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Seafood dishes make the core of the menu of any restaurant here. In a bar called Bar Marchica you can try sea urchin and cecina, a specially cooked dried meat that is loved by the local citizens. These dishes are usually served with a bottle of cider. The best tavern of Oviedo is Cabo Penas, where you will be served excellent calamari and lots of meat dishes. Lobster lovers should visit the restaurant named Marchica as most exquisite delicacies are cooked there.
After trying all culinary delicacies it’s time to go for a walk along main shopping streets. The Cathedral Square is the location of best shops and outlets; here you will find jewelry, unique Asturias pottery and leather goods. In souvenir shops of Oviedo you will find the most popular mascots, which are called ciguas by the locals. These are small crafts made of agate, rather lovely and symbolic items. The most fashionable clothes can be found in boutiques located in the Melquiades Alvares Street.

There are also several old buildings, among which we simply cannot fail to mention the Gothic cathedral founded in the 15th century. Another beautiful building is Camara Santa. This is a museum and a chapel at the same time. It contains valuable collections of jewelry and crafts made of ivory. Everyone can see the family relics of the great kings and nobles.
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