Blogs from Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, Europe

TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – MON, 06 JUN 2022 – Day 7: In and around Lugo - Beautiful landscapes. Visit Oviedo. We will travel along the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) to Castile. In LUGO we will have time to visit the historic town centre and Roman walls, which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will make a stop en route in O´CEBREIRO, a small Galician stone village. Arrival in LEÓN at lunchtime, where we will have time to visit the Gothic cathedral with its stained-glass windows and to stroll through the historic town centre. After that, we will cross the Cantabrian Range mountains on our way to Asturias. Arrival in OVIEDO in the mid-afternoon. We will include (occasionally on Tuesday mornings) an hour-and-a-half visit of the city with a ... read more

Tief hängende Wolken. Kühl. Trotzdem fuhr ich durch die Berge nach Oviedo. Ab 900 m Höhe dichter Nebel. Bären gab's auch (fast). Ich überlegte, wie ich auf die Bärenwarnung am Straßenrand reagieren sollte und kam zu dem Schluss, dass ich mich wohl fürchten muss Das tat ich dann den ganzen Tag. 1600 m: Schneeflecken neben der Straße. Ein Skigebiet. Aber immerhin im Sommerschlaf. Wieder mal früher Frühling mit Schlüsselblumen und austreibenden Bäumen. Ins nächste Tal. Um 12.30 begann es zu regnen/schütten. Nächster Pass. Wunderschöne Land, ganz anders als gestern. Weite, offene Täler. Mehr bewohnte Häuser. Die Nordrampe des Passes war dicht bewaldet mit Laubbäumen. Die Blätter glitzerten im Regen. Spektakuläre Schluchten mit senkrechten Wänden. Prähistorische Siedlungen mit Höhlenmalerei aber ohne mich... Eine köstliche lokale Spezialität: zwei dünne Scheiben Fleisch, dazwischen ... read more

Odluka o ostanak u Santanderu jos jedan dan ispostavila se kao najveca greska, iako je dan poceo vrlo dobro. Slucajno setajuci oko naseg kampa naisli smo na litice i pasnjake koji podsecaju na obalu Irske prema Atlantiku. Prvo nailazimo na svetionik odakle vidimo sa desne strane grad a levo surovi strmek i jednu pecinicu do koje kasnije idemo. Malo feeclimbinga a unutra raste neka cudna paprat koja raste tu u tom mraku a sija kao u filmu avatar. Dalje nailzaimo na Djavolji most, tacnije jedna ogromna rupa koju je voda izdubila, cija se velicna vidi tek kad se covek popne na nju. Posle jos malo setamo po gradu a kisa polako pocinje a nas sav ves napolju u kampu. Celu noc je padala kisa, cak nam je I sator malo popustio i ujutru krecemo sa punim ... read more

I arrived back in Oviedo last week for the final 17 days of my year abroad, and somehow, 11 of them have already disappeared! Time has mainly been taken up with revision and exams, and Oviedo, in its inimitable style, has provided us with mostly grey days, although it is just proving me wrong at this moment by bringing out the sunshine. I have my three final exams next week, and then it is all over. There's a lot to do apart from revision, not least cleaning the flat and packing up or getting rid of all our possessions. It does feel a bit like deja-vu, as I was doing exactly that in Perpignan six months ago (Six months? already?!), but this time, there is nowhere else to go to, no new country to live in. ... read more

After the weekend in Leon, we were all absolutely shattered, and the weather meant we spent a lot of long, lazy days sunbathing in the park, broken only by the odd lecture. It really did feel like we were on holiday, only with lectures! We didn't even have a night out, which is very unusual, but which suited me down to the ground. Instead, we spent Friday and Saturday evening at Jo and Sarah's; on Friday we got chinese, and on Saturday we made fajitas. It was really lovely, just to sit, chat, watch films and pig out! It does mean I'm trying to eat healthily this week, but luckily the continuing good weather means i'm happy to munch on fruit and veg. We're all feeling a little skint at the moment, which may also have ... read more