Exemplary towns of Asturias

Latitude: 43.3163452 Length: -5.8954420
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We pass you the relation of the towns awarded with the Exemplary Town of Asturias award since the start of these awards.

Princess of Asturias Awards

Each year, the Princess of Asturias Foundation organizes the Princess of Asturias Awards and presents them at an academic ceremony in Oviedo. With these awards, The Foundation promotes the scientific, cultural and humanistic values ​​that we share as a universal heritage and keeps alive the historical link between the Principality of Asturias and the title held by the heirs to the Crown of Spain.

The Princess of Asturias Awards in numbers

• 472 People and institutions awarded · 72 Women awarded · 290 Men awarded
• Award winners from 67 different nationalities
• The average age of the award winners is 63.

Youngest award winners:
· Rafael Nadal, awarded at 22 years old.
· Fernando Alonso, awarded at 24 years old.
· Javier Sotomayor, awarded at 25 years old.
· Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, awarded at 26 years old.

Princess of Asturias Awards

After the commemoration of the 25th anniversary in 2005, the Foundation that manages the awards received its... Read more