Dating prior to the fourth century, very little is known about Castro de Coaña or the people that inhabited this site. We had the pleasure of visiting these historic ruins during our tour of Spain.
Enjoy the photographs (click thumbnails for larger view)..
2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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2016 - Castro de Coaña, Asturias, Spain
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While visiting Victoria, BC, we boarded the local transit service and headed up the road to explore the Craigdarroch Castle. This 39 room, 20,000 square foot, mansion was built in the 1890's, a time when conspicuous consumption really got its start. This castle is a great depiction of the Victorian age.
One observation I had was that all of the entertaining spaces, the dining room, ball room, etc, are located on the upper floors of the residence. Having always thought these spaces should be on the ground floor at the front of the house (like the White House), I asked the curators about this. Apparently this design was intentional by owner Robert Dunsmuir as he wanted to flaunt his wealth to his guests as they made their way through the home to those entertaining spaces.
Enjoy the photographs (click thumbnails for larger view)..
2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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2012 - Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, BC
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