Oviedo

Oviedo (Asturian, Uviéu; Latin, Ovetus) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain.

Architecture

• Cathedral of San Salvador, from 14th century, erected in 1388 over the previous cathedral, which was founded in the 8th century.
• Cámara Santa de Oviedo. Dating from 802. It is located within the Cathedral, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Santa María del Naranco Hall, 9th century. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
• San Miguel de Lillo (small church), 9th century. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
• Basilica of San Julián de los Prados. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
• La Foncalada. Fountain of the 9th century. It is the only preserved Preromanesque civil work in the whole of Europe. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
• The University of Oviedo was founded in 1604 and inaugurated September 21, 1608, the feast of Saint Matthew. It was funded by the terms of the will of Archbishop D. Fernando Valdés Salas, minister and General Inquisitor under Philip the Second.
• Town Hall (Casa Consistorial). Dates from 1662.
• La Balesquida Chapel (XIII century). Repeatedly restored in the XVII, XIX and XX centuries. It is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope.
• House of the Llanes (XVIII century). It is the best Baroque facade in the whole of Asturias.
• Deán Payarinos' House (XX century). A building on the Beaux Arts style, it houses the Eduardo Martiner Torner Conservatory.
• The Monastery of San Vicente (VIII century). At the moment, home of the Archaeological Museum of Asturias.
• The Convent Church of Santo Domingo (XVI century). One of the monastic settlements outside the city walls.
• El Fontán Market(XVII-XVIII centuries). A simple but rather monumental unit; a XVIII century porticoed square, which housed the vegetable market. Victim to the development. Left to collapse on its own, it was demolished on 1998 and rebuilt to offer all modern commodities, but please remember that the original building was much lower.