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. Catedral de San Salvador VISITORS’ ChECkLIST
Built from the late 14th to
the early 16th centuries, the Practical Information
cathedral’s flamboyant Gothic Asturias. Road Map D1.
interior houses many works of * 225,000. n Marqués de
Asturian art, including two gold Santa Cruz, 985 22 75 86; Plaza de
crosses – the Cross of Angels la Constitución, 984 49 37 85. (
and the Cross of Victory.
Thu, Sun. _ San Mateo (21 Sep).
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J O V E L L A N O S

P LAZ A Monasterio San Pelayo
DE ALFONSO Inside this 12th-century
I I "EL C AST O" monastery is an imposing
sculpture of Pelayo – the ruler of
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the Visigoths and a national hero.
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. Iglesia de San Tirso
This 9th-century church has
been rebuilt several times. Apart
from the triforium in the eastern
wall, it has lost its original
pre-Romanesque appearance.

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M AY O R 0 metres
. Museo de Bellas Artes 50
The medieval Plaza de Opened in 1980, this museum 0 yards 50
Alfonso II is the historic houses rich collec tions of Spanish
centre of Oviedo; the city’s art from the 15th to the 20th key
most important buildings are centuries, as well as Asturian,
concentrated in its vicinity. Italian and Flemish works. Suggested route
For keys to symbols see back flap

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