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Apple Blossom in Asturias

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Here is a little musical montage of Apple Blossom for you to enjoy.

During May, the apple orchards throughout Asturias burst into life with delicate flowers and busy bees as the Apple Blossom announces the coming of summer.

There is magic all around!

Asturias is the real cider capital of Spain. All over the region, cider houses or sidrerías serve local cider (sidra natural), and many ordinary bars offer it too, particularly in summer when the locals drink vast quantities of the stuff –justified, partly, by its low-alcohol content (3.5 per cent).

Asturian sidra natural should be poured in small amounts from above the head into a glass held at waist height. This aerates the still cider and improves the taste, but only if it’s drunk quickly before the bubbles subside.

The ocean, the mountains and a humid Atlantic climate with the most moderate temperatures in Europe shape a landscape, which is organized into “pomaradas” or apple orchards for apple-growing. These units of production are associated with the traditional agricultural holdings, the “casería,” or farmhouse.

The traditional Asturian apple orchard is an agricultural holding where around one hundred fifty apple trees are planted per hectare, combining apple trees and pasture. It currently coexists with new agricultural techniques. The cycle goes from April to November, from the flowering of the trees until the harvesting of the apples.

It is a sustainable activity. Ancient wisdom can be combined with current ecological certifications and protected Designation of Origin. Eighty percent of cider apple-growing in Spain is concentrated in Asturias, with more than 500 varieties of apples, some of which are supported by the Regulating Council.

The practices surrounding cider production have given rise to rural, historical and cultural landscapes of great social value. And, while the agricultural sector has become more modern, it continues to link the community with these landscapes through the rite of cider-drinking.

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Bottling this years asturian cider

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The true flavour of Asturias starts with a crisp cool bottle of asturian cider or «sidra» as it’s known locally.

Cider production has been a profitable activity for Asturian farmhouses at least since the 18th century. We can still find devices of great ethnological value used to press apples: “lagares”, or cider presses; the main production space of cider regions.

The change in techniques and contraptions has not substantially altered the process of making natural cider since the earliest presses.

It starts when the apples arrive, and they are washed and selected by hand before being crushed. The “magaya,” or the crushed pulp passes to the press, where the must or sweet cider is extracted. This liquid is pumped afterward to the barrels, made of chestnut wood, fiber or stainless steel, where it will be fermented, thus becoming cider that is ready to bottle in recyclable glass bottles. Almost 100 commercial presses, and at least 400 for domestic production, produce roughly 80 million liters of cider. A sector that, in spite of its modernization and concentration, is still distributed throughout the lands of Asturias. Industry from the earth, that leaves almost no carbon footprint. Modern and traditional. Where each press uses not only the most innovative techniques but also secrets that handed down through the generations.

During Spring, rural houses all over Asturias are busy with the bustle of asturian cider bottling as the locals stock up for the coming summers refreshments. This marks yet another important date in the annual event of gathering, processing, fermenting and finally consuming this pure and natural alcoholic drink. When British national Justin Shennell discovered asturian cider he immediately became a fan and has even started producing his own cider at home. He met up with us at the Finca La Rionda in Villaviciosa to explain the process involved when bottling homemade cider. Traditionally, it is best to bottle when there is no moon as the cider will be at it’s purest….

Many thanks to Antonio from Finca La Rionda for his help and warm welcome. He offers tours of the orchards and also the asturian cider production. Thanks also to Justin for been a wonderful guide to the bottling process.

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El Descenso Folklórico del Nalón

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The Descenso Folklorico del Nalon is a summer-aquatic-carnival recognized as a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest of Asturias since 1991. This recognition has been possible thanks to its extensive history. The first Folkloric Descent of Nalón took place more than 50 years ago in 1968 and, after successive renovations, has matured to be as we know it today.

Year after year, the party is getting bigger being the participation figures counted by thousands. There are already several editions in which the 4000 crew and 40 boats are exceeded.

Every third saturday of August, thousands of people from all over Asturias and other places in Spain come to Laviana to enjoy our most international festival. The Descenso Folklorico del Nalon is already part of Laviana and it is recognized as one of the most relevant annual events of the Council.

Pre-Descent

Since early morning the festive atmosphere can be felt all around Pola de Laviana, and this feeling will last all day and night. Around the streets and in the shopping areas, neighbours and visitors start getting ready for this amazing day, some as active participants and others enjoying as watchers.

Activities and Music Bands
That same morning, the Descent Friends Association (NFD co-organizer) ot the Descenso Folklorico del Nalon has prepared activites and game for kids, like clows performances, ballon figures, and others. To kick off the fun, popular music bands, arrived from all over Spain, are marching through the town, putting smiles in everyone faces.

All this is happening while the floats are arriving to the meeting points from where they will start the parade.

Floats arrival

The floats arrival to the starting places is not part of the official parade, but still is a very good way to see the collaboration spirit that reigns in the council capital. There are floats made in Laviana, which need to drive through the streets to get to their staring point, and they get help from all the people around, and support from the efficient traffic control system agents. The floats can’t have engine according to the rules, and it may be difficult to move them in some narrow and hilly streets.

The «pre-parade» where floats navigate to their starting places for the parade is already a great chance for the visitors and participants to see the final results of months of work put into the floats, and enjoy the «charriots» in perfect condition before they go down the river.

Some other floats arrive from villages around Laviana that are quite few kilometers away. This requires a huge organization and strategic work, as these floats need to travel on local roads transit with cars pushed by the participans themselves. For this reason the floats need to be well engineered as they need to be resiliant to this trip without issues, and for that the participants work all kind of witty ways to pass on cables, trees, cars. Imagination is the main strenght of these groups, and the ingenous ones are to admire

Descent (Descenso)

The «Descenso» (Descent in Spanish) begins: this is the most waited moment for all the participants as well as the public watching the NFD. We could summarize it as around 50 floats (average participant floats during years) are getting ready in their starting point to kick off. The meeting points are in Mariano Menedez Valdés street and around, in Laviana’s downtown area.

Aroung 11 am the floats start arriving, like some early birds that come from farthest villages and they start their voyages even before sunrise. However, most of the vessels arrive between 1:30 pm and 3 pm.

Thousands of people, participants and visitors, enjoy taking pictures and participating of the music and revelry.

More info: Web El Descenso Folklórico del Nalón

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The Campanu, the first salmon of the season in Asturias

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The Campanu, would you pay 10,000 Euros for a fish at auction?

In Asturias, the fishing festival «El Campanu» marks the beginning of the salmon season and if you are lucky enough to catch the first one then you could be better off by up to 10,000 Euros in 2019 once it goes to public auction!!

The event is steeped in history and legend has it that the local Monastery of Cornellana in the council of Salas, used to ring it’s bells to mark the first salmon of the season caught in the whole of Asturias hence the name «El Campanu» or «The Bell«.

And in this moment it’s official, the Salmon season is open!

In Asturias you can fish especially for salmon and different varieties of trout. There are 63 salmon preservations and 48 trout preservations.

Here the salmon is the king! Currently, Asturias is the community on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) in which more salmon are captured. Salmon Fishing is a yearly event. There is a huge expectation along the whole season, especially at the start where there is a competition for finding the very popular “Campanu” which is the first salmon fished in every Asturias River during the campaign. The first salmon captured in Asturias is the most important and journalists and television cameras from all over Spain and other countries come to cover the event. This is because this first fish is sold for big money! Always costing more than 6,000 Euros and it is usually bought by the most prestigious restaurants of Spain to honour their best and more popular clients.

Many thanks to Arnaldo Costa from the Royal Association of River Fishing in Asturias for all his help.

Real Asociación Asturiana de Pesca Fluvial

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Carnival in Avilés, the Descent of Galiana

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Fiestas, floats, frolic, fun and foam!!! Yep! It’s Carnival time and the city of Aviles in Asturias throws one hell of a party.

The only rule to enjoying the Descent of Galiana is dress appropriately. Other then that, just go mad!!

Carnival, the Mardi Gras week of drinking, dancing and excess, usually takes place over late February and early March. Events begin in Avilés (Asturias) on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, when virtually the entire city dons fancy dress and takes to the streets. Many costumes are veritable works of art, ranging from toothbrushes to mattresses and packets of sweets.

On Calle Galiana, central to the action, the local fire brigade traditionally hoses down the street, and any passing revellers, with foam, while a parade of floats threads its way amid the frenzy. The festivities, which include live music, fireworks and fancy-dress competitions, last till dawn.

The celebrations continue throughout Asturias during the following week, so after a full night of revelling you can just head on to the next venue. Sunday is, in fact, a rest day before Carnival continues in Gijón on the Monday night.

On Tuesday night, the scene shifts to Oviedo: the crowds are smaller here and events are less frantic, but a fair part of the city again dons costume.

Finally, on the Friday after Ash Wednesday, Mieres, a mining town just southeast of Oviedo, plays host to Carnival.

English teacher John Parker (Chat English Aviles) explains what to expect at this pre-Christian festival and what makes it one of the top parties of Carnival season in Spain.

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The Vía de la Plata Route

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SPAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

La Via de la Plata Route or Route of the Silver starts in the city of Gijon and finishes in the south of the country at the city of Seville. You can follow this route by either walking, cycling or on horseback but the distance this route covers makes it ideal to go by car or motorbike. For those who want to know Spain from top to bottom then this trip is an experience beyond your expectations, unlike any other tourist route and a real feast for the senses and imagination. Without doubt it will become one of the best experiences of your life.

You can do La Via de la Plata Route both ways either from north to south or from south to north. We recommend starting La Via de la Plata Route in Asturias and spending some days here getting to know the region and in case you do it in summer, getting a chance to acclimatise to the rising temperatures of the south of Spain. Along the way you will pass through the communities of Asturias, Castilla Leon, Extremadura and Andalucía experiencing the richness and dramatic changes in environment, landscapes, culture and gastronomy of the real Spain.

You will travel from the majestic mountains to the flat infinite landscapes of central Spain. Travellers get to witness Roman, Medieval and Arabic architecture and hear the mystical Celtic music of the north to the flamboyant and passionate flamenco music of the south. The diverse gastronomy on offer will tantalise your taste buds and excellent dishes will punctuate the trip as you savour the heart warming stews, succulent meats, fresh fish and shellfish, refreshing cider, complex and classic Ribera wines, some of the finest Spanish cured meats and local cheeses, roasted suckling lamb and pig and finally ending with fried or delicately salted fish, energising gazpacho soups and the some of the finest sherry wines the country has to offer.

Also, La Via de la Plata Route is a perfect trip for ornithologists and bird lovers with many organised routes to visit according to the different habitats of Asturias, Castilla Leon, Extremadura and Andalucía, ranging from high mountains down to the coastlines and from the north to the south of the country, which will enable birdwatchers to contemplate a very complete diversity of habitats and species of great interest.

HISTORY OF THE VIA DE LA PLATA ROUTE

In Roman times, and especially during the reigns of the emperors Trajan and Hadrian, a grand access route was created in the west of the peninsula that linked the Cantabrian coast with the lands of the south of Hispania. Goods, troops, traders and travelers moved in continuous transit along this trail, which favored the spreading of Roman culture, its language and way of life, at the same time as facilitating the control of the territory that the administration of the Roman Empire required.

La Via de la Plata Route continued to be used over the centuries, both by Arabs as well as Christians during the Middle Ages, and went on to play an important role in the communications network of the Iberian Peninsula.

ROMAN ROADS

Throughout their empire, the Romans built several thousand kilometers of roads that formed a complex communications network made up of diverse types of thoroughfares. The importance of the route La Via de la Plata Route, together with the geography of the places through which it passed, determined to a certain extent, by the building system chosen in each case.

Side retaining walls or calzos -from which the name calzada (road) is derived- were built on the slopes of mountainous regions, whereas, constructions ranging from small drains up to large bridges were built to control and cross streams and rivers. Some of these constitute as veritable feats of engineering, employing complex systems of falsework in their construction.

The mastery of building techniques in Roman times is evident in the construction of large bridges, which 2,000 years later remain as grand monuments at the same time as fulfilling their purpose

CONNECTION BETWEEN » LA VIA DE LA PLATA ROUTE» AND THE «SANTIAGO ROUTE»

La Via de la Plata Route, after the presence of the Roman World, was used as a communication route by successive inhabitants of the Peninsula and from the ninth century it started to be frequented as a pilgrimage road. It was then when it began to be known as “El Camino Mozárabe de Santiago” because the Christians living in Muslim territory took advantage of the roads infrastructure to allow them to travel towards Santiago.

LA VIA DE LA PLATA ROUTE IN ASTURIAS

The Route starts in Gijon which is the Seaport of La Via de la Plata. Gijón keeps its Roman past alive through the actions taken in the Campa de Torres archeological site, one of the main fortified settlements of the north of Spain (before 490 B.C.) and especially in the restored thermal complex of baths at Campo Valdés, a public building which dates from the 1st century A.D.

The territory was occupied continuously during the Middle Ages; proof of this can be seen in the Romanesque churches dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. The founding of the Puebla (Village) in 1270 implied an urban expansion that was to come to a standstill at the end of the 14th century when Gijón became the stage for the Trastámara conflicts during which the town was almost completely destroyed.

Other examples of the Romans presence are the Roman Walls or the “Veranes Roman Village”.

Other places that are part of the Route are Llanera, Ribera de Arriba with its Roman Road (Picullanza); Morcin; Riosa; Mieres wih its Roman remains of La Carisa (Ujo) Roman Road, the Lucio Corona votive altar, the Nimmedo Seddiago altar, or the Gayo Sulpicio stele, three of them in the Provincial Museum of Archaeology. Also the council of Aller, with La Carisa Roman Camp (Curriechos Mountain Peak), Votive altar devoted to Jupiter (Serrapio), La Carisa Roman Road and La Pola de Lena with La Carisa Camp (Curriechos Mountain Peak), the Mamorama Mosaic where you will find in the Provincial Museum of Archaeology and La Carisa Roman Road.

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Forma Antiqva Baroque Music Ensemble

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Forma Antiqva is a Baroque Music Ensemble based in Oviedo. At the core of the group are the brothers Zapico who herald from the mining district of Langreo in Asturias.

The classically trained brothers Pablo, Daniel and Aarón started Forma Antiqva 10 years ago and since then have been nominated for the International Classical Music Awards for their Baroque Musique, as well as many other awards along the way.

The group works alongside some of the finest classical music artists from all over the world and offers an energetic and unique performance at every concert.

Daniel Zapico, was born in 1983 in Langreo, Asturias (Spain). From an early age, he focused his studies on the field of early music and began to specialise in the theorbo in 1999 at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música in Langreo. He graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya with the highest grade, alongside fellow musician Xavier Díaz-Latorre. In 2012, he obtained a Master in “Musicología, Educación Musical e Interpretación de la Música Antigua” at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, receiving unanimous praise by the exam board for his project on Robert de Visée.

Pablo Zapico, was born in 1983 in the principality of Asturias in Spain. In 2006, he earned highest honors as he completed his Advanced Studies in Plucked Instruments with Xavier Díaz-Latorre at the Ecola Superior Música de Catalunya (ESMuC) in Barcelona, Spain. The following year he concluded his Formación Continuada studies and, in 2012, earned the degree of Master of Musicology with a specialization in musical training and ancient music from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. He has also participated in master classes offered by prestigious performers.

And Aarón Zapico, is one of the conductors to have made the greatest impact on the Spanish music scene over the last few years. The key to his success can be found in his elegant, resilient interpretations with their varied and nuanced dynamics, as highlighted by the specialised music critics. He is constantly present in leading important symphonic orchestras, specialised groups and his own ensemble, Forma Antiqva.

Many thanks to Aarón and all the members of Forma Antiqva for granting us access to film their performance of Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” at the Príncipe Felipe Congress Hall.

At 7 minutes, this video is slightly longer than what we normally put out but when you see the performances you’ll then see why……so enjoy!

Performances include:
Flavio Ferri – Benedetti, contratenor (fbenedetti.es)
Amaya Domínguez, soprano (amayadominguez.com)

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Marcos Tamargo International Painter

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Gijon artist Marcos Tamargo has being enjoying success on the international art scene for a number of years now and he is still only 30 years old. This young asturian painter develops his artistic work between USA and Europe.

Despite being so young, his works suggest a maturity and vision that has enabled him to exhibit in America, Spain, Canada and Germany with great interest.

Marcos Tamargo currently lives between New York and Gijon, Asturias, but a few weeks ago he invited Where is Asturias to his studio in Gijon to shoot a portrait of this young man as he prepared for his latest show in New York City.

His current works consist of a new style of painting using luminescent paint which offers an interesting and unusual dimension for the observer: the Black Light. It is a new technique that uses a “special” paint, apparently transparent, so the color can be seen or not depending on the light projected on them. When the light projected on the piece is natural or white, the human eye will not be able to appreciate the existence of color, only the black light will reveal the true motif of the work.

Marcos Tamargo has already an extensive career of great quality which has been acclaimed by the critics and the specialized press both in Spain and overseas, placing him as one of the most promising young Spanish artist.

* Individual Exhibitions of Marcos Tamargo:

Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura and Sala de Arte Van Dyck in Gijón; Auditorio Príncipe de Asturias in Oviedo; Galeria Cinabrio in León; Galería Santiago Casar in Santander; Rogue Space Gallery and Art Angler Gallery in New York.

* Collective Exhibitions of Marcos Tamargo:

Galería Tioda and Sala de Arte Van Dyck in Gijón; Pop-up Gallery in Madrid; Fundación Principado de Asturias in Oviedo; School of Visual Art, Art Students League, Galeria New York Realism and Centro Español de New York in New York; Ben Navaee Gallery in Toronto.

You can find Marcos Tamargo’s work on display at the Van Dyck Gallery in Gijon, Asturias or in New York at the Art Angler, Inc Gallery.

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Laboral Centro de Arte in Gijón

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Laboral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial de Gijón, Asturias

Located in Gijón, Asturias, LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial was opened on 30 March 2007.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Art and Industrial Creation Centre) is a multidisciplinary institution, which produces, distributes and promotes access to new cultural forms arising from the creative use of ICT’s programming section and intended for all audiences, offers several ways to involved in the various activities of the program: exhibitions, events, workshops or educational programs.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is designed as a platform of resources available to designers to facilitate the development of ambitious projects in the fields of visual arts, design and architecture. The local presence of the institution is considered as an important factor to boost the relationship between creators and those of other Asturias regions of Spain or abroad.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial has since its inception, worked with numerous institutions in Spain and Europe, the purpose being to extend this network to other regions.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is:

* A multidisciplinary institution that produces, disseminates and fosters access to new forms of culture emerging from the creative use of ICTs.
* A platform for access to tools and know-how to support artists and creators in the development of ambitious projects in art and industrial creation environments.
* A cross-cutting programme targeting all audiences with the goal of sharing knowledge.
* Offers a variety of ways to engage with the different programme areas.
* Acts as an anchorage point for the purpose of fostering dynamic relationships between the artistic and creative communities in Asturias and the rest of the world.
* A Centre for the production of contemporary art works that will form part of our future heritage.
* A Centre for innovation available to the public and artists.
* A “museum with a difference” where you can experience art, new technologies and industrial creation.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial emerged from an initiative by the government of the Principality of Asturias in order to strengthen the field of technological culture as part of a strategy aimed at implementing alternative models for the future. Is a non-profit private foundation formed by corporations, private companies and institutions. Occupies 14,000 metres2 of the old Universidad Laboral’s workshops built in the 1950s of the last century by the architect Luis Moya. Acts as a spearhead for the Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura (City of Culture) where more than 5,000 people study, work, create…

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial is one of the cornerstones of the “golden mile of knowledge and innovation”, a perimetre delimited by the technology campus of the Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering (EPI) and the Parque Científico Tecnológico de Gijón (Gijón’s Science and Technology Park) where the most innovative businesses are concentrated.

VISION. HOW

1.- EXHIBITION AND DIFFUSION

* The DNA of LABoral: showcasing work by artists and creators LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial researches and experiments with new ways to share the experience of art. With exhibitions, performances,
presentations…
* Provides access to the best in contemporary creation.
* Is a space for interaction.
* Presents work by local, national and international artists.
* Carries out coproductions with high standing international institutions: ZKM, Karlsruhe Banquete [Banquet], Centre Pompidou, Paris, Noches eléctricas [Electric Nights]; TBA-21,
Pasajes [Passages]; Museum of the Moving Image, Gameworld and Playware; Ars Electronica, Playware; CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Auto. Sueño y materia [Auto.Dream
and Matter] and Estación experimental [Experimental Station]; MARCO Vigo, Presencia activa [Active Presence].

2.- PRODUCTION/RESEARCH

* Plataforma Cero. Centre for the production of contemporary art works and other cultural projects: future heritage.
* Technical support, consultancy, resources and infrastructure for creators, working groups and educators.
* Support for the creation of new work and artistic research.
* Provides technical support to creators and develops artist in residency programmes.

Resources

fabLAB Asturias

* Strategic agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
* A space for research, training and production with advanced digital fabrication machinery to create real and virtual prototypes. One of the 50 existing centres in Spain and the world. Financially supported by Alcoa
* In the Worldwide Network of Fab Labs. Signing of agreement with the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

Audiovisual Production Platform

* Plat0: Experimentation and research on artistic actions and new audiovisual forms.
A/V Laboratories
* With equipment for recording, editing and the production and postproduction of digital and audio video.
Production residencies
* Aimed at national and international creators, developers and companies.
Networking
* Agreements, pacts and collaboration with companies, cultural institutions, schools, universities…

3.- TRAINING AND CULTURAL MEDIATION

* Classroom for knowledge.
* Talks, workshops, courses, meetings, conferences, symposiums.
* Education offers for schools, educational centres and the general public.
* New teaching methods and ground-breaking formats.
* Learning resources to supplement classroom work.
* Collaboration with universities.
* Postgraduate programme with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Aiming to provide the necessary tools to understand and take part in present-day culture from an interdisciplinary perspective in connection with the main.
debates on the international scale.
* Sala de Interpretación [Interpretation Room] with audiovisual material, bibliographies and documentation so that visitors can better access their searches.
* Mediation team. Guided visits, Visit-workshops.
* Mediateca_Archivo [Mediathéque]. Space for research and the dissemination of today’s art and creative industries. With a strong focus on the intersections between society, art, science
and technology.
* Archive of Asturian Creators. Database for looking up works produced by creators born or resident in Asturias.

4.- COMMUNICATION

* The third best cultural initiative in Spain in times of crisis. (Barometre “The Culture Observatory” of the Fundación Contemporánea, Madrid).
* A communication strategy with specific actions targeted at different publics.
* Numerous integrated and cross-cutting communication channels.
* Publications: Videos, photographs, catalogues, brochures, flyers, invitations).
* Web 2.0. An online strategy with a website and strong presence in social networks acting as far-reaching communication elements to engage with its geographically-dispersed publics
and audiences.
* Strong presence in social networks
* http://www.facebook.com/LABoral.Arte
* archivo@laboralcentrodearte.org
* https://twitter.com/#!/LABoral
* LINKEDIN, YOUTUBE, VIMEO, MYSPACE, IVOOX
* High impact in the Asturian, national and international media

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Autumn in Asturias

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After a long summer of dry and sun drenched days, the autumn has brought with it what has to be one of the most spectacular autumns we have ever seen here at Where is Asturias.

In autumn the mountain valleys are awash with reds and yellows as the wild oak and chestnut trees prepare for another winter and the local folk are busy doing the same, stopping once in a while to take in this glorious natural event…..no matter how familiar you are with the landscape in Asturias, you’ll never stop being in awe with it.

We filmed this montage in autumn in the UNESCO Biosphere reserve of Somiedo while working on a video about “Las Brañas” which are the thatched mountain huts you see in the video.

Somiedo is bear country and is a biosphere reserve for that reason. Recent reports suggest that the numbers of bears is on the increase and hopefully that trend will continue into the future as the bears are an integral part of the local ecosystem.

Even though we shot all of these images in Somiedo, the video is representative of all the natural reserves in Asturias like Picos de Europa, Redes, Muniellos, Oscos-Eo and Las Ubiñas-La Mesa.

These reserves offer a wonderful experience to visitors looking for pure untouched nature and are home to many and often unique species of flora and fauna, ready to be discovered and marveled at.

So….. Sit back, put the video on full screen modes and enjoy the stunning “Autumn in Asturias”

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