Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Oviedo, Spain

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 211 m
Descend 148 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

444 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

653 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Monumento a Fray Benito Feijoo

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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)

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Mujer Sentada 1980

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

The urban sculpture known by the name Seated Woman, located on San Francisco Street, in front of the building of the old University, 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)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 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 9: 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)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: 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 11: 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)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: 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)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 20: 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

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: 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)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: 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)

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: 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)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: 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 25: 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)

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 26: Auditorio Príncipe Felipe

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The Príncipe Felipe Auditorium-Conference Centre is an auditorium and conference centre located in the Spanish city of Oviedo (Asturias) and was inaugurated on 29 April 1999.

Wikipedia: Auditorio Príncipe Felipe (ES)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: 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)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: 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)

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 29: 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)

684 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 30: 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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