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entertainment, with huge
tanks teeming with all kinds of
sea life. As well as sharks, rays
and exotic fish from distant
oceans, there is also a small
section called toca toca (“touch
touch”), where children will
enjoy being allowed to handle
starfish and sea anemones.
Cabo de Peñas, the small
peninsula between Avilés
and Gijón, has good beaches,
impressive dunes, and little
resorts at Luanco and Candás.
The port in Gijón, with the Palacio de Revillagigedo in the background E Museo Casa Natal
de Jovellanos
a traditional Asturian cottage, the Kitchen. Everyday Life in Plaza Jovellanos. Tel 985 18 51 52.
or visit one of the numerous Asturias, 1800–1965”. Part of the Open 9:30am–2pm & 5–7:30pm
exhibitions on local history that museum, in a house dating Tue–Fri; 10am–2pm & 5–7:30pm
are held here. Occupying an from 1757, is the Museo de Sat–Sun.
area of 35,000 sq m (376,700 sq la Gaita (Bagpipe Museum), E Museo del Pueblo de Asturias
ft) are two granaries, a period which contains a collection Paseo del Doctor Fleming 877,
house from 1759 (Casa de los of instruments from Europe La Güelga. Tel 985 18 29 60
Valdés) and a typical homestead and North Africa. Open Apr–Sep: 10am–7pm Tue–Fri,
from the central part of the The Acuario, Gijón’s modern 10:30am–7pm Sat & Sun; Oct–Mar:
Asturian region, among other aquarium, provides great family 9:30am–6:30pm Tue–Fri, 10am–
exhibits. In 1993, the 6:30pm Sat & Sun. 7 & (free Sun).
pavilion that had 7 ∑ museos.gijon.es
showcased Asturias at E Acuario
‘92 Expo in Seville was Playa de Poniente s/n.
transferred to the Tel 985 18 52 20. Open Jul–Aug:
museum premises. 10am–10pm daily; Sep–Jun: 10am–
Today, it houses a 7pm Mon–Thu, 10am–8pm Fri–Sun
permanent exhibition & hols. & 7 8 0 =
entitled “Asturians in The Museo de la Gaita in Gijón ∑ acuario.gijon.es

Gijón City Centre
1 Parque del Cerro de
Santa Catalina
Parque del Cerro
2 Palacio de Revillagigedo de Santa
& Torre del Reloj Comandancia
Cimadevilla
3 Cimadevilla Militar C. ELADIO VERDE Catalina
de Marina
4 Museo Casa Natal ALVARGONZÁLES AVENIDA LA SALLE
PASEO DE
de Jovellanos Puerto C. DEL Mar
5 Baños Romanos ROSARIO Museo Casa Cantábrico
Palacio de
6 Playa San Lorenzo Revillagigedo Natal de Jovellanos
Baños Romanos
7 Museo del Pueblo PLAZA Ayuntamiento
de Asturias MAYOR
Playa
8 Museo de la Gaita C. DE SAN ANTONIO DE SAN L ORENZO San Lorenzo
C . DE L M A R QU É S D E SA N ES TEBAN PL. DEL C. DE LA MERCED
C. DE ROD R Í G U E Z SAN PE D R O
PASEO D E L MURO
AVILÉS CARMEN PASEO RUFO
C. DE SAN BERNARDO
Acuario de Gijón C. DE P. DURO CALLE DE JOVELLANOS AVE NIDA DE Museo
AUGUSTÍN
Oviedo Airport Estación de C. DE GARAYA C. CORRIDA CALLE DE CABRALES del Pueblo
30km (18 miles) de Asturias
FEVE y RENFE C. DE LA LIBERTAD CALLE DE C. DE CAPUA
C. DE SAN G ARCÍA RENDUELES
C. SAN Z C R ESP O MENÉNDEZ VALDÉS PLAZA
OVIEDO PLAZA C. DE D. ARGÜELLES DE BEGONA DE CASA VALDÉS Museo
DEL
AVE. DE PORTUGAL AGOSTO Jardines C. DE SAN BERNARDO MIGUEL
AVILÉS HUMEDAL PLAZA DE SAN de la Gaita
C. DE MARQÉS
SEIS DE
San
0 metres 300 PLAZA de Begoña Lorenzo
EUROPA
0 yards 300 AVE NI D A D E L A C O S T A Begoña
Nuestra
Señora de
OVIEDO SANTANDER
For keys to symbols see back flap
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