Oviedo

balzaccom
Jul 29, 2023
1 min read

Ancient city, one time capital of the Kingdom of Asturias. The city has a lovely "casco antiguo," the oldest part of town, plus a nice archeological museum, and a nice fine arts museum.

Both of those are free!

It's also famous for cider (not wine--the culture here runs to bagpipes, wooden shoes, and cider!)

We liked our short time here...

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