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Oviedo isn’t a big city, but each area has its own character, and picking the right one makes a real difference to daily life. Here’s what you’ll find in the main ones.
The city’s premium, most touristy area: everything is within reach, with cider bars and shops woven into daily life. San Salvador Cathedral and the El Fontán market are two of its best-known landmarks, along with Gascona street and its cider bars. In exchange, the main streets carry a bit more noise than the rest of the city, especially on weekends. This is where our apartments are, on Calle Jovellanos, within walking distance of shops, cider bars, the Cathedral and the rest of the historic centre’s main sights.
Established, quiet residential areas, built more for everyday living than for tourism, and popular with families and long-term residents. Parque del Oeste, next to the Carlos Tartiere stadium, is one of the area’s usual meeting points, with sports courts and green space. On the slopes of Monte Naranco you’ll also find the pre-Romanesque church of Santa María del Naranco, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with the viewpoint at the Sagrado Corazón monument at the top — a good spot to see the whole city from above on a clear day.
The newest part of the city: wide streets, newer buildings, a bit further from the centre. HUCA (the region’s main university hospital) gives part of the area its name and is one of the largest hospitals in the region, and in Teatinos you’ll find the pre-Romanesque church of San Julián de los Prados, another gem of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture. It’s a common choice for anyone working at the hospital, studying nearby, or simply looking for newer construction and wider, quieter streets.
The most affordable areas, already on Oviedo’s outskirts. Trubia has a strong industrial past: its Royal Weapons Factory, in operation since the late 18th century, shaped the development of the whole area and is still a recognisable part of its landscape, though it sits noticeably further from the centre than the other areas on this list — worth bearing in mind if you’ll depend on public transport day to day rather than a car.
If you want to go car-free and have everything within reach — shops, nightlife, transport — the Casco Histórico is hard to beat, though it’s also the noisiest area and the one where housing prices have risen the most in recent years. The residential areas (Naranco, La Florida, Buenavista) are a quieter alternative without moving too far from the centre, with more parks and a calmer evening scene. Corredoria and Teatinos work well if you work near HUCA or prefer newer construction and wider streets. And if the lowest possible price is what you’re after and being further from the centre doesn’t bother you, La Manjoya, San Claudio and Trubia are the areas to look at.
For a seasonal stay, though, most people who write to us prefer to keep it simple: living in the Casco Histórico, with everything within reach and no need for a car or bus, usually pays off even though the price per square metre runs clearly higher than in the rest of the city.
May 2026 data from idealista reflects these differences in character and prestige well — the Casco Histórico remains, by far, the most sought-after part of the city.
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