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Oviedo

I first heard of Oviedo in Woody Allen's film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”. Years later, I had the chance to visit the place, so here it is what I visited there.

We visited the emblematic Cathedral of Oviedo, with its chapel of Santa Barbara and its impressive 1663 altarpiece.

Mercado El Fontán is a food market and one of the most popular places in Oviedo. It's where you can discover some of the area's local products and feel the city life.

We had lunch at La Palmera del Indiano Restaurant, set in an early 20th century building, and famous for using local ingredients for preparing the dishes.

Campo de San Francisco is a really beautiful green area, one of the largest urban parks in the region. We had a nice walk along its alleys.

We had a walk along Calle Gascona Street, especially to look for "sidrerías". The region of Asturia is famous for its cider and the street of Calle Gascona hides some of of the famous places you could try cider. It's actually informally called “Cider Boulevard. We tried it too and we really loved it.

We paid a visit to Santa Maria del Naranco Church, situated on top of a hill a bit outside of the city center. Built in 842 AD as part of a palace complex, it was transformed into a church in 12th century. There are beautiful views over Oviedo from there.