San Lorenzo Beach
- Gijón Asturias Centre
- Services and amenities: Smoke-free beach | Showers, footbaths and fountains | Toilets | Rescue service | Sun lounger rental
- Length: 1.500 m.
- Type of beach: Golden sand
- Access: Easy walking and car
Golden sandy beach in an urban environment.
Info
The bay of Gijón, the busiest beach in Asturias
San Lorenzo beach is probably the best known beach in Asturias. It is the bay of Gijón, one of the most beautiful in northern Spain, bounded to the west by the Cerro de San Catalina and to the east by the mouth of the river Piles.
In total, a kilometre and a half very popular with bathers and with excellent facilities of all kinds. The beach has two beach volleyball courts and beach football is also practised here (at the height of stairway 4). The promenade, which is almost three kilometres long, is particularly noteworthy.
It is forbidden to practise sports on the sand from 10:00 to 20:00 h. Boards, jet skis, motor or sailing boats, etc, are prohibited in the bathing area.
Rescue service
- Daily: 01/06 to 14/09 (10:00 to 21:00 h)
Accessible points
- Accessible parking
- Accessible ramps
- Accessible toilets
If you travel with your pet you should know that...
- Pets are not allowed on the beach from 01/05 to 16/10.
- Pets are allowed on the beach from 17/10 to 30/04 (between stairs 2 and 8).
- Pets are allowed on the promenades and urban promenades, in the areas near the accesses to the beaches, provided that they are kept on a fixed leash of no more than one metre in length and, when necessary due to the characteristics of the animal, they must be muzzled.