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Gijón

Gijón is a port and metropolis in Asturias on the north coast of Spain. With a population of 270,000 in 2024, it's mostly modern but has an attractive old centre and many cultural attractions. Wikivoyage

Population 269,894 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Spain

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Gijón. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Gijón International Film Festival

    November

    The Gijón International Film Festival (Asturian: Festival Internacional de Cine de Xixón or FICXixón) is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. The festival is mainly concentrated on independent and auteur cinema.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Estación de Gijón/Xixón Sanz Crespo 2.0 km, Veriña 2.1 km, Aboño/Musel 2.9 km, Montiana 3.9 km

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