Luarca

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Luarca is a coastal town in Asturias, northern Spain, known for its fishing port, scenic cliffs, and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Severo Ochoa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biochemist
town
administrativeDivision Principality of Asturias
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
coastType cliffed coast
country Spain
hasAlternativeName Ḷḷuarca
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCulturalAssociation Severo Ochoa Foundation (local presence)
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasFeature fishing port
scenic cliffs
hasFestival Nuestra Señora del Rosario festivities
San Timoteo festival
hasHarborProtection breakwater
hasIndustry fishing industry
seafood processing
hasNotableFeature natural amphitheatre-shaped valley
river estuary
white houses on hillsides
hasNotableSite Cemetery of Luarca
Hermitage of La Atalaya
Luarca lighthouse
Puente del Beso
Severo Ochoa house-museum
hasPortType fishing port
marina
hasTourismType coastal tourism
heritage tourism
hasTraditionalActivity whale watching (historically)
hasTransport FEVE narrow-gauge railway stop
road connection via N-634
hasViewpoint Atalaya viewpoint
Chano viewpoint
isBirthplaceOf Severo Ochoa
isCapitalOf municipality of Valdés
languageUsed Asturian
linked to: Asturian language

Spanish
locatedIn Asturias
northern Spain
locatedOn Cantabrian Sea
linked to: Bay of Biscay
partOf municipality of Valdés
region Costa Verde (Asturian coast)
linked to: Cantabrian coast
timeZone CEST
CET
traversedBy River Negro
linked to: Black River

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Severo Ochoa placeOfBirth Luarca