Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Oviedo, Spain

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 8.4 km
Ascend 215 m
Descend 245 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: La Dama del balcón

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The urban sculpture known by the name La Dama del balcón, located in the Parque Oeste, 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 Dama del balcón (ES)

719 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Asturcón

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AsturcónNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name of Asturcón, located in the Plaza de Dolores Medio, 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: Asturcón (escultura) (ES)

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento a las víctimas del terrorismo (1968-2007)

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The urban sculpture known by the name Monument to the victims of terrorism (1968-2007), located in the Plaza Ángel González (poet), 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, they are generally commemorative monuments, many of them dedicated to characters of special relevance at first, and more purely artistic since the end of the twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Monumento a las víctimas del terrorismo (1968-2007) (ES)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: 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 5: 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)

450 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Restos del Antiguo Acueducto de Los Pilares

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Restos del Antiguo Acueducto de Los Pilares

The Aqueduct of the Pillars was an aqueduct located in the city of Oviedo (Asturias), of which 5 arches currently remain in the neighborhood of Vallobín. It was built between 1570 and 1599 under the direction of Juan de Cerecedo, although it was completed by Gonzalo de la Bárcena, chief plumber of Valladolid.

Wikipedia: Acueducto de los Pilares (ES)

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Aida Lafuente

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Aida LafuenteNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

Aida de la Fuente Penaos, better known as Aida Lafuente, was a Spanish communist militant who died in the Revolution of 1934 in Asturias after the repression by the Second Spanish Republic.

Wikipedia: Aida Lafuente (EN)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Asturias

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AsturiasNacho from Oviedo, España / CC BY 2.0

The urban sculpture known by the name of Asturias is located in calle Uría, in front of the railway station, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is one of over a hundred sculptures that adorn the streets of that city.

Wikipedia: Asturias (sculpture) (EN)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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)

807 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

940 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 16: Luis Riera Posada

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24 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: 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 19: 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)

530 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 20: Vida

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The urban sculpture known by the name Vida, located in the Plaza Donantes de Sangre, 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: Vida (escultura) (ES)

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Fuente de Foncalada

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Fuente de Foncalada José Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century. This building remains the only surviving civil architectural item for public use of the Early Middle Ages. Its name was given after the inscription in Latin: fontem calatam written on it. Built in Pre-Romanesque style, it has been included with other Asturian Pre-Romanesque sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List since 1998.

Wikipedia: La Foncalada (EN), Heritage Website

1218 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 22: 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)

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