Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Oviedo, Spain

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 120 m
Descend 118 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: 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)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Silla del Rey

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The urban sculpture known as Silla del Rey, located on Silla del Rey 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: Silla del Rey (ES)

590 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Villa Magdalena

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Villa Madalena is a French style palace, located in the 20th century in the centre of Uviéu (Asturies). It was necessarily owned by the City Council of Uviéu'l 9 de Payares de 1990, giving and initially the use of public library and study center. In 2004, this building was transferred to the Prince of Asturies Foundation for two years, and the transfer was extended for another year at the end of 2006.

Wikipedia: Villa Madalena (AST)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Concierto Gitano (Sebastián Miranda, 1999)

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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)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: San Francisco de Asís

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

The monument to St. Francis of Assisi, 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)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Monumento a José Tartiere Lenegre

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The monument to José Tartiere Lenegre, located on the Paseo de los Álamos, 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)

20 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: La Maternidad

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The Maternity is an urban sculpture by Fernando Botero located in the Plaza Escandalera, in the city of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.

Wikipedia: La Maternidad (Botero) (ES)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Busto de Isabel II

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Busto de Isabel IINacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The bust of Isabel II, located on Ramón y Cajal 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: Busto de Isabel II (Oviedo) (ES)

110 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: El Termómetro

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El Termómetrovicenmiranda from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The Casa del Thermometer is a building located in the central Plaza de la Escandalera in the Asturian city of Oviedo (Spain). It was conceived and built by Vidal Saiz Heres for his family between 1936 and 1942.

Wikipedia: Casa del Termómetro (ES)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: 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 Santa Maria 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)

128 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: 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)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Alfonso Iglesias

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The monument to Alfonso Iglesias, located in the gardens of Nuestra Señora de 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)

894 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 22: 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)

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