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• Museum of the People of Asturias. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Doctor Flemming 877. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985182964 | E-mail: museopa@gijon.es. www.gijon.es. Museum of the collective memory of Asturias. This museum was created in 1968 to conserve and promote evidence that sheds light on the traditional society of the region of Asturias, an…

• Railway Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Estación del Norte s/n. 33206. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985301211 | E-mail: museoferrocarril@gijon.es. http://museos.gijon.es/page/5284-museo-del-ferrocarril-de-asturias. History of the train. This centre has an interesting collection of objects and items related with railways. Further…

• Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum. Grandas de Salime.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida del Ferreriro s/n. 33730. Grandas de Salime. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985627331 | E-mail: info@museodegrandas.com. www.museodegrandas.com. An exhibition of traditional architecture. The museum is home to a collection of typical elements and areas that made up the daily lives of the people who onc…

• Centro de Interpretación del Poblado Minero de Bustiello. Mieres.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … A 2 kilómetros de la autovía A-66 Gijón-León, Bustiello. 33612. Bustiello. Mieres. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985422114 | E-mail: info@pozuespinos.com. http://www.territorio-museo.com. La vida en los valles mineros asturianos.   El poblado de Bustiello constituye una excepción dentro del patrimonio industr…

• Asturias Museum of Fine Arts. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santa Ana 1 y 3. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985204232 | E-mail: museobbaa@museobbaa.com. www.museobbaa.com. From the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Museum is located in three buildings in the old quarter of Oviedo: the 18th-century Velarde Palace, which is joined to a building fr…

• Asturias Archeological Museum. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Vicente 3-5. 33003. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985208433 | E-mail: info@museoarqueológicodeasturias.es. http://www.museoarqueologicodeasturias.com. Pre-Romanesque Asturian Art. The museum is set in part of the San Vicente Monastery and brings together items belonging to the historic and e…

• Emigration Museum, the Indias Archive. Ribadedeva.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Quinta Guadalupe s/n. 33590. Colombres. Ribadedeva. Asturias. Tel.: +34 985412005 | +34 985412414 | E-mail: info@archivodeindianos.es. http://www.archivodeindianos.es/. An emigrant’s journey. The house that is the site of the Indias Archive was built by the emigrant Íñigo Noriega in 1906. The buildi…

• MUJA. Colunga.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … La Rasa de San Telmo s/n. 33328. Colunga. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985850044 | E-mail: info@museojurasicoasturias.com. http://www.museojurasicoasturias.com/. The mark of the dinosaurs. This museum is set in a spectacular building in the form of a dinosaur print with wonderful views of the port and local …

• Cider Museum. Nava.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza del Príncipe de Asturias s/n. 33520. Nava. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985717419 | E-mail: info@museodelasidra.com. www.museodelasidra.com. Pouring from a height is the next-to-last step. The museum takes visitors through the steps of the manufacturing process and shows the traditions that surround th…

• Campo Valdés Roman Baths. Gijón.

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  … Campo Valdés s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985301682 | www.museos.gijon.es. A major Roman site. This museum is considered to be one of the most important Roman remains in northern Spain. It is located on the site of Roman baths discovered in 1903, although they were not opened to the public…

• Asturias Maritime Museum. Gozón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle de Gijón, 8. 33440. Luanco. Gozón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985881561 | E-mail: direccion@museomaritimodeasturias.com . www.museomaritimodeasturias.com. The maritime environment in all its dimensions. This centre has four basic sections: Marine Biology, Maritime Carpentry, Fishing and History of Na…

• Niemeyer Centre. Avilés.

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  … Centro Niemeyer. Avenida del zinc s/n. 33402. Avilés. Asturias. E-mail: info@niemeyercenter.org. http://www.niemeyercenter.org. This great cultural centre is the first work by the architect Oscar Niemeyer in Spain. It is situated in the Aviles estuary, five minutes from the town's historic centre on…

• Mining and Industry Museum (MUMI). San Martín del Rey Aurelio.

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  … El Trabanquín s/n. 33940. Entrego, El. San Martín del Rey Aurelio. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985662676 | E-mail: info@mumi.es. www.mumi.es. The history of mining in Europe. The main building comprises a tower with a lift that connects with a full-scale reproduction of a mine with real equipment. It simula…

• Iron and Steel Museum. Langreo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Hornos Altos s/n. 33930. Felguera. Langreo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985697395 | A factory with history. The Iron and Steel Museum is set in an impressive cooling tower belonging to an old iron and steel factory built in the mid-19th century. Its Visitor Centre has models, information panels and in…

• Forest Museum. Tineo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Ca' l Teso, Tineo. 33873. Muñalén, Navelgas. Tineo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985806310 | E-mail: museobosque@inicia.es. http://www.museodelbosque.es/. The benefits of natural resources. Set in three hectares of woodland, here you can explore beautiful trails with a host of plants, trees and shrubs, while…

• Wrought Iron Museum. Franco, El.

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  … Pelayo, 2. 33750. La Caridad. Franco, El. Asturias. www.infoasturias.com.   This museum contains wrought iron work created by Ángel Fernández López (La Caridad, 1920 - 2000).…

• Casino and Theatre. Navia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Puerto de Vega. Navia. Asturias. This building dates from between 1930 and 1931, and its most outstanding features is the glassed-in curved balcony in the Modernist style. There is a theatre on the interior and it occasionally opens to the public for temporary exhibitions and cultural events.…

• Aula del Mar Centre in Luarca. Valdés.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Colegio Público Padre Galo, s/n. 33783. Luarca. Valdés. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985642619 | E-mail: auladelmar@cepesma.com.   The museum has a large display of marine animals, each with its own descriptive panel: over 400 specimens of different species including 8 of the largest and best conserved giant…

• Historical Archive of Asturias. Oviedo.

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  … Arcipreste de Hita, s/n. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985214328 | E-mail: archivohistorico@asturias.org. www.archivosdeasturias.info. The archive has documents dating from the 12th century to the present day, including a large quantity of material from the legislative courts, records, old book…

• San Martín de Salas Museum of pre-Romanesque Art. Salas.

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  … Plaza La Campa, s/n. 33860. Salas. Asturias. E-mail: turismo@ayto-salas.es. http://www.ayto-salas.es.   Located in the historic tower of the palace of the Valdés Salas family, it contains a valuable collection of pieces and inscribed stone from the church of San Martín, 1 kilometre outside the villa…

• Los Junco Palace. Ribadesella.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 33560. Sebreño. Ribadesella. Asturias. This building dates from the 16th century and was subsequently reformed. It has a square floor plan and three storeys and is formed by a central section flanked by two side sections. There is an attractive viewing point nearby which offers views over the coastl…

• Birthplace of Jovellanos. Gijón.

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  … Plaza de Jovellanos, 2. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. E-mail: museojovellanos@gijon.es. http://museos.gijon.es. This is one of the oldest stately houses in Gijón. There are various exhibits on display, such as the Jovellanos family tree and the mantle of the Knights of Alcántara. Items from the original f…

• Former Jovellanos Institute Cultural Centre. Gijón.

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  … Calle Jovellanos, 21. 33210. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985350709 | E-mail: ccai@gijon.es. The former Jovellanos Institute, declared a National Monument in 1974, was built in the late 18th century to house the Royal Nautical and Mineralogical Institute. It was renovated by the local council and conv…

• Sierra del Sueve Visitor Centre. Colunga.

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  … Gobiendes, s/n. Gobiendes. Colunga. Asturias. E-mail: info@sierradelsueve.es. http://www.sierradelsueve.es/pages/intro.php. The centre offers information services, guided visits and also has a multifunctional classroom with a programme of activities related with the area of the Sierra, including tem…

• Information and Visitor Centre for pre-Romanesque Art. Oviedo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Escuelas del Naranco, frente a la iglesia de Santa María del Naranco. 33012. Oviedo. Asturias. E-mail: info@centroprerromanicoasturiano.com. www.centroprerromanicoasturiano.com.…