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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…

• Atlantic Botanical Garden. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida del Jardín Botánico s/n. 33394. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: + 34 985130685 | E-mail: jardin.botanico@gijon.es. www.botanicoatlantico.com. The Gijón Atlantic Botanical Garden is a huge "museum" specialising in the flora and vegetation to be found in Atlantic areas. It covers almost 16 hectares, an…

• Evaristo Valle Foundation Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Camino de Cabueñes 261. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985338092 | E-mail: museo@evaristovalle.com. www.evaristovalle.com. This place, also known as "La Redonda", is located in the residential Somió neighbourhood, very close to Gijón. After successive inheritances, it came into the hands of a nie…

• Laboral City of Culture. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Luis Moya Blanco, 261. 33203. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985185858 | E-mail: visitaslaboral@recrea.asturias.com. http://www.laboralciudaddelacultura.com. In March 2007 the former Laboral University in Gijón (Asturias) opened its doors for the first time as the Laboral City of Culture, a unique…

• Birthplace of Jovellanos. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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…

• Church of San Pedro Apóstol in Gijón. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Valdés, s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Until 1893 this was the only parish church in the town of Jovellanos, a famous figure of the Enlightenment who was baptised here. The original church was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (1936) and a new church was built on the same site.…

• Campo Valdés Roman Baths. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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…

• Former Jovellanos Institute Cultural Centre. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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…

• Revillagigedo Palace. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Marqués s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985358123 | Asturian Baroque. This adjoins the collegiate church of San Juan Bautista. It is an 18th century Baroque palace and was built on the remains of a medieval tower by order of the Marquis of San Esteban del Mar del Natahoyo. It is cur…

• Barjola Museum. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Trinidad, 17. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985176231 | E-mail: mbarjola@asturias.org. http://www.museobarjola.es. This palace consists of two buildings with three storeys and a facade bearing the crest of the Hevia, Miranda and Lavandera Valdés families. The work of Juan Barjola can be se…

• Gijón Collegiate Church. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Marqués s/n. 33201. Gijón. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985358123 | E-mail: revillagigedo@cajastur.es. https://www.cajastur.es/osyc/acultural/centros/centro2.html. The collegiate auditorium. The majority of concerts in Gijon are performed in these historic artistic surroundings. The collegiate chur…

• 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…

• El Lloviu Cave. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera Peón, s/n. Villaviciosa. Asturias. This cavity is of outstanding geomorphological interest as it is formed of dolomitic limestone rocks from the Lias or Jurassic period, and is probably the largest limestone cave in the whole region.…

• La Campa Torres Archaeological Park and Nature Reserve. Gijón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cabo Torres. 33290. Gijón. Asturias. This place has been inhabited since ancient times by different tribes, and also by the Romans, as can be seen from the remains found at archaeological sites throughout the area of the Cabo Torres cape, as well as nearby at Monte Areo.…

• Neolithic Centre at Monte Areo. Carreño.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 33438. Santa Eulalia. Carreño. Asturias. E-mail: scopmonteareo@hotmail.com. This exhibition space offers a view of the Neolithic culture through a series of descriptive panels, interactive and audiovisual elements, reproductions of hunting tools, as well as the recreation of a burial chamber (dolmen…

• Santa María de Valdediós Monastery. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33312. Valdedios. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892324 | E-mail: visitas@monasteriovaldedios.com. www.monasteriovaldedios.com. This church was built by the master architect Gualteiro in 1218. It went through much restoration work during the Cistercian period. It has three naves with semicircu…

• Salvador de Valdediós Church. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33312. Valdedios. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892324 | E-mail: visitas@monasteriovaldedios.com. http://www.monasteriovaldedios.com. A jewel of Asturian pre-Romanesque. It is a small temple in the Asturian pre-Romanesque style. Consecrated in the year 893, it is the most important monument f…

• Church of San Juan de Amandi. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … El Palacio, s/n. 33311. San Juan de Amandi. Villaviciosa. Asturias. E-mail: turvilla@lacomarcadelasidra.com. http://www.villaviciosa.es. Its lovely apse and the elegant and varied sculpted decoration throughout the building are the most distinctive characteristics of this church. Its architecture is…

• La Casina de La Oliva. Information and Visitor Centre for Romanesque Art in Villaviciosa. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Obdulio Fernández, 51. Villaviciosa. Asturias. Fax.: +34 985892938 | E-mail: info@fundacioncardin.es. http://www.fundacioncardin.es.   This cultural centre was created by the José Cardín Fernández Foundation and offers detailed information on various monuments. The La Casina centre contains de…

• 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…

• San Salvador de Priesca Church. Villaviciosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33316. Priesca. Villaviciosa. Asturias. E-mail: talcalde@ayto-villaviciosa.org. The church was built after the death of Alfonso III and was consecrated in the year 921. It is much later than the pre-Romanesque churches.It has a basilica floor plan with three naves separated by triple, brick arches o…

• Niemeyer Centre. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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…

• Church of San Antolín de La Llera. Colunga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … La Llera. Colunga. Asturias. The building dates from the late 18th century. A primitive Romanesque church previously stood on this site, from which a corbel and the pointed arch from the doorway can still be seen in the church today.…

• Ferrera Palace. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 33400. Avilés. Asturias. This building is a return to a lack of ornamentation compared to the highly decorated Baroque palaces in Avilés. The facade is shaped at right angles and has a tower at the corner. The only concession to ornamentation is the coat of arms.…

• Caños de San Francisco Fountain. Avilés.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Franciso, s/n. 33400. Avilés. Asturias. This fountain is the most unusual in the area. It has a front panel with six spouts in the form of human heads from which the water flows towards a rectangular basin. There are three heraldic shields on the front: two from Avilés at each side, with t…