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By Aldu Guíes
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$19 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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Overview

    • Discover what Oviedo was like and how people lived there more than a thousand years ago.
    • Explore the archaeological remains that can still be seen today.
    • Relive how Oviedo became the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias.

Activity location

    • Oviedo
    • Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Plaza de Feijoo, Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Asturias, España | Next to the statue of Feijoo. The guide is carrying a blue umbrella.
    • Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Certified official tour guide and historian.

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Audio recording, Video recording

What you can expect

  • Immerse yourself in the medieval history of Oviedo, the former capital of the Kingdom of Asturias. We'll leave Plaza Feijoo, where we'll discover the origins of the city. We will visit the exterior of the cathedral and the remains of the Palace of Alfonso II, the king who promoted the Camino de Santiago. We will continue exploring archaeological sites such as the Church of San Tirso, the Fuente de la Rúa, and the Fuente de Foncalada, one of the few surviving pre-Romanesque civil remains. Along the way, we'll see the Castle of Alfonso III and his former palace, which reflects the positioning of Asturian power. We'll end at the Church of Santuyano, famous for its well-preserved mural paintings, thus concluding this in-depth look at the medieval history of Oviedo.

Location

Activity location

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    • Oviedo
    • Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Plaza de Feijoo, Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Asturias, España | Next to the statue of Feijoo. The guide is carrying a blue umbrella.
    • Oviedo, Asturias, Spain