Oviedo, Center

Two Relaxed Days in Oviedo and Gijón

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April 26th 2017
After a lovely, farm-animal- and countryside- filled FEVE train ride from Arriondas, I arrived in Oviedo. It’d been a long day, of walking 14 km with a backpack, riding 2 buses, and riding a train, along with layover times. I stopped for some groceries at Corte Ingles (the only place I found still open in the evening when I arrived) because the next day was Good Friday, when all the stores would ... read more

Europe » Spain » Asturias

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more