Oviedo
Michelin-starred Asturian siblings Esther and Nacho Manzano bring their culinary talent to Oviedo with this stylish casa de comidas (eating house). Exquisitely prepared traditional-cum-contemporary dishes come as tapas, medias raciones or raciones, and there's a 鈧20 weekday lunch 尘别苍煤. Bookings recommended.
It鈥檚 500m northwest of the central Campo de San Francisco.
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Oviedo's stunning cathedral complex was built mainly in Gothic and baroque styles between the 13th and 18th centuries. But its origins and greatest鈥
Palacio de Santa Mar铆a del Naranco
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On the slopes of Monte Naranco, 3.5km northwest of central Oviedo, this tall, narrow palace 鈥 built by Ramiro I (842鈥50), Alfonso II鈥檚 successor鈥
Museo Arqueol贸gico de Asturias
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Partly within a restored 16th-century monastery, Asturias鈥 archaeology museum makes the most of the region鈥檚 archaeological riches through video and鈥
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Silencio is one of Spain鈥檚 most beautiful beaches: a long, silver-sandy cove backed by a natural rock amphitheatre. It isn鈥檛 particularly good for鈥
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About 5km south of Tu帽贸n (or a 1km walk south from the 脕rea Recreativa Buyera, where cars can park), the Senda del Oso reaches the Cercados Oseros, two鈥
Iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo
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A gem of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture, this noble remnant of a 9th-century church perches peacefully on the slopes of Monte Naranco, 3.5km鈥
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This gorgeous 1880s mansion opens to visitors for about three months in some summers (recently, every one or two years). If you're here at the right time,鈥
Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias
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Oviedo鈥檚 Fine Arts Museum, housed in two of the city鈥檚 finest palaces, spans the centuries with its large and rewarding collection, featuring work by鈥
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Near the city centre you'll find this homage to film director Woody Allen, who chose Oviedo as one of the settings for his 2008 film Vicky Cristina鈥
2. Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos
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Star Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava鈥檚 Palace of Congresses & Exhibitions is a startling complex that, from the front, looks like a white praying鈥
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Since its unveiling in 2001, this voluptuously sculpted pair of buttocks and legs, rendered in bronze by Eduardo 脷rculo, has become one of Oviedo's iconic鈥
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This elegant 17th-century building, set around two superposed cloisters, was originally home to the University of Oviedo鈥檚 schools of Arts, Theology & Law鈥
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Fine 17th- and 18th-century mansions line Plaza de Porlier, just west of the cathedral.
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Near Oviedo's covered food market, this attractive arcaded plaza is home to a couple of sidrer铆as, and a mercadillo (street market) fills the surrounding鈥
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With its graceful baroque facade, distinctive pointed bell tower and lavish gold-and-white interior, the 17th-century Iglesia de San Isidoro dominates鈥
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One of Oviedo鈥檚 many open-air statues, Mauro 脕lvarez Fern谩ndez鈥 La Regenta (1997) pays tribute to Leopoldo Alas鈥 Oviedo-inspired 19th-century novel of the鈥