What to do
The map places things; to navigate, use the Google Maps link on each page.
Gijón and the central coast
Cimadevilla, Gijón
Gijón's old quarter, between the harbour and the headland.
30 min by car
Campo Valdés Roman Baths
A first-century bathhouse under glass, right by San Lorenzo beach.
30 min by car45 min
Cudillero
The fishing village clinging to the mountain.
50 min by car3 hr
Playa del Silencio
An amphitheatre of cliffs and sea stacks, nothing built.
55 min by car5 hr
Surfing at Salinas
The beach with the most surf schools in Asturias, and plenty of sand.
35 min by car4 hr
Playa de San Lorenzo
The city beach: a mile of sand right below Gijón.
30 min by car3 hr
Playa de Aguilar
Sand, rocks and every facility, forty-five minutes to the west.
45 min by car3 hr
Vía Verde del Tranqueru
Cliffs, coves and railway tunnels between Perlora and Xivares.
35 min by car5 hr
La Camocha greenway
A bike loop from Gijón to the old mine and back along the river to the beach.
30 min by car4 hr