Oviedo

History:

It was in 761 when two monks founded this city – Oviedo. Situated in northern Spain, this small settlement with a local church dedicated to Saint Vincent grew over centuries into a large city. Today, Oviedo is the capital city of the Province named Asturias with a population of over 200 000 inhabitants.

But what happened in the mid time? In the mid time, the domestic rulers did a lot of work. As a result of their effort, today we can see many magnificent buildings such as San Vicente de Oviedo – church and monastery founded in the 8th century, the church of St Mary at Mount Naranco built in 9th century, the Holy chamber of Oviedo – church from the same period (under the protection of UNESCO World Heritage Site), the University of Oviedo established in the 15th century, El Fontán Market – monumental complex from the 17th century, etc.

Things to do in Oviedo:

Every visitor that comes to Oviedo should visit the city center with plenty of cathedrals. To see important monuments of Santa Maria del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo, visitors can take a taxi or the bus No 10 from near the train station.

When you get tired and hungry, take a little break in some of the pleasant restaurants in Bulevar de Sidra and enjoy the domestic meals and good wine. For rest, take some of the comfortable rooms in nearby hotels such as Hotel Carbayón, Celuisma Las Lomas, La Gruta and several others situated 2-3 minutes from the city center and with a lovely view.

Fiestas and Sports Events:

In Oviedo, visitors can participate in several festivities such as Twelve Night parade that goes through main streets and ends by making offerings to Jesus Christ in the Cathedral Square. During the carnival called L’Antroxu, people wear masks and costumes and participate in the street parade.

During the festivities called El Desarme, people celebrate victory of the locals in the First Carlist War in 1830s. If you like to try out domestic meals, you can do that during the the Feast of San Mateo and check if the successors of Mateo cook well enough.

Oviedo has a football team called Real Oviedo, roller hockey team called Esfer Oviedo and basketball team – Domo Residencial Oviedo. For those who like to follow sports events of every kind, great events to visit are Horse Show, Outdoor Sports Climbing, Tour of Asturias in cycling, City of Oviedo Mountain Bike Open,  Hockey International Tournament, National Auto-Cross Championship, International Chess Open, Boxing Nights and many others.