Oviedo Free Walking Tour

A walk of about two hours through the old town of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, led in English and starting at the Monument to Alfonso II de Asturias on Calle del Águila. The route passes the Cathedral of San Salvador, an important stop on the Camino de Santiago, then goes through the medieval lanes towards the Plaza de Trascorrales and the Plaza del Fontán, where the guide talks about Oviedo as a market town.

From there the walk continues to the University of Oviedo, and the last section reaches the Plaza de la Escandalera, where the old town meets the modern city, with the Teatro Campoamor and the Iglesia de San Juan el Real nearby. The tour finishes back at the starting point, and the order of the stops can change slightly.

The cathedral mixes flamboyant Gothic with pre-Romanesque and Baroque touches. The Mercado El Fontán, from the 19th century, now hosts cultural activities, and the Plaza del Fontán is lined with arcaded houses and wooden balconies. The university has a classical 16th-century building around a cloister. The Plaza de la Escandalera, known as the square with 100 names, leads to the Neoclassical Teatro Campoamor and the Iglesia de San Juan el Real.