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Viewed 534 timesEnglish guided tour in the city of Gijon
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21 echoes in this walk (8min 48s)
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Plaza 6 de Agosto (1min 0s)
Jovellanos is an important l figure because he was crucial in the economic , cultural and urban
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Calle Corrida (46s)
In the past it was called "Calle Ancha de la Cruz de la Huelga" but after a renovation it was cal
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Pescadería (10s)
This building was built in 1928. In the past it was a fish market, now it hosts different town ha
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Casa natal de Jovellanos (20s)
The house where Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was born and lived is now a museum. The house is lo
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El elogio del horizonte (21s)
It is one of the most important sculptures in Gijón. It was created by Eduardo Chillida, the worl
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Nordeste (26s)
Its author was Vaquero Turcios. Vaquero Turcios was born in Madrid in 1932. He is a sculptor, arc
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Capilla de los Remedios (11s)
The chapel of “ Los Remedios” is in Jovellasnos square. It was built in the 15 century
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Cuesta de las ballenas (36s)
This place is called the whales's slope because in Gijon's fishing neighbourhood, Cimadevilla, pe
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La Estatua de Pelayo (45s)
In the Square of " El Marqués" and opposite the Marine and the Palace of Revillagigedo, you can s
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Palacio de Revillagigedo (39s)
The Palace of Revillagigedo was built in the 18th century and belonged to the Earl of San Esteban
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Pozo de la Barquera (13s)
In Roman times there was a Roman villa and a salted fish factory here. In Jovellano´s times counc
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Torre del reloj (21s)
The clocktower was built in 1562 on the base of an old Roman tower.At first it was the centre o
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El Ayuntamiento (14s)
The city hall square has porticos on tow of its sides.The Town Hall building was built in 1965 an
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La Muralla Romana (25s)
The old Roman walls were known throughout ancient and contemporany documents.But they weren´t stu
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Campo Valdés (11s)
Next to the roman baths you can see El Campo Valdes. This pArt of the city gEts its name from the
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Las Termas Romanas (10s)
Baths were very important in all Roman cities.Gijon's roman baths are now a museum where you can
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Iglesia de San Pedro (24s)
this church was bult in the 15th century. It was totally destroyed in 1936 during the Spanish Civ
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La capilla de la soledad (16s)
This chapel was the headquarters of the fishermen's brotherhood of Gijón. It is a small construct
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