グラウ/グラードの絶景の山頂・トップ5

upper Naranco area

This is a short climb, almost seven kilometers long, with a total of 422 meters of elevation gain. It's popular with local cyclists, as it starts in the city of Oviedo itself. The road surface is good, and the views are magnificent.

Most pilgrims go to the Cathedral of San Salvador and very few go up to the 35-meter-high sculpture of Jesus. There is a beautiful path from here to Ules, from where you can return to the Camino Primitivo. The view over Oviedo from up here is definitely worth it.

Beautiful view of Oviedo from Mount Narranco, near the statue of Christ.

great views from the monument to the sacred heart at the top

Puertos de Marabio is at 1,225 and has 3 beautiful ascent variants that I am going to detail below; - San Pedro, with a length of 19.40 km and a drop of 910 m. An average slope of 4.69% and a maximum of 18. - Villamayor, with a length of 8.70 km and a drop of 620 m. An average slope of 7.12% and a maximum of 21. - Prado, with a length of 11.90 km and a drop of 620 m. An average slope of 5.21% and a maximum of 16.

From the viewpoint on Monte Narranco there is also a large statue of Christ looking down on Oviedo - a well-suited highlight for a hike near Oviedo, not far from the two pre-Romanesque churches from the 9th century, if there isn't another cloud over the mountain and turns the view into a soup of fog. If you don't want to hike or, like me, were unlucky with the weather on your hike - there is also a winding road up to the viewpoint and a few parking spaces right at the destination.

The monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located on top of Mount Naranco, in the city of Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain, is one of more than a hundred urban sculptures that adorn the streets of the aforementioned Spanish city.​