Centro Asturiano de Oviedo loop from Llamaquique

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Centro Asturiano de Oviedo – Forest Path loop from Parque Principado

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Church of San Miguel de Lillo – Saint Mary of Naranco loop from Oviedo / Uviéu

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