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 Car Hire & Driving in Oviedo, SpainWelcome to Oviedo Car Hire, Spain; available at Oviedo Asturias Airport.Oviedo Car HireUnless you are able to make an extended visit to the Cantabria and Asturias region of Spain, a place you must visit in your hire car is the provincial capital of the Asturias region, Oviedo. Oviedo is on a plain of meadows, surrounded by fields of maize, apple orchards and small prosperous town, all of which you can explore in your hire car while in Oviedo. While in Oviedo in your hire car orient yourself by the large park in the centre of Oviedo, the Parque de San Francisco. Here you should lease your hire car as exploration of the city centre of Oviedo is better done on foot. In the centre of Oviedo, with the tall grey post office tower on your left, walk straight ahead to the old ecclesiastical district of Oviedo where you can witness damage from the anti-fascist uprising and Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. You will find the Oviedo tourist office, with its models of Asturian churches, on the Plaza Alfonso II El Casto, next to the remains of the pre-Romanesque Iglesia de San Tirso built by that king, which you should investigate while in Oviedo in your hire car. Oviedo’s tourist office can provide advice on what to see and do while in Oviedo in your hire car.Another place to visit in Oviedo while touring in your hire car is the flamboyant Gothic cathedral, the Basilica del Salvador. Its perforated spire was damaged in the 1930s and subsequently restored, and it contains the Panteon of the Asturian Kings and the Camara Santa, their reliquary chapel, which is worth a visit in your hire car while in Oviedo. Behind the cathedral is a burial ground for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela and a superb Meseo Arqueologico in the Monasterio de San Vincente which you can explore while in Oviedo in your hire car. The museum’s treasures include prehistoric artefacts, Roman mosaics and pre-Romanesque artwork definitely worth a visit while in Oviedo in your hire car. Several of the finest pre-Romanesque Asturian buildings can be found in your hire car in Oviedo, including the basilican church of San Julian de los Prados from around 830. On Mount Naranco in your hire car, the barrel-vaulted Santa Maria de Naraco, originally a royal hall built for Ramirol in the mid 9th century, and the incomplete San Miguel de Lillo of the same period, are close together on the same hillside in Oviedo that you can explore in your hire car. Oviedo is situated on a main road which runs north to south in your hire car through the Asturias region and in to the beautiful Castilla y Leon region of Spain, giving you lots of Spanish countryside to explore at your leisure in your hire car while in Oviedo. Heading north towards the coast in your hire car from Oviedo you will find the fishing port resorts which lie around Gijon and are worth a visit in your hire car while in Oviedo. If you want to visit Gijon itself in your hire car, visit out Gijon Car Hire link for information on what to see and do in your hire car while on a trip from Oviedo to Gijon. Another place to explore on the coast to the north west of Oviedo in your hire car is Aviles that also has a charming old town concealed within its industrial shell, which is well worth a visit in your hire car from Oviedo. Slightly further north west of Oviedo in your hire car, and the last major place to visit in your hire car from Oviedo in the Cantabria and Asturias regions of Spain, is Cudillero, on of the most extraordinary Asturian fishing villages, with houses hanging from steep rock walls over the ramp leading down to the harbour. Restaurants serving fresh sardines and cider line either side of the dramatic ravine making a perfect place to stop for lunch in your hire car while on a trip from Oviedo. Oviedo Asturias Airport Car HireOviedo Asturias Airport lies 47km north west of Oviedo in your hire car, and 12km west of Aviles in your hire car. Oviedo Asturias Airport has just one passenger terminal with an annual capacity of about one million passengers through 12 check-in desks. Oviedo Asturias Airport operates between 05:30 and 20:30 during the summer and between 06:30 and 21:30 during the winter. At Oviedo Asturias Airport there are short and long term parking spaces, should you need to leave your hire cat at Oviedo Asturias Airport. Oviedo Asturias Airport has all the facilities you would expect, including a bureau de change, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, VIP lounge, newsagent/tobacconist, gift shop, car rental services, first aid, baby/parent room, disabled access/facilities and a tourist information desk which can provide advice on what to see and do in your hire car while in Oviedo. Spain Car HireSpain. To the ancient Greeks, Spain was the land where Hercules’ golden apples grew; to the Arabs, Spain was the ground floor of heaven; to writers such as George Orwell and Ernest Hemingway, Spain was an area where history skittered between heroic feats and tragedy, and bullfighters flirted with death in work of an afternoon. Few other places so dramatically stimulate the imagination as Spain, as you will be able to discover in your hire car. Despite the steady traffic from Spain’s coastal resorts, Spain has remained in the eyes of outsiders a mysterious, half-mythical country. Spain’s long stretches of isolation from the rest of Europe began with Spain’s peninsular geography and were underscored by history. 700 years of Moorish occupation, were followed by a powerful empire that colonised the New World, the failure of which led via the Spanish Civil War 1936-9 to the oppressive regime of General Franco, all of which have left their mark of Spain, as you will be able to discover while touring in your hire car. However years of isolations for Spain has made it far from homogeneous. Spain embraces four languages and around seven dialects, and climate ranges go from the Subtropical south, sweet with its mangos ,and hibiscus, to the emerald north, with its gorse and heather and plunging fjords, providing you with so much choice of country side to investigate while touring Spain in your hire car. During your trip to Spain you will find some constants while in your hire car. One is light, the glorious sunshine that northern Europeans flock to bask in; but don’t make a mistake of just lying by the pool while, with so much to see and do, take advantage of the glorious light to tour the sights in your hire car. The other constant is a tremendous vitality, which you can observe in cafes and strolling Sunday evening crowds, in haughty urbanites and exuberant fiesta crowds while touring Spain in your hire car. Spain covers an area of 194,885 square miles (504,880sq km) with its capital, Madrid, situated almost in the centre. The Kingdom of Spain is a constitutional monarchy under King Juan Carlos I of the House of Bourbon, which has been on the Spanish throne since the death of Franco in 1975. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions, each with its own legislature. Spain is a member of the European Union, accepting the euro as its currency in 2002; the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Foreign motorists must have either an international driving licence from their country of origin and this also applies when using a hire car, so make sure your driving licence is packed before you leave for Spain. Spain has about 195,850 miles (317,000km) of highway for you to explore in your hire car; however only a few thousand kilometres of them are fast, convenient and relatively safe motorways. There are toll fees payable if using the modern motorways in your hire car while, which have rest areas, bars and service stations, and roadside telephones are also places at convenient intervals, to enable you to call for assistance in the case of emergency or breakdown in your hire car. The speed limits while driving in your hire car are 120kph (75mph) on motorways, 100kph (60mph) on all other roads and 60kph (35mph) when driving through cities and towns. In Spain seatbelts must be worn by the driver and all passengers in your hire car, and your hire car should be quipped with a spare set of head and rear-light bulbs or you could face a penalty fine. To hire ca car you have to be at least 19 years of age with either an international licence or a valid licence from your own country. With so much varied countryside around Spain it’s recommended to have a hire car to really be able to explore Spain’s full potential without having to worry about public transport. A hire car will also enable you to investigate the more remote areas of Spain where public transport may not be readily available. Cantabria and Asturias region Car HireFew parts of Spain have greater natural beauty than Cantabria and Asturias as you will discover in your hire car. Cantabria and Asturias are where sandy beaches and rocky headlands are backed by the soft greens and greys of the rugged landscape; a particularly beautiful region of Spain to explore in your hire car. The autonomous regions of Cantabria and Asturias lie between the Basque Country and Galicia regions of Spain, along the Bay of Biscay. There are 72 beaches in Cantabria for you to visit in your hire car while, stretching east to west from Castroline in Asturias. The Picos de Europa rises to over 8,660ft (2,640meters) and are the highest mountains in the Cordillera, which begin in Cantabria and almost completely cover Asturias. In fact the Picos de Europa is a fantastic sight to see in your hire car while in the Cantabria and Asturias regions, as the highest peaks are covered in snow even in summer. These tall peaks make the views over the Cantabria and Asturias region a beautiful place to explore in your hire car while.
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