Discover Destriana: Fountains, Mills and Churches

Destriana makes its history visible through tangible traces: Los Pozos in Destriana comprises eleven public fountains distributed throughout the town.

Culture

The fountain in the Barrio Vizconde in Destriana is an open, round fountain. The El Cuartel fountain in Destriana is an open, square fountain. The different forms provide an objective comparison of two named fountains.

Numerous centuries-old mills are located on the banks of the Duerna near Destriana. The Casa de la Encomienda in Destriana is a dressed-stone building from the 17th and 18th centuries; it displays a relief of a rearing lion beneath the Cross of Santiago.

History

The Ornia River valley, also called Guernia or Duerna, was inhabited by the Orníacos, who belonged to the Asturian peoples. Ramiro III died in 984 and was buried in the monastic precinct of Destriana.

The El Salvador Church in Destriana is a vernacular Romanesque church from the 12th century. At the entrance to the church there is a white marble sarcophagus, which is probably the sarcophagus in which Ramiro III was buried.

The Santuario de Ntra. Sra. de Castrotierra is a church in the vicinity of Destriana. La Catedral de Santa María de Astorga is a church in the area surrounding Destriana. The Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor is a church in the broader regional surroundings of Destriana.

For your own selection, the local references can be deliberately kept distinct: Some named destinations are located in Destriana, while others are assigned to its vicinity, surrounding area or broader regional surroundings. This is a practical distinction for planning, without grouping the different churches, mountains and river references together as a single locality.

When choosing a holiday apartment for Destriana, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be considered as separate details. These three points describe different conditions; the town's sights remain independent topics of travel planning.

Further places to compare are Murias De Paredes, Vegacerneja, Santa Colomba de Curueño, Boñar, Villaobispo de Otero, Brugos de Fenar, Sariegos and Puebla De Lillo.

Landscape

Along the entire course of the Duerna, large quantities of earth were moved to extract gold from alluvial deposits; it is estimated that at least more than 1,500 kilograms of gold were obtained in the process.

Near the Duerna River by Destriana, irrigation is used for gardens, flax fields and hay meadows.

Pico Teleno is a mountain in the broader regional surroundings of Destriana. El Teleno is a mountain in the broader regional surroundings of Destriana.

The different spatial references can be considered separately when planning. At a Santa Cruz celebration in Destriana, a procession took place to a hermitage; the crucifix was carried on the shoulders, and women wore regional costumes.

For the overarching travel overview: León.