Since time immemorial, hundreds of pilgrims have trodden the paths through Villaviciosa’s peaceful villages each year on their pilgrimage to…
Artículos en la categoría Culture
Xixón Sound Bites
Gijón caters to all musical tastes, from classical through to roots music, not to forget traditional Asturian music. It also…
Gijón and Havana, all that separates… and unites us
Let’s just stop to think for a moment…perhaps we are more similar than we believe.Although the ocean separates us, it…
Gijón’s heritage of whaling and sardines
On the marina, overlooking the old wholesale fish market or “Rula”, in the neighbourhood of Cimavilla, you can find two…
Antroxu –Gijón’s Pre-Lent Carnival– and its Charangas
The popularity of the annual carnival held in Gijón just before Lent, known locally as Antroxu, is two-fold. First, the…
Gijón puts on its most satirical, theatrical mask
The problem with respect to finalizing the programme of free-time activities in Gijón is usually that there is a surplus…
Mount Areo, more than 5,000 years of history on the boundary between Gijón and Carreño
If there is something that characterizes Gijón, that is the precise contrast between the blue of the sea and the…
Don Pelayo aka Pelagius of Asturias
Visitors to Gijón may often wonder who the figure on the city’s flag is; the very same figure who stands…
Laboral Art and Creation Centre: Gijón’s new must visit
If you come to Gijón, there is a visit that you cannot miss: Laboral, City of Culture. A cultural centre…
A Roman tour of Gijón
Do you like discovering places with history? Do you imagine life in cities hundreds of years ago? Then you must…