Discover Oviedo in Spain
Oviedo in the region of Asturias with its 224,005 habitants is a town located in Spain - some 231 mi or ( 372 km ) North-West of Madrid , the country's capital .
Local time in Oviedo is now 12:47 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Porto, Villaviciosa, Salamanca, Ponferrada, and Norena. When in this area, you might want to check out Porto . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oviedo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Session - Green Fields of Glentown
A clip from a session in Oviedo. Dolfu r. Fdez, Pepín de Muñalén, Stephanie Swanton, Sarah Jones, Borja Vazquez, Alberto Ablanedo. the first tune is The Porthole of the Kelp by Bobby Casey, I think we ..
El Partisanu - Nacho Vegas
Versión n'asturianu a cargo de Nacho Vegas. Guitarra: Mar Álvarez (Pauline en la Playa);Coros: Montse Álvarez (Nosoträsh ); Batería: Roberto Nicieza (Australian Blonde); Hammond: Chus Neira (Groovie D ..
Oviedo, Spain #86 Oviedo Cathedral
davidsbeenhere.com The Oviedo Cathedral in Oviedo was originally built in the 8th century but later finished in 1388. The cathedral is in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The cathedral has an ar ..
TNT2008 closure ceremony: Bagpipe band Ciudad de Oviedo
The 9th Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2008) took place in Oviedo (Spain) - Auditorio Principe Felipe - September 01-05, 2008. The conference ended with the performance of the B ..
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Siege of Oviedo
The Siege of Oviedo was a siege in the Spanish Civil War that lasted from July 19 until October 16, 1936. The town garrison, under the command of Colonel Antonio Aranda Mata, declared for the uprising and held out until relieved by a Nationalist force.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo
The Archdiocese of Oviedo is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church in Spain. The archdiocese encompasses roughly the current autonomous community of Asturias or Principality of Asturias. Erected in the 9th century, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1954. The diocesan see is in the city of Oviedo, where the Catedral de San Salvador is located.
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University of Oviedo
The University of Oviedo is a public university in Asturias. It's the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres.
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Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania. In 722, Pelagius subsequently defeated an Umayyad patrol at the Battle of Covadonga, in what is usually regarded as the beginning of the Reconquista.
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Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, Latin: Sancta Ovetensis) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo today displays an array of architectural styles, from Pre-Romanesque to Baroque, including Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance parts.
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