What to See in Oviedo
This guide brings together the main places to visit in Oviedo, with links to Ovetus pages where you can find more information about each monument or building.
Oviedo must-sees
If you are visiting Oviedo for the first time, these places offer an excellent introduction to some of the city’s main historic, artistic and urban landmarks.
Cathedral of San Salvador
The great landmark of the historic centre and an essential place for understanding Oviedo’s history.
Holy Chamber
One of the Cathedral’s most important historic spaces, associated with Asturias’ major relics and medieval treasures.
Santa María del Naranco
One of the finest examples of Asturian Pre-Romanesque art, on the slopes of Mount Naranco.
San Miguel de Lillo
A Pre-Romanesque church beside Santa María del Naranco and an essential part of the Naranco monumental ensemble.
San Julián de los Prados
One of Oviedo’s great Pre-Romanesque monuments, particularly notable for its architecture and painted decoration.
City Hall and Plaza de la Constitución
One of the most characteristic urban spaces in the historic centre, close to El Fontán and the old town streets.
Oviedo Cathedral and its treasures
The Cathedral of San Salvador deserves time to be explored. In addition to the cathedral itself, Ovetus has dedicated pages covering some of its most important spaces, works and features.
Pre-Romanesque Oviedo
Oviedo’s Pre-Romanesque heritage is one of the city’s major attractions. Its monuments preserve some of the most important surviving traces of the Asturian monarchy.
Historic centre: squares, churches and monasteries
Many of Oviedo’s sights are concentrated in the historic centre. From Cathedral Square, you can continue on foot towards City Hall, El Fontán, historic monasteries, churches and palaces.
Architecture and landmark buildings
Beyond medieval and Baroque Oviedo, the city preserves many buildings that illustrate its growth and urban transformation during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
- Hotel de la Reconquista
- Campoamor Theatre
- North Railway Station
- Casa Masaveu
- Casa Camilo de Blas
- Mercantile Circle
- Casas del Cuitu
- Villa Magdalena
- Casa Blanca
- Casa Chile
- Instituto Alfonso II
- National Social Insurance Institute
- El Termómetro
- La Jirafa
- Príncipe Felipe Auditorium
- Exhibition and Congress Centre
Museums, culture and urban spaces
Museums
The Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias and the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, both located in and around the historic centre.
Campo de San Francisco
Oviedo’s main central park, beside Calle Uría and just a few minutes’ walk from the historic centre.
Calle Uría
One of Oviedo’s main urban and shopping streets, running between the railway station and Campo de San Francisco.
Statues and urban sculptures
Oviedo has numerous sculptures throughout its streets and squares. Popular figures, historic personalities and contemporary works accompany visitors as they explore the city and have become a distinctive feature of its urban landscape.
El Fontán
One of the most popular corners of the historic centre, with its square, market and surrounding streets.
What to see depending on how much time you have
If you only have a few hours
Cathedral and Plaza de Alfonso II → historic centre → City Hall and El Fontán → Campo de San Francisco and Calle Uría.
Oviedo in one day
Add the Holy Chamber, the main corners of the historic centre and one of the city’s museums to your walk through central Oviedo.
Oviedo in two days
Spend the second day exploring the Pre-Romanesque monuments: Santa María del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo and San Julián de los Prados, together with other buildings and places around the city.