Oviedo and Asturias Monuments
Also known as Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1985
List reference
312
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Oviedo and Asturias Monuments is about 4 km north-west of Oviedo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Camino de Santiago, Spain, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Oviedo · about 236,000 peopleabout 4 km south-east
- Gijón · about 336,000 peopleabout 25 km north-east
- León · about 136,000 peopleabout 90 km south
- Santander · about 209,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Bragança · about 34,000 peopleabout 190 km south-west
- Ourense · about 118,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural45 km away
SpainCultural141 km away
SpainCultural143 km away
SpainCultural205 km away
SpainCultural211 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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