Casco Histórico de Oviedo / Uviéu

Oviedo, Municipality of Oviedo, Spain, Spain

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Oviedo's Casco Histórico, or Old Town (Uviéu in Asturian), forms the medieval heart of this ancient capital in Asturias, northern Spain, originating from an 8th-century monastery founded by monks Máximo and Fromestano on Oveto hill and expanded under Alfonso II into a royal seat blending pre-Romanesque roots with Gothic splendor.

Encircled by remnants of 9th-11th century walls visible on streets like Jovellanos, its cobbled lanes radiate from key squares—Plaza de la Catedral with the Gothic San Salvador Cathedral housing UNESCO-listed Cámara Santa relics, Plaza de la Constitución by the Baroque Ayuntamiento, and Plaza del Riego—flanked by Renaissance palaces like Valdecarzana, five iconic church towers, and the Fountain of Foncalada, Spain's oldest working civic monument.

Birthplace of the Camino Primitivo pilgrimage and resilient survivor of 1521 fires, it pulses with 1200 years of history amid lively tapas bars and cultural hubs like the University of Oviedo extension.