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Unusual Attractions in Oviedo

Iglesia Santa Maria del Naranco

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

The Green Skeleton

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

Portada de la Antigua Iglesia de San Isidoro (Arch of the Old Church of San Isidoro)

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

The Mafalda Monument

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

El Sidrón Neanderthal Bones

It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.

Culis Monumentalibus

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

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Church of Skate

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

4 miles from Oviedo

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Unique Food & Drink in Oviedo

Asturian Cider Pouring

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

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Barnacles, Bluffs, and Brine: A Galician Seafood Pilgrimage

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