Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Oviedo, Spain

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 223 m
Descend 153 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: Llama Olímpica

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The urban sculpture known by the name Olympic Flame, located in front of the Palacio de los Deportes, Ventanielles neighborhood, 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: Llama Olímpica (escultura) (ES)

1010 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: A la Toná

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A la TonáNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name A la toná, located at the intersection of Ángel Cañedo Street with Sabino Fernández Campo, 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: A la toná (ES)

665 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 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 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)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Catedral de San Salvador de Oviedo

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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain.

Wikipedia: Oviedo Cathedral (EN), Heritage Website

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Placido Alvarez Buylla

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Placido Alvarez BuyllaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Plácido Álvarez Buylla, 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 Plácido Álvarez-Buylla (ES)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: 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

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: La bailarina

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La bailarinaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as "The Dancer", located on the left corner of the Campoamor Theater with Alonso Quintanilla Street, very close to two other sculptures: "Culis monumentalibus", by Eduardo Úrculo, and "Esperanza caminando", by Julio López, 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 bailarina (ES)

16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

124 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: 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 19: 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)

415 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Guillermo Schulz

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Guillermo SchulzNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The bust of Guillermo Schulz, located at the entrance of the Faculty of Mining Engineers, 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 Guillermo Schulz (ES)

9 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Francisco Pintado Fe

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Francisco Pintado FeNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The sculpture by Francisco Pintado Fe, located in the square of the building of the Higher School of Mines, in front of Independencia 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: Escultura de Francisco Pintado Fe (ES)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Basílica de San Juan El Real

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San Juan el Real is a Catholic temple located in the city of Oviedo. It is a parish church belonging to the Archdiocese of Oviedo that has the title of minor basilica. The building, in a historicist style, is the work of Luis Bellido and was inaugurated in 1915. It is located in the Plaza de Fernando Rubio, making a chamfer between the streets of Melquíades Álvarez and Doctor Casal.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Juan el Real (Oviedo) (ES)

24 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 23: Luis Riera Posada

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16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 24: San Juan Bautista

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San Juan Bautista Pilar Fernández CarballedoFoto: LMLM / CC BY-SA 4.0

The urban sculpture known by the name San Juan Bautista, located in the church of San Juan el Real, 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: San Juan Bautista (Pilar Fernández Carballedo) (ES)

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 25: Estructura

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The urban sculpture known by the name Estructura, located in the Plaza del General Primo de Rivera, 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: Estructura (Oviedo) (ES)

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 26: Hombre sobre delfín

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Hombre sobre delfínNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name Man on Dolphin, located in the Plaza de los Ferroviarios de Oviedo, on La Losa de Renfe, 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: Hombre sobre delfín (ES)

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 27: Construcción para un encuentro

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Construcción para un encuentroNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Construction for an Encounter, located at one end of the Renfe promenade of La Losa (Oviedo), in the vicinity of Independencia 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: Construcción para un encuentro (ES)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Estatua de Samuel Sánchez

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Estatua de Samuel SánchezNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The statue of Samuel Sánchez, located on Samuel Sánchez Street in the city of Oviedo, at its confluence with La Losa, 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 Samuel Sánchez (ES)

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 29: Mendigo con perros

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Mendigo con perrosNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known as Mendigo with dogs, located in the Plaza Pedro Miñor, 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: Mendigo con perros (ES)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 30: Monumento a Alejandro Casona

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Monumento a Alejandro CasonaNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The monument to Alejandro Casona, located on Alejandro Casona 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 Alejandro Casona (ES)

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