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Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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Oviedo is a cathedral city, capital of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It's mostly modern but has a small old town, with monuments cited on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In the Asturian language it's called Uviéu and had a population of 220,000 in 2024.
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You walk in to a standard Gothic interior and wonder why you paid the admission, but then it opens out into an impressive series of spaces. It was built from 1388, with the tower added in 1528. There's a fine cloister (with the Church Museum), chapter house and Cámara Santa where religious relics are kept.
Mostly medieval religious works but with some 19th- and 20th-century work. It incorporates Palacio de Velarde, built in 1765 as a residence for the mayor.
Extensive display of the city's prehistory and early history, in the former monastery of San Vicente.
9th-century church on the slopes of Monte Naranco. It was part of a summer palace built for Ramiro I that was the wonder of the medieval world, and that has now almost completely vanished.
Large collection of military equipment in a Civil War bunker.
Small well-kept zoo with mostly rescue animals.
They were relegated in 2026 and now play soccer in Segunda División the second tier. Their Estadio Carlos Tartiere (capacity 30,500) is 1 km west of city centre.
Rooms small and a bit worn, but great location. Some train noise.
Comfy, great location, some street noise.
Inexpensive business hotel behind the railway station.
Reliable budget chain 2 km northeast of centre.
Central and efficient.
Grand old hotel though a little fusty, for a mid-range price.
Business-type hotel, convenient for city sights.
Modern hostel with shared dormitories, and also single and double private rooms.
By train
Oviedo railway station has trains every couple of hours from Madrid Chamartin, taking 3 hr 30 min via Segovia, Valladolid, Palencia and León.
By bus
Oviedo Bus Station is a long low building on Calle de Pepe Cosmen, 300 m northeast of the railway station.
By road
From Madrid follow A6 / AP66 (toll) north, 450 km and reckon 4 hr 30 min. From Irun on the border take A8 / AP-8 (toll) west, 400 km, 4 hr.
Walking is the best way to see the old centre, as streets are traffic-restricted.
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