The old part of Oviedo is called the "Casco Antiguo". Wander along cobbled streets admiring its beautifully restored buildings and squares. Some of the most outstanding are the Velarde Palace which hosts part of the Art Museum, the Town Hall, the plaza del Fontan,the Palace of Torero and the Palace of Camposagrado.
The old town also hosts Oviedo's splendid Cathedral of San Salvador. Although predominantly Gothic, some IXth century pre-Romanesque sections can still be seen.
The churches of San Miguel de Lillo and Santa Maria del Naranco are two quaint little pre-Romanesque churches, both on a hill just outside Oviedo, a short distance one from another. A regular local bus line will take you to both of them.
Museum of Fine Arts
Santa Ana, 1 and Rúa, 8 open Tue-Sun, only mornings on Sun and holidays, free entrance, tel. +34 9852130619.Museum of the Church
Corrada del Obispo open Mo-Sat, free on Thursday afternoons, tel. +34 985203117.The Tourist Information office is just next to plaza de la Constitución, just the other side of the archway under the Town Hall on the right calle Cimadevilla, 4, open Mo-Sat, 10am-7pm, tel. +985213385, e-mail [email protected].
