Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Oviedo, Spain

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Number of sights 50 sights
Distance 9.1 km
Ascend 271 m
Descend 207 m

Experience Oviedo in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in OviedoIndividual Sights in Oviedo

Sight 1: San Julián de los Prados

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San Julián de los Prados, also known as Santullano, is a Pre-Ramirense church from the beginning of the 9th century in Oviedo, the capital city of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is one of the greatest works of Asturian art and was declared an Historical-Artistic Monument by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in June 1917 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1998.

Wikipedia: San Julián de los Prados (EN), Heritage Website

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Los libros que unen

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Los libros que unenNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as The Books That Unite Us, located on Emilio Alarcos Llorach Street, on the University's El Milán campus, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Los libros que nos unen (ES)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Escultura al ingeniero Enrique Lafuente

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The urban sculpture known by the name Engineer Enrique Lafuente, located in a small garden space located next to the A-8 motorway, which connects Oviedo with Gijón and Avilés, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Escultura al ingeniero Enrique Lafuente (ES)

558 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: La Guisandera

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La GuisanderaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Guisandera, located on Gascona Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Guisandera (ES)

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Gitana

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GitanaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Gitana, located at the entrance of Gascona Street (Oviedo), from Jovellanos, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Gitana (escultura) (ES)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Monumento a Jovellanos

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The Monument to Jovellanos is a tribute located in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, dedicated in 1798 by the General Meeting of the Principality of Asturias to the illustrated Spanish Gaspar Melchor of Jovellanos, a native of that region, born in Gijón in 1744, in recognition of his dedication and work in pursuit of the progress and industrialization of Asturias.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Jovellanos (Oviedo) (ES)

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Monumento a Fray Benito Feijoo

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Monumento a Fray Benito Feijoo

The statue of Fray Benito Feijoo, located in the Plaza de Feijoo, in the Spanish city of Oviedo, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Estatua de Fray Benito Feijoo (ES)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Museo Catedralicio

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The Museum of the Church of Oviedo is a museum in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, located in the upper cloister of the cathedral of that city.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Iglesia de Oviedo (ES)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Palacio de Velarde

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The Velarde Palace in Oviedo is a Baroque-style palace dating back to 1765 and the work of the Candasino architect Manuel Reguera González, one of the most outstanding Asturian architects of all time. The building was intended for Pedro Velarde, councillor of Oviedo.

Wikipedia: Palacio de Velarde (Oviedo) (ES)

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Jardín de los Reyes

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Jardín de los Reyes José Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY-SA 4.0

The sculptural ensemble of the garden of the Reyes Caudillos, located on Calle Águila, just in front of the Plaza de Alfonso II el Casto, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Jardín de los Reyes Caudillos (conjunto escultórico) (ES)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: La Regenta

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The urban sculpture known as La Regenta, located in the Plaza de Alfonso II, el Casto, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: La Regenta (escultura) (ES)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Capilla de La Balesquida

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Capilla de La Balesquida Sitomon / CC BY-SA 2.5

Capilla de la Balesquida is a church in Asturias, Spain. The church was established in 1232.

Wikipedia: Capilla de la Balesquida (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: enamorados

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enamoradosNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Amigos, located in the Plaza Juan XXIII, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Amigos (escultura) (ES)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Portada antiguo convento de Santa Clara

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The convent of Santa Clara de Oviedo was an old convent built in the thirteenth century in the capital of the Principality of Asturias.

Wikipedia: Convento de Santa Clara (Oviedo) (ES)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: El Diestro

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The urban sculpture known as El diestro, located on Palacio Valdés Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: El diestro (ES)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Woody Allen

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The Monument to Woody Allen is a life-size bronze sculpture of the American actor and director Woody Allen, situated in the Spanish city of Oviedo.

Wikipedia: Monument to Woody Allen (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Sabino Fernández Campo

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Sabino Fernández CampoNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The statue of Sabino Fernández Campo, located on the Paseo de los Álamos del Campo San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Estatua de Sabino Fernández Campo (ES)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Armando Palacio Valdés

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Armando Palacio ValdésNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name Armando Palacio Valdés, located in the Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Armando Palacio Valdés (escultura) (ES)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: San Francisco de Asís

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San Francisco de AsísNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to San Francisco de Asís, located in the Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a San Francisco de Asís (Oviedo) (ES)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Campo de San Francisco

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Campo de San Francisco is an urban park located in the city center of Oviedo (Spain). It is one of the most emblematic places in the city and one of the largest urban parks in Asturias.

Wikipedia: Campo de San Francisco (Oviedo) (ES)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Manolo Avello

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Manolo AvelloNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The bust of Manolo Avello, located in the Campo de San Francisco, in the vicinity of the children's play area and within sight of Conde Toreno Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Busto de Manolo Avello (ES)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: Juan Rodríguez Muñiz

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Juan Rodríguez MuñizNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The bust of Juan Rodríguez Muñiz, located in the Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Busto de Juan Rodríguez Muñiz (ES)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Torso Fruela I

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Torso Fruela INacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as the Torso de Fruela I, located at the confluence of Conde de Toreno and General Yagüe streets, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Torso de Fruela I (ES)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Neptuno Sobre Delfín

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Neptuno Sobre Delfín

The monument to Francisco Franco, located in the Plaza de España, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Francisco Franco (Oviedo) (ES)

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 25: Alfonso Iglesias

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The monument to Alfonso Iglesias, located in the gardens of Our Lady of Covadonga, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Alfonso Iglesias (ES)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: Monumento a Clarín

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Monumento a ClarínNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Leopoldo Alas "Clarín", located in the Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Leopoldo Alas "Clarín" (ES)

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 27: Don Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil

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Don Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil

Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil, 3rd Marquis of Santa Cruz de Marcenado and Viscount of Puerto, born in 1684 in Puerto de Vega in Asturias, Spain; killed in action near Oran in North Africa in 1732, was a Spanish diplomat, general, and author. At the time of his death in battle fighting off an attack by Ottoman forces in 1732 he was governor of the Spanish possession of Oran in North Africa.

Wikipedia: Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 28: Alegorías al Trabajo y las Artes

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Alegorías al Trabajo y las Artes Sitomon / CC BY-SA 2.5

The sculpture known as Allegories of Work and the Arts, located on the main façade of the building of the General Assembly of the Principality, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Alegorías al Trabajo y las Artes (ES)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Asturcones

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Asturcones Nacho / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Asturcones, located in the Plaza de la Escandalera, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Asturcones (ES)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 30: La Encarna con chiquilín

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La Encarna con chiquilínNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as La Encarna con chiquilín, located at the intersection of Uría Street with Marqués de Santa Cruz Street, next to the Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: La Encarna con chiquilín (ES)

20 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 31: Monumento a José Tartiere Lenegre

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The monument to José Tartiere Lenegre, located on the Paseo de los Alamos, Campo de San Francisco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a José Tartiere (ES)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 32: Culis Monumentalibus

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Culis MonumentalibusNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

Culis monumentalibus is an urban sculpture known located on Pelayo street, in front of the Campoamor theater, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain. The sculpture, which bears the name in Latin, made of bronze and granite, is the work of Eduardo Úrculo, and is dated 2001.

Wikipedia: Culis monumentalibus (EN)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 33: Esperanza Caminando

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The urban sculpture known as Esperanza caminando, located in front of the Campoamor Theater, in the city of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Esperanza caminando (ES)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 34: Teatro Campoamor

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Teatro Campoamor Jorge Franganillo / CC BY 2.0

The Campoamor Theatre is the opera house of Oviedo, founded in 1892 and known for hosting, among other events, the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony.

Wikipedia: Teatro Campoamor (ES), Website

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 35: La Pensadora

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La PensadoraNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name La pensadora, located on Argüelles Street, near the Campoamor Theater, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: La pensadora (ES)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 36: Monumento a la Concordia

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The Monument to Concord, located in the Plaza del Carbayón, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a la Concordia (ES)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 37: Mujer Sentada 1980

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Mujer Sentada 1980Nacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name of a seated woman, located on San Francisco Street, in front of the old university building, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of The aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Mujer sentada (escultura) (ES)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 38: Monumento a Valdés Salas

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The statue of Fernando de Valdés y Salas, located in the cloister of the University of Oviedo, which he founded, on San Francisco Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Estatua de Fernando Valdés Salas (ES)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 39: Monumento al General Riego

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The monument to Rafael del Riego, located in the Plaza de Riego, in the Spanish city of Oviedo, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Rafael del Riego (ES)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 40: Iglesia de San Isidoro El Real

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Iglesia de San Isidoro (Oviedo) is a church in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. It was opened in 1587.

Wikipedia: San Isidoro, Oviedo (EN)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 41: Simón Bolívar

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Simón BolívarNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Homage to Simón Bolívar, located in El Campillín, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Homenaje a Simón Bolívar (ES)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 42: Monumento a Ramón Pérez de Ayala

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Monumento a Ramón Pérez de AyalaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Ramón Pérez Ayala, located on the Antonio García Oliveros Paseo in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of that city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Ramón Pérez de Ayala (ES)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 43: Monumento a Campomanes

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Monumento a CampomanesNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Campomanes, located on Campomanes Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Campomanes (ES)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 44: Las vendedoras del Fontán

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Las vendedoras del FontánNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name of Vendedores del Fontán, located in the Plaza Daoíz y Velarde, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Vendedoras del Fontán (ES)

655 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 45: Violinista

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The urban sculpture known as Violinist, located in the Plaza de la Gesta, in front of the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Violinista (escultura) (ES)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 46: Auditorio Príncipe Felipe

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The Auditorium-Palacio de Congresos Príncipe Felipe is an auditorium and Palacio de Congresos located in the Spanish city of Oviedo (Asturias) and opened on April 29, 1999.

Wikipedia: Auditorio Príncipe Felipe (ES)

328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 47: Leones de la plaza de Castilla

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Leones de la plaza de CastillaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as the Lions of the Plaza de Castilla, located behind Pérez de la Sala Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Leones de la plaza de Castilla (ES)

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 48: Afrodita II

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The urban sculpture known by the name Aphrodite II, located in the Plaza de la Paz, overlooking Hermanos Menéndez Pidal Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Afrodita II (escultura) (ES)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 49: Concierto Gitano (Sebastián Miranda, Abril 1998)

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The urban sculpture known by the name Concierto gitano, located on Comandante Caballero Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Concierto gitano (escultura) (ES)

684 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 50: Monumento a Santa Eulalia de Mérida

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The urban sculpture known by the name Monument to Santa Eulalia de Mérida, located on Santa Eulalia de Mérida Street, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of the more than a hundred that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.

Wikipedia: Santa Eulalia de Mérida (escultura) (ES)

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