Oviedo/Uviéu
- Oviedo Asturias Centre
- Address: Centro de Información Turística del Principado de Asturias Plaza de la Constitución, 4 - 33009 Oviedo/Uviéu
- Phone: 984 493 785 - 902 300 202
- Email: citpa.oviedo@turismoycultura.asturias.es
- Site: https://www.visitoviedo.info/
Info
The birth of Oviedo/Uviéu has all the legendary and epic ingredients of great deeds and cities. Since ancient times it has preserved its monastic and royal stamp, and continues to be the original reference point of the Primitive Way of St. James, whose founder was also an Asturian king, D. Alfonso II.
The Asturian capital is hospitable and dynamic, where you can experience something different every day, and has an intense cultural and commercial life.
The Fontán market, the Pre-Romanesque fountain of La Foncalada, a Cathedral with a Gothic and a Romanesque tower, a historic quarter that has been a source of inspiration for writers such as Clarín and Pérez de Ayala, contemporary civil architecture and an intense agenda that includes, among others, the opera season and the Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony.
This is Oviedo/Uviéu, monastic, royal and Jacobean, a beacon of Christianity in the late Middle Ages, which still treasures among its relics a universal reference: the Holy Shroud.
Top ten things to see and do in Oviedo/Uviéu
- Area: 26 km2
- Altitude: 232 m.
- Inhabitants: 208.828
- Km. to Avilés: 29
- Km. to Gijón/Xixón: 28
Map
How to get here
- By Road: N-634 and A-63 from the West, N-632 and A-8 from the East and N-630 and A-66 from the South. By Plane: Asturias Airport (OVD) - (www.aena.es) - Bus connection service from the airport to the city bus station.
- By Rail: Oviedo/Uviéu Train Station - C/ Uría, s/n. (www.renfe.es)
- By bus : Oviedo/Uviéu Bus Station - C/ Empresario Pepe Cosmen, s/n. (www.estaciondeautobusesdeoviedo.com)
What to see
- A stroll through the Old Quarter, where the Cathedral, the Holy Chamber, some churches and convents such as the Pelayas, and museums such as the Fine Arts and Archaeological Museums stand out.
- A tapa on the Cider Boulevard. This is the name given to Gascona Street, lined with restaurants and cider bars, where you can taste cider and typical gastronomy.
- Shopping in Uría. This street is one of the city's main shopping streets and sums up how the city has evolved throughout the 20th century. Surrounding it is an emblematic green space for the city: Campo San Francisco.
- The city of Art and of the Princess of Asturias Awards. Pre-Romanesque art - declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO -, contemporary art, sculptures, etc., and an intense cultural life that culminates in the Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony.
Guided tours:
Consult with the Tourist Information Centre of the Principality of Asturias.
Municipal Tourist Office - El Escorialín
C/ Marqués de Santa Cruz. 33007
985 227 586
oficina.turismo@oviedo.es