But before the Romans, Gijón was already shining the light of reality at the hands of a tribe of Cilurnigos, who also lived the dream of metals looking out to sea, sealing the destiny of Gijón/Xixón as a city forever linked to metallurgy, coal, industry, science, energy and art. Gijón was the first Spanish city to be “Oscared” thanks to the Asturian-born filmmaker José Luis Garci, and had the first Nautical and Mineralogy Institute inspired by its enlightened Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. A fishing, industrial and sporting port, Gijón offers the traveller a city with a unique green environment, where the Atlantic Botanical Garden and the Laboral City of Culture with its Centre for Art and Industrial Creation stand out.
This is Gijón, Roman, metallurgical and oceanic. And also very open, fun, dynamic, and with an Atlantic vocation.
Gijón
The Romans lived the dream of Hispania from a baths overlooking the sea. It was in Gijón, just below the esplanade of the Church of San Pedro, one of the most beautiful urban watchtowers in the whole of the Asturian Bay of Biscay.
GIJÓN
A magical place
VISIT GIJÓN
What to visit
A stroll around Cimadevilla, an old fishermen’s neighbourhood, which preserves the buildings, layout and atmosphere of its seafaring past.
San Lorenzo Beach, the large urban beach in the shape of a shell, almost two kilometres long, which turns Gijón’s seafront promenade into a delightful spot overlooking the sea.
Poniente is another of Gijón’s beaches. An artificial sandy area, ideal as a solarium and for water sports, in an environment where you can enjoy the Aquarium, a thalassotherapy centre, restaurants, etc.
A visit to Laboral City of Culture and its Art and Industrial Creation Centre or the Botanical Garden provides an unusual view of the culture and landscape of Gijón’s surroundings.
