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Avilés

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Avilés
Cosmopolitan, seafaring, medieval, dynamic and metropolitan, this is the city of Avilés and its surroundings.
Rivero Street
Avilés by night
Ferrera Park in Avilés
Niemeyer Centre in 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

Near here

Museum of the Urban History of Avilés A space for the exhibition and dissemination of the history and heritage of the town of Avilés. Museum of the Urban History of Avilés 0.27 Kms Avilés
Avilés

Commercial, seafaring and medieval: this is Avilés

 Avilés 0.34 Kms
Tricking the Pulide, Arbedales Cave Avilés and Castrillón Tricking the Pulide, Arbedales Cave 0.4 Kms Avilés,Castrillón
From the canal to the sea Avilés, Illas, Corvera de Asturias and Castrillón From the canal to the sea 0.47 Kms
Niemeyer Centre Architectural complex in the surroundings of the Avilés estuary, the only work in Spain by the architect Oscar Niemeyer. Niemeyer Centre 0.56 Kms Avilés
La Carriona Cemetery Interpretation Centre (cicLaC) A late 19th century cemetery converted into the largest open-air museum in Avilés. La Carriona Cemetery Interpretation Centre (cicLaC) 2.09 Kms Avilés
Playa del Espartal Natural Monument The most extensive dune system in Asturias. Playa del Espartal Natural Monument 3.39 Kms Castrillón
Zeluán Pond and Llodero Inlet Zeluán beach, which at low tide gives way to a muddy inlet of about 12 hectares. Zeluán Pond and Llodero Inlet 3.6 Kms Gozón
Trasona reservoir There are two areas located on the edge of the reservoir: Gavitos (near the High Performance Centre of the Trasona reservoir) and Overo (near the Palacio de Peñalver). Trasona reservoir 3.78 Kms
Portus Space and CI Avilés Submarine Guns

The Port of Avilés is a place that combines history and modernity. An estuary where industrial landscape and natural spaces go hand in hand.

 Portus Space and CI Avilés Submarine Guns 3.86 Kms Avilés
Pinos Altos recreational area (Las Piñeras)

From where it is located we can admire Salinas and its beach.

 Pinos Altos recreational area (Las Piñeras) 4.22 Kms Castrillón
Las Anclas Museum A continuous homage of love for the sea, its people and all the culture it represents. Las Anclas Museum 4.22 Kms Castrillón
Escañorio Gorge Corvera de Asturias Escañorio Gorge 4.69 Kms Corvera de Asturias
Beach of Arnao (Castrillón) - L' Arena Castrillón and Soto del Barco Beach of Arnao (Castrillón) - L' Arena 4.9 Kms Castrillón,Soto del Barco
Arnao Mine Museum The mining landscape of Arnao came to the surface in the middle decades of the 19th century when the Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas started the first regional experience of coal mining with industrial techniques, reinforcing the project decades later with zinc metallurgy. Arnao Mine Museum 5.2 Kms Castrillón
Alvares River River that runs through the municipalities of Llanera, Corvera and Avilés. Alvares River 7.71 Kms Avilés,Corvera de Asturias,Llanera
Sollovio In the middle of a peaceful natural environment is one of the most unique spaces in the region, the Illas river pool. Sollovio 8.02 Kms Illas
La Deva Island and Playón de Bayas Playón de Bayas maintains one of the most representative dune complexes in Asturias. La Deva Island and Playón de Bayas 9.31 Kms Castrillón,Soto del Barco
Pulide recreational area Located at the highest point of the Sierra de Pulide. Pulide recreational area 9.35 Kms Castrillón
Megalithic Necropolis - Tumulus Monte Areo This megalithic station is one of the main concentrations of burial mounds in the coastal area of Asturias. The Valley and Quimarán/Guimarán - Carreño Megalithic Necropolis - Tumulus Monte Areo 11.52 Kms Carreño
Llumeres Small recreational area enjoying magnificent views of the coast. Llumeres 11.57 Kms Gozón
L'Arena

L'Arena, the elver paradise

 L'Arena 12.09 Kms
Nalón Estuary Interpretation Centre 'Puerta del Mar'. Permanent exhibition that develops environmental contents of the Ría del Nalón and the ethnographic culture of the council. Nalón Estuary Interpretation Centre 'Puerta del Mar'. 12.22 Kms Soto del Barco
The Castle Soto del barco The Castle 12.24 Kms
Asturias Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum of Asturias groups its contents into four sections - marine biology, coastal carpentry, traditional fishing and the history of navigation - and is located in the vicinity of the historic centre of the capital of Gozo.

 Asturias Maritime Museum 12.28 Kms Gozón