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The city of Gijón is ideally located in the centre of the Asturias coast and offers excellent access to the most important parts of the region. If you want to explore Asturias, its towns and cities and fishing ports, villages and mountain scenery, open spaces, and much more, Gijón is definitely the place to come, whether for a rest or some fun. Its spacious Playa de San Lorenzo, promenade, the marina, its Semana Negra, its social life and its festive atmosphere will lure you towards exploring a city which lives in the streets in the summer months, and is bustling and cheerful. But its tourist attractions are not limited to this; Gijón is an absolute must for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, it has a wealth of museums and hosts many types of cultural events (Festival Internacional de Cine [International Cinema Festival], Salón del Libro Iberoamericano [Spanish and Latin American Book Fair]; some of its museums are worth seeing for their originality, including the Museo del Ferrocarril [railway museum], Museo Internacional de la Gaita [flute museum]. Others recount the story of its illustrious past, like the Casa Natal de Jovellanos, the Museo de Nicanor Piñole or the Palacio de Revillagigedo. The city offers its visitors a whole range of options, from leisure, sporting and recreational activities for holiday periods, areas where you can get away from it all and amenities for businessmen with plenty of equipment and facilities for conferences and meetings. Gijón, an historic, commercial and industrial centre, is the largest city in Asturias, where the sea, rolling mountains and the city come together to form one of the most attractive areas in northern Spain. It is also an ambitious, innovative city. The brand new Casino, Aquarium and Thalassotherapy Centre projects will make Gijón a landmark for tourists on the Costa Verde. www.gijon.info
Jardín Botánico [botanic garden]
You are at the gates of a cathedral, at the entrance to a museum, about to enter the passage of time, about to experience a whole range of powerful, unexpected emotions. The Jardín Botánico Atlántico you are going to visit is a lay cathedral in which the columns are trees, the domes their leaves and branches, and the mystery is provided by the small and large plants, the sound of water and the age-old rumble of the earth. You will discover a once-in-a-lifetime museum with unique works of art which are absolutely priceless.
Acuario de Gijón [aquarium]
The Acuario de Gijón, near the Playa de Poniente has seen record numbers of visitors since it opened in 2006. It is an amazing place, with state-of-the-art equipment which will tempt children and grown-ups alike and teach them about marine flora and fauna from the 5 continents.
Teatro Jovellanos
The Teatro Municipal Jovellanos, through the Departamento de Fiestas Populares -Festejos -, generates initiatives aiming to improving festive, fun activities of popular tradition, making Gijón the lively place it is, and adding to facilities available to the public and artists for everything relating to the world of art, culture, and the latest trends.
Fiesta de la Sidra Natural [Natural Cider Festival] This festival is normally held the week after the Semana Grande de Gijón (on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The festival is dedicated to the most popular drink of the Asturias, with free tasting sessions of natural cider-tasting, Guinness World Record for simultaneous pouring of cider, waiters' competitions, traditional music and the Mercadillo de la Sidra y la Manzana [a small market selling cider and apples]. A unique festival. Semana Grande de Begoña A real festive spirit takes over the city during this festival. Concerts open to the public in a number of different squares, with first-rate programmes. Semana Negra Gijón becomes a cultural centre with something for everyone, where you can reflect and exchange ideas about music, art and literature. It is a large, open-air festival, with free concerts, things to see and do, entertainments and a wonderful, ongoing festive atmosphere.
Asturias' natural surroundings have become a much-treasured part of its history. Its unique borders, sheer mountains and turbulent sea have led this ancient, amazingly beautiful kingdom to stay as it always has been in terms of its customs, culture and legends.Asturias' real strength is its countryside, nature, forests, fauna... Asturias is a place which really brings art to life.
Places of interest:
-Cangas de Onís and Lagos de Covadonga: Information -Descenso Internacional del Sella: Information -Llanes: Information -Oviedo: Information -Nature reserves: Information
-Asturias' Pictures: Information
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