Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)

if you want to relax from the hard time of your studies you can go out the whole weekend: in the night there is one part of the city where are only bars and pubs to dance with an amazing streetlife and atmosphere because it´s overcrowded of young people, during the day you can do a lot of sports in the atlantic ocean or the mountains, especially the trips to the mountains, i loved them, the nature seemed to be "untouched" of any human. but the best experience was a trip with an italian friend of mine along the north coast of spain to santander, bilbao and san sebastian where we could see a dolphin living there wild and free in the sea! this and a lot of other short trips on the weekends where i did know a lot of other students from all over the world visiting all the old buildings, eating typical food and going out with spanish friends to get really close to there way of life discussing about the life in general, political or historical issues or "only" about the experiences you´ve made in your life and the wishes and dreams you have, i don´t want to miss this moments and i´m happy that i have had the luck to make them.

I joined a dance class and played music in the bars, which was the best way for me to meet locals. There is a student run group, AEGEE, which takes Erasmus students on excursions to other parts of Spain. I also joined the university walking group, which was a great way to see other parts of Asturias. The nightlife in Oviedo is brilliant during term time but in the summer everyone goes out in Gijon. Plaza del Sol and Calle Mon is where most of the partying happens in Oviedo. Favourite bars...La Caja Negra, El Gato, Olivar, Masaveu Favourite cafes...Cafe Julio, Kin Go to Gascona to try the sidra, Plaza de Paraguas for the cheese boards and Arte Paris for cocktails.

For me the best cafe is ART 13,close to the campus of humanities,music is good and if you go there you have to try THE AMERICANO. During the night CALLE MON is the place to go,there a lot of bar and a lot of people,you have to try the TORRE at PARACALO's bar,it's the best thing I've ever drunk. And of course you can't miss CALLE GASCONA with its sidrerias (sidra is a tipical drink in Oviedo). EL CLANDESTINO is a really nice disco-bar and music is really good!!! Have fun!!!

In the old town (centro antiguo) it is packed with bars and discos. All the places do not have any real closing times, so nightlife goes on till the morning. The best days to go out is the weekend and thursday, last one especially for students. Nice bar with cheap drinks (thursday!) and an international atmosphere is El Asturianu. Nice mix of Spanish and Erasmus students. Overall excellent nightlife in Oviedo. Try Gijon (30 min. by bus or train) also. Great nightlife as well.

The night life in Oviedo is AMAZING! Go to any of the bars near la catedral and you are sure to have a FANTASTIC time. El Kapital really caters to foreign students. But our favorite was a hidden away bar called the L'Asturianu. They have a knack for making any night of the week fun and it's a great place to meet locals and other foreigners alike!

´Calle MON´ is the small street full of bars open till 8 in the morning in the old part of the city.Hundreds of ´cafes´ everywhere,always full of people,not only students.Theaters,cinemas(cajAstur-gratis,but very interesting,avangard movies),Audytorium-concerts and big shows.