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Gijón/Xixón

  • Title Gijón Asturias Centre
  • Address Address: Infogijón C/ Fermín García Bernardo (Casa Paquet) - 33201 Gijón/Xixón
  • Phone Phone: 985 341 771
  • Email Email: turismo@gijon.es
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The Romans lived the dream of Hispania from a baths overlooking the sea. It was in Gijón/Xixón, just below the esplanade of the Church of San Pedro, one of the most beautiful urban watchtowers in the whole of the Asturian Cantabrian Sea.
Cuesta el Cholo
In Praise of the Horizon
Paseo de Begoña
Marina

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But before the Romans, Gijón/Xixón was already shining the light of reality at the hands of a tribe of Cilurnigos, who also lived the dream of metals looking at the sea, sealing the destiny of Gijón/Xixón as a city forever linked to metallurgy, coal, industry, science, energy and art.

Gijón/Xixón was the first Spanish city to be "Oscared" thanks to the Asturian-born filmmaker José Luis Garci, and had the first Institute of Nautical and Mineralogy inspired by its enlightened Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos.

A fishing, industrial and sporting port, Gijón/Xixón offers the traveller a city with a unique green environment, where the Atlantic Botanical Garden and the Laboral City of Culture with its Art and Industrial Creation Centre stand out.

This is Gijón/Xixón, Roman, metallurgical and oceanic. And also very open, fun, dynamic, and with an Atlantic vocation.

Top ten things to see and do in Gijón/Xixón

  • Area: 45 km2
  • Altitude: 8 m.
  • Inhabitants: 277.559
  • Km. to Avilés: 25
  • Km. to Oviedo/Uviéu : 28
Gijón/Xixón
GPS: 43.545016,-5.662573
  • By Road: A-8 and N-632 from the east and west, A-64 from the east, N-630, A-66 and AS-1 from the south.
  • By Plane: Asturias Airport (OVD) - (www.aena.es) - Bus connection service from the airport to the city bus station.
  • By Rail: Gijón/Xixón Train Station - C/ Sanz Crespo - (www.renfe.es)
  • By Boat: Marina in transit berths (www.puertodeportivogijon.es)
  • By Bus: ALSA Bus Station in Gijón/Xixón - C/ Magnus Blikstad, 1 (www.alsa.es) (www.consorcioasturias.com)
  • A stroll through Cimadevilla, an old fishermen's neighbourhood, which preserves the buildings, layout and atmosphere of its seafaring past. A special place flanked by the Cerro de Santa Catalina - with its Elogio del Horizonte, a tourist symbol of the city - and the Roman ruins and the medieval wall on the other.
  • San Lorenzo Beach, the large shell-shaped urban sandy area of almost two kilometres, which turns Gijón's seafront promenade into a delightful spot overlooking the sea.
  • Poniente is another of Gijón's beaches. An artificial sandy area, ideal as a solarium and for water sports, in an environment where you can enjoy the Aquarium, a thalassotherapy centre, restaurants, etc.
  • A visit to Laboral City of Culture and its Art and Industrial Creation Centre or the Botanical Garden provides an unusual view of the culture and landscape of Gijón's surroundings.