Oviedo — Oviedo Map Poster & Print

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Oviedo Map Poster & Print

Oviedo sits in a basin in central Asturias, and from above its structure is easy to read. A tight knot of medieval lanes gathers around the cathedral square, and around it spread the straighter, more generous streets of the city that grew with industry and the railway in the nineteenth century. To the north, the green mass of Monte Naranco rises steeply and marks the edge of the built area.

The capital of the Principality of Asturias has a long record as a seat of kings. In the ninth century it was the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, and the pre-Romanesque churches of Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo, on the lower slopes of the mountain, survive from that period. Each autumn the Princess of Asturias Awards bring international attention to the city's Teatro Campoamor.

On paper the contrast is clear: an irregular medieval core, the long line of Calle Uría running from the station toward the park, and newer districts filling the valley floor and climbing the surrounding hills. An Oviedo map poster keeps that layered order in view, with the dense centre, the open green of the park and the curving roads that wrap around the city's edges.