Its heritage resources are innumerable, including its cathedral in flamboyant Gothic style, the examples of pre-Romanesque art, a World Heritage Site, and the Fine Arts and Archaeological Museums, located in the former Velarde Palace and San Vicente convent.
Oviedo, with a population of 220 thousand inhabitants, receives about 600 thousand tourists a year. The tourist per inhabitant ratio is 2.63.
It stands out on the Camino de Santiago, in cultural, conference, family and gastronomic tourism.
With centuries of life and history, Oviedo is the capital of that Natural Paradise that is Asturias and extends it from the urban center to the last corner of the municipality.
| Admission to the Smart Tourism Destinations Programme |
Start of the diagnosis process and action plan for the Oviedo Smart Tourism Destinations programme in September 2023 and completion in December 2023. |
| Outstanding initiatives
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- Oviedo is implementing its Tourism Sustainability Plan in the “Oviedo Origin of the Camino” destination.
- The city has a comprehensive development plan “Oviedo 2025 strategic plan sum +”
- Oviedo is a reference in accessible tourism.
- Oviedo is a benchmark as a sustainable tourist destination.
- Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2024.
- Oviedo in 2023 has improved its rail connection with the arrival of the AVE high-speed train.
- Oviedo is recognized internationally for being the Headquarters of the Princess of Asturias Awards.
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Technical data
VAT number:
P3304400I Address: Plaza de la Constitución, s/n Postal code: 33009 Telephone: 984083800 Region: Principado de Asturias Province:
Asturias Population:
Oviedo Country:
España Local entity type: Ayuntamiento Date of membership:
28/2/2022 Diagnosis: Sí Diagnosis date:
12/12/2023 Destination Type:
Urbano de interior Population:
219,910 Area (km²):
186.50 Density (inhab/km²):
1,176.47
Level in the Network: Nivel 3
