Naranco - Santa María

The little church of Santa María de Naranco lies below the road on the left, in a grassy area surrounded by trees from which there is a fine view of Oviedo. Originally a hall in the palace of Ramiro I of Asturias (c. 850), it was converted into a church in the 10th and 11th centuries. At each end of the building, which is in the form of an elongated rectangle, is an open porch or loggia with a three-arched opening.