The 10th-century Iglesia de San Salvador is one of the finest examples of Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias — a group of buildings so important they carry UNESCO World Heritage status collectively. The church will almost certainly be locked, but perseverance pays: a few locals hold keys, and if you ask around with enough conviction and mime the unlock gesture, someone may oblige.
The interior preserves fragments of 10th-century frescoes and the characteristic horseshoe arches of the Asturian Pre-Romanesque style. If you've been paying attention to the churches since Villaviciosa, you'll notice how this one sits in the lineage between the earlier examples in Oviedo and the later Romanesque churches further west.
In Priesca, after visiting the church, the camino leaves the CL-1 briefly along a path to the right. It rejoins the road for a short distance not far ahead, but then leaves it for the last time along a trail to the left. This trail begins a road shortly after passing under the A-8 at the start of Sebrayo.
Accommodation in Priesca.
| La Rectoral de Priesca 20*€ 22 |
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