Oviedo Congresos

OVIEDO
Spain, as you have never seen it !
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MADRID
BILBAO
SANTANDER
440 km.
304 km.
207 km.
PARÍS
LONDRES
BRUSELAS
1:40 h.
2:00 h.
2:00 h.
MADRID
Access
AIRPORT 30 MINUTES AWAY.
OVER 300 DIRECT FLIGHTS A WEEK TO 10 NATIONAL
DESTINATIONS AND LONDON, PARIS AND BRUSSELS.
GOOD ROAD LINKS TO THE MAIN SPANISH CITIES.
FUTURE HIGH SPEED TRAIN TO MADRID.
Hotels
EXCELLENT HOTEL CAPACITY.
CURRENTLY 2.000 ROOMS, 2.500 BY END OF 2007.
(new rooms all 4 & 5-star)
VARIED OFFER OF ACCOMMODATION AND MEETING
ROOMS FOR ALL NEEDS AND BUDGETS.
FUTURE PROJECTS:
‘LAS CALDAS’ SPA HOTEL AND ‘EL CASTILLO DE LA ZOREDA’.
HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY.
Convention centres
2 CONVENTION CENTRES:
• 'PRÍNCIPE FELIPE' AUDITORIUM AND
CONVENTION CENTRE.
• CALATRAVA CONVENTION CENTRE.
VERY CLOSE TO HOTELS AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.
A charming city
A MONUMENTAL CITY.
OLD CITY CENTRE A PEDESTRIAN ZONE.
ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN SPAIN.
SEVERAL TIMES WINNER OF THE SILVER, GOLD & PLATINUM
BROOM. (SPANISH AWARD FOR CLEANNESS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT).
EXTENSIVE GREEN AREAS (1 MILLION M2).
“Oviedo is a wonderful, exotic, beautiful city...
it´s all so clean and pleasant, so quite and
pedestrianized. It´s as though Oviedo did not
belong to this world, as though it did not really
exist. It´s like a fairy-tale and even has its own
Prince”.
Woody Allen
Everything close to hand
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SERVICES CONCENTRATED
IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA, SO NO PROBLEMS WITH
LOGISTICS.
Eating out
4th REGION IN SPAIN IN NUMBER OF MICHELIN STARS.
(Bettered only by the Basque Country, Catalonia and
Madrid)
LEADING REGION IN SPAIN IN NUMBER OF
RESTAURANTS AWARDED THE 'Q' FOR QUALITY.
THE BIGGEST VARIETY OF FRESH PRODUCTS FROM THE
SEA AND THE LAND.
ACCLAIMED CHEFS.
Culture
WEALTH OF PRE-ROMANESQUE MONUMENTS.
(UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
GOTHIC CATHEDRAL. HOLY ARK AND HOLY SUDARIUM.
PILGRIM ROUTE TO SANTIAGO.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND FINE ARTS MUSEUMS.
…more culture
MUSIC TO SUIT ALL TASTES:
• OPERA AND ZARZUELA (Spanish light opera).
• CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT SEASON.
• FESTIVALS OF BLUES, JAZZ AND GOSPEL.
• DANCE FESTIVAL.
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.
Unique venues
VARIETY OF VENUES FOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND GALA
DINNERS. UNIQUE SURROUNDINGS THAT WILL SURPRISE
YOUR CLIENTS.
13th century castles, museums, historical buildings, and much
more...
Nature
IMPRESSIVE NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN EASY REACH.
A THIRD OF ASTURIAS IS CLASSIFIED AS PROTECTED
NATURAL AREAS.
THE EXCLUSIVE MUNIELLOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
OVER 300 Km. OF SPECTACULAR COASTLINE WITH
MAGNIFICENT BEACHES AND STUNNING CLIFFS.
'PICOS DE EUROPA'.
Unique activities to enjoy
SEE ASTURIAS:
From the air: light plane, balloon or helicopter.
From the sea: pleasure cruisers or yachts.
From land: tourist trains or off-road vehicles.
FOOD AND DRINK
Caves where the 'Cabrales' cheese is matured and cheese-tasting
sessions (Europe's highest concentration of traditional cheeses)
Cider museum and cider tasting. Cider-pouring competition.
Cookery and confectionery classes
TOURS OF SURROUNDING CITIES AND TOWNS (Gijón, Avilés,
Llanes). ATTRACTIVE FISHING VILLAGES (Lastres, Tazones, Cudillero)
UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES:
Panning for gold
Mining museum
Jurassic Museum
Prehistoric Park
Many more activities
HEALTH TOURISM
Spas and health centres.
Hot springs.
AT THE SEASIDE
Pleasure boat trips, sailing, regattas, etc.
Beach activities.
100% ACTIVE TOURISM
Everything you can think of …
Canoeing, quads, off-road vehicles, treasure trails, paintball,
pony trekking, orienteering, skiing, climbing, rambling, etc.
Golf
ATTRACTIVE COURSE IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS ONLY
10 MINUTES FROM OVIEDO.
SPECIAL AGREEMENT WITH OVIEDO CONGRESOS.
REDUCED RATES.
CLOSE TO A SPA: THE PERFECT COMBINATION.
we’ll be waiting for you
www.oviedocongresos.com