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Square in the old quarter of Avilés. In the background a stone church with its tower and belfry. To the left a series of low, colourful old buildings stretch along the pedestrian street towards the back. In the foreground is a square with stone benches and people strolling. Part of a garden appears to the right of the photo.

Avilés

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Cosmopolitan, seafaring, medieval, dynamic and metropolitan, this is the city of Avilés and its surroundings.

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Image of a lively street in Avilés at night. Many bars with awning terraces full of people having a drink. The first building is low and made of stone, the second is higher with illuminated houses. In the background a tall modern building closes the picture. Along the pavement there is a succession of illuminated street lamps.
Image of the Ría de Avilés in the centre with its promenade on the right. A railing borders it, several people can be seen walking, on the other side a narrow green grassy area separates it from the train tracks. In the background and to the right are buildings of the more modern city. Blue sky with some small clouds.
Ferrera gardens, islands of red flowers on light green lawns with perfectly rounded shrubs adorning them. On the right, a wide row of red flowers reaches up to a gazebo. On the left, clusters of trees rise up to the blue sky, including a palm tree.
Balsera Palace Avilés

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A council and a commercial, cosmopolitan, dynamic, metropolitan city with medieval origins and a great seafaring tradition, we are talking about Avilés.

The town and capital of the municipality has a historic quarter dotted with palaces, gardens, fountains, churches, arcaded houses, etc. that give it a unique atmosphere. The size and proportions of its estuary, and its passage through the very heart of the city, make Avilés the only city in Asturias with a powerful river flow at the foot of its historic quarter, one of the best preserved in the whole of northern Spain.

Land of discoverers such as Pedro Menéndez de Avilés - conqueror of Florida in the American continent -, it is a city and a council open to innovation and with an artistic vocation. Moreover, contemporary Avilés also experienced a great industrial revolution thanks to the iron and steel industry, which has marked a post-industrial 'physiognomy' that inspired the architectural genius Oscar Niemeyer to create the last of his great international works, a cultural centre that bears his name and is a symbol of the urban and sociological renovation that the area is undergoing.

Here are the top 10 things to see and do in Avilés.

  • Population: 83,107 inhabitants
  • Surface area: 26.81 26.81 km2
  • Weekly market: Monday
Avilés
GPS: 43.5579523,-5.9246653

Guided tours of the historic centre of Avilés.
Information and bookings: Tourist Office, C/ Ruíz Gómez, 21
Tel. 985 544 325 - e-mail: turismo@aviles.es