Car hire in Gijon

Situated on the shore of the Cantabrian Sea, Gijon offers an attractive combination of seafaring flavour, heritage buildings and modern urban development behind the beach. Its marina bears witness to a history strongly linked to the sea.

Key buildings have their roots in the city's past as a Roman settlement, in its development as of the 16th century when the Catholic Monarchs decided to establish a port here and in the boost given to these lands during the Enlightenment, mainly thanks to Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos.

The historic quarter of Gijon is formed by the hill of Santa Catalina and the fishing neighbourhood of Cimadevilla. The first settlers established communities on top of this hill and it has been chosen as the site for the “Elogio del Horizonte” (Eulogy of the Horizon), a monumental work by the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. This point provides some of the best views of the Cantabrian Sea, the Costa Verde and Cimadevilla. The streets between the beach of San Lorenzo and the marina gather together Roman remains, large mansions and the old houses of the fishermen.

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