hotel in Gijon

Museums in Gijon

• Museum of the Bagpipe  
• Revillagigedo Museum  
• Museo del Ferrocarril 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Gijon

• Nicanor Piñole Museum, Evaristo Valle Museum 

Cultural activities in Gijon

• El Acuario de Gijón: Situated close to the City centre and "Playa Poniente" this aquarium is fun for all and is open all year-round  
• Jardin Bótanico Atlantico: Infront of "La Labroal" University, here you can walk around and take in the beautiful scenery, flowers and fauna the park has to offer Playa de San Lorenzo: Situated in front of the city´s Town Hall, this is the larger of the two beaches in Gijón  
• Playa Poniente: Situated to the west of the city close to its main port and city centre this man-made beach is a nice place to relax  
• LABoralCentro de Arte y Creación Industrial  
• Gijon International Film Festival  
• Real Instituto Asturiano  
• City Hall 

Historic monuments in Gijon

• La Laboral: Both a university campus and tourist attraction, this buzzing university building was constructed between 1946 and 1956 by Luis Moya and is now home to more than 4000 students, boasting a magnificent church tower measuring 117,60m and theatre,"La Laboral" offers guided tours so that tourists can experience the manificent building in its glory  
• Cimadevilla: Located at the top of Gijón and between its two beaches, Cimadevilla is the old picturesque part of Gijón where you can go sit in one of its many reasturants and try some of the local gastronomy and famous cider,this area comes alive at night  
• Port "El Musel": One of the largest ports in the North of Spain  
• Pelayo: You can find the statue of King Pelayo in Marques´s Square, along with the Revillagigedo Palace 

Shopping in Gijon

• Los Fresnos shopping mall  
• San Agustín shopping centre 

Group activities

• 1) Countant Acquarium: Coutant Aquariums proposes a complete tour to visitors that will allow them to get to know the flora and fauna of practically every sea in the world in detail: The visit will commence in the rivers of Asturias to then continue along the Cantabrian Coast, the Cantabrian continental shelf, the open sea, the Caribbean, the cold seas -Cape Horn-, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, the African-Indian Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean and the Subtropical Atlantic Ocean, to return once more to the port of Asturias and complete a tour of 67 aquariums with 2,007 cubic metres of water in an approximate time of one hour and three quarters.