Deserving special mention is the Fontán, a complex of seventeenth and eighteenth century buildings that make up a porticoed square, which is where Fontan’s market is held every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Oviedo is also a capital of music, high-quality zarzuela shows, symphonic cycles, opera seasons and jazz cycles.

Deserving special mention is the Fontán, a complex of seventeenth and eighteenth century buildings that make up a porticoed square, which is where Fontan’s market is held every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Oviedo is also a capital of music, high-quality zarzuela shows, symphonic cycles, opera seasons and jazz cycles.

Oviedo is world famous as the city that plays host to the Principe de Asturias awards, which are major prizes awarded annually to figures from the worlds of science, culture and human values in general.