Sightseeing

SIGHTSEEING IN GIJÓN

1.UNIVERSIDAD LABORAL DE GIJÓN

The Universidad Laboral de Gijón is located in the municipality of Gijón (Asturias,España),specifically in Cabueñes church,a little bit further than 3 kilometres of the urban centre. It was built between 1946 and 1956 and it is the most important architectural construction made in XX century in Asturias. It becames also the biggest building in Spain because of its 270000 square metres. It is declarated Bien de Interés Cultural since 2016.



2.SAN LORENZO BEACH

San Lorenzo beach is located in the centre of Gijón. With a longitude of 1550 metres and the shape of a shell is one of the most symbolic beaches of the autonomous community of Asturias. It goes from the stair 0 (behind San Pedro`s church) to the stair 16(in the mouth of river Piles). Parallel to the beach goes the promenade of "El Muro de San Lorenzo", more than 2 kilometres of maritime walk that moves us closer to other beaches like "El Rinconín"or"Peñarrubia".




3.JARDIN BOTÁNICO ATLÁNTICO

This garden located in Gijón has been the first of his kind in the northeast of Spain and it was opened the 25 of April 2003. It has got 150000 square metres and in all that area are more or less 30000 plants of 2000 different species. The garden is divided in four areas that are: the Cantabrian area, the vegetal factory, the historycal Garden of "la Isla"and atlantic itinerary. You can arrive there by bus or by car.



4.THE AQUARIUM OF GIJON

This place is located in the promenade of  Poniente beach. It was opened by the authority the 9 of June and opened to the public the 10 of June of 2006. There are 2000 square metres of exhibition with 60 fresh and salt water aquariums. Inside this aquariunms there are 250 species of animals such us fishes ,invertebrates,mammals,reptiles... There are also 8 sharks come directly from Florida(USA).



5.CIMADEVILLA NEIGHBOURHOOD

This neighbourhood is the oldest part of the city that has got archaeoligical remains of the Roman Empire time such us the wall or the roman baths. It situation in a hill,surrounded by a wall,made Cimadevilla an important square before its destruction in a war. In its east cliff was built the"Real Club Astur de Regatas",with the first swimming pool in Gijón. In the high zone of the "Cerro de Santa Catalina"there is a park with a statue of Eduardo Chillida called "Elogio del Horizonte".