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Asturias, Spain
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Langreo is a town in Asturias in northern Spain, 20 km southeast of Oviedo, with a population of 38,000 in 2024. It's post-industrial, part of the Asturias rust belt, and that heritage is the main reason to visit.
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Exhibiting the history of iron and steel in this area, in an old cooling tower.
Gallery of art mostly from the Civil War, plus a few contemporary works.
Museo de la Minería y de la Industria de Asturias
Fascinating museum of the steel industry. You descend a shaft and an underground train takes you to San Vicente mine.
Coal mine with surface museum and long or short trips below ground.
This was a coal mine, and a train takes you 2 km to enter it.
Value-for-money chain business hotel.
Comfy, a bit worn.
Central and inexpensive, some street noise.
For long-distance routes see Oviedo. The nearest airport is Asturias (OVD), take the hourly bus to Oviedo and change.
Read in the guideUse the train to get along the valley, for instance to El Entrego for MUMI. You need your own wheels for sights up in the hills.
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Ranón · International · OVD
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