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• University of Oviedo Geology Museum. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Arias de Velasco. 33005. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985103103 |   The purpose of this museum is to make geology accessible to everyone through this exhibition of natural treasures, collected by geologists both in the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range and in other parts of the world. On dis…

• San Francisco Park. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Delimitado por las calles de Santa Susana, Toreno, Uría y Santa Cruz. s/n. 33007. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985213066 | E-mail: oficina.turismo@ayto-oviedo.es. www.oviedo.es. The main green space in the capital of Asturias and its foremost public park is the Campo de San Francisco, located in the …

• El Fontán Market and Square. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Fontán s/n. Oviedo. Asturias.   El Fontán is one of the most typical spaces in the city and its name comes from the «fontán» or natural spring which formed a pool in the sunken ground on which was built the popular neighbourhood of the same name.…

• Oviedo Town Hall. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Oviedo. Asturias. The Town Hall was built in 1622-1623 by the architect Juan de Naveda, and the building was restored and extended in 1939. The main door is presided by a marble lion brought from the fountain which in the early years of the 19th century stood in the main Plaz…

• Oviedo University. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Francisco s/n. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. www.uniovi.es. This is an example of 16th-century Classicist architecture. The building was designed by the architects Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón and Juan del Ribero Rada. On the exterior it is an elongated building with two façades with stone blocks an…

• Campoamor Theatre. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Pelayo, s/n. Oviedo. Asturias. This is the point of reference for all major cultural events and the genuine heart of the city of Oviedo. It is the site of the awards ceremony of the Prince of Asturias prizes.…

• Camposagrado Palace. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Porlier s/n. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1943, this building is presently the site of the Supreme Court of Asturias. This mansion was built in the middle of the 18th century for the third Marquis of Camposagrado, José Manuel Bernaldo de Quirós. It was s…

• Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz del Marcenado or la Rúa. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Alfonso II el Casto s/n. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. It was commissioned by Alonso González de la Rúa, the accountant of the Catholic Monarchs. Its general appearance is sober, military. It is a Flamboyant Gothic palace from the 15th century. The most striking feature of the façade is the port…

• Palace of the Count of Toreno. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Porlier 9. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. This palace was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument. It is a Baroque building with a rectangular floor plan, arranged in three corridors around a central courtyard, from which the staircase begins. It was built in 1675 by Gregorio de la Roza. The exteri…

• Oviedo Cathedral. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Alfonso II s/n. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. http://www.catedraldeoviedo.es. A symbol of Spanish Gothic architecture. Oviedo cathedral is mainly in the Gothic style, although there are also some clearly Baroque and Renaissance elements. The cathedral is set on the site of an old basilica built by …

• San Tirso Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Alfonso II el Casto 4. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. The church of Alfonso II. It is work by the maestro Tioda in the Romanesque style, built during the reign of Alfonso II. It is next to the tower of the cathedral and formed part of the primitive Palencia ecclesiastical complex built by Alfons…

• Asturias Museum of Fine Arts. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santa Ana 1 y 3. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985204232 | E-mail: museobbaa@museobbaa.com. www.museobbaa.com. From the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Museum is located in three buildings in the old quarter of Oviedo: the 18th-century Velarde Palace, which is joined to a building fr…

• Church Museum. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Corrada del Obispo, s/n. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985227976 | http://www.iglesiadeasturias.org/museos. The Church Museum was created by decree from the Archbishop Don Gabino Díaz Merchán, in March 1985. It is intended to be an instrument of evangelisation through artistic objects for…

• Asturias Archeological Museum. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Vicente 3-5. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985208433 | E-mail: info@museoarqueológicodeasturias.es. http://www.museoarqueologicodeasturias.com. Pre-Romanesque Asturian Art. The museum is set in part of the San Vicente Monastery and brings together items belonging to the historic and e…

• Old San Vicente Monastery. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Vicente 3-5. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985208433 | E-mail: info@museoarqueológicodeasturias.es. www.museoarqueologicodeasturias.com. The Benedictine Monastery. The monastery dates back to 781, although it was rebuilt in the 14th and 16th centuries. The lower cloister is from the 1…

• Oviedo City Walls. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Oviedo. Asturias. The longest and best conserved section is located along the street known as the Calle Paraíso. Other remnants can be seen in the Postigo Alto, along the streets of Sol, Mendizábal, and Jovellanos, and in the Plaza Mayor square.…

• San Pelayo Monastery. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Vicente 5. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. It is home of the convent of the Benedictine cloistered nuns. It was founded in the Medieval period.…

• Los Pilares Aqueduct. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Roberto S. Velázquez. Oviedo. Asturias. This work of engineering was built in the 16th century and originally supplied water to the city. Today only five of the 41 arches or pillars are still standing, and can be seen along the street known as the Calle Cervantes.…

• La Foncalada. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Confluencia de la calle Gascona y calle Foncalada. 33002. Oviedo. Asturias. World Heritage Site. This is a unique example of a civil construction intended for public use dating from the High Middle Ages. It is part of the historic resources of the city of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias, designat…

• Historical Archive of Asturias. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Arcipreste de Hita, s/n. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985214328 | E-mail: archivohistorico@asturias.org. www.archivosdeasturias.info. The archive has documents dating from the 12th century to the present day, including a large quantity of material from the legislative courts, records, old book…

• San Julián de los Prados Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Selgas 1. 33011. Oviedo. Asturias. World Heritage. San Julián de los Prados is also known as Santullano, and was the largest Christian construction in Spain up until the 11th century. The church of San Julián de los Prados, or Santullano, is among the monuments in Oviedo and Asturias designate…

• Information and Visitor Centre for pre-Romanesque Art. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Escuelas del Naranco, frente a la iglesia de Santa María del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. E-mail: info@centroprerromanicoasturiano.com. www.centroprerromanicoasturiano.com.…

• Santa María del Naranco Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Monte del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. From palace to temple. The architectural structure of what was once the residence of king Ramiro I, later converted into a church, became a reference point for Romanesque buildings. This monument is in the pre-Romanesque style, and is set at the foot of Na…

• San Miguel de Lillo Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Monte del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. Dedicated to the Archangel Michael. This religious building has the World Heritage designation and was used as a chapel by the King Ramiro I. It is among the monuments in Oviedo and Asturias which have been designated a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. I…

• Santa María de Bendones Church. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33195. Bendones. Oviedo. Asturias. Declared National Monument in 1958. The church is located in the town centre.Declared National Monument in 1958. It is thought to be contemporary by San Julián de los Prados because between them there is similarity in their formal character.It has a rectangular flo…