There are cities that fall in love and then those to which it is always a pleasure to return at any time of the year. one of those is gijona perfect place where we find ideal corners to discover like these seven what we propose And it is that Asturias has towns full of charm and we cannot stop talking about the most emblematic places.
We begin by visiting the Laboral City of Culture, which is one of those enclaves that has a fascinating history and a design that leaves you speechless thanks to its patios, its gardens, its theater or its tower from which to see the entire city.
We continue with him Santa Catalina Hill which is one of the most famous views of the city where we can see the huge sculpture ‘Elogio del horizonte’ by Eduardo Chillida crowning the mountain. It is the panorama that should not be missed, especially at sunset, when the sun falls slowly on the city and the concrete structure itself.
We cannot forget to take a walk around the San Lorenzo Beach where we will have three kilometers long, it is the most traditional and familiar in Gijón Being in the heart of the urban area, it is very close to the city center. It is shaped like a shell and is bordered by a promenade called El Muro.
The Revillagigedo Palace that we find in the Plaza del Marqués de San Esteban is another of those essentials to get to know Gijón. And it is that this construction with two large crenellated towers is currently the headquarters of the International Center for Contemporary Art and its baroque style falls in love, so much so that in 1974 it was declared, together with the collegiate church of San Juan, National Historic Site.
The Cimadevilla neighborhood (or Cimavilla) is the most emblematic neighborhood of Giión and it cannot be missing from our visit as it is a typical seafaring fishermen’s neighborhood around which the city was created. We can find typical architecture and the multitude of cider houses, bars and restaurants located on the Santa Catalina peninsula. In addition, we find the
Another monument that is not missing in our visit is the Main Church of San Pedro It is located at the end of the promenade, in Campo Valdés, and was built in the 1940s, with a large bell tower, and was built on top of an old 15th-century parish church.
And as emblematic places to visit we have from the Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón that in its 25 hectares of extension, which is located in the Cabueñes area and is an exquisite place to walk.
Of course, other places that we cannot miss are the Asturias Railway Museum, the Bioparc and much more. And it is that, as we already said, Gijón is one of those places that if you go, you always come back.
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