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Barcelona
Visit the modernist Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau
Barcelona is the city of modernism as well as being the city of Gaudí. However, not all the modernist monuments in the Catalan capital are by this brilliant architect. An example of them is the Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau, a modernist jewel designed by Luis Domènech i Montaner, also the author of the Palau de la Música Catalana. This hospital is actually a set of buildings that began to be built at the beginning of the 20th century, which continues to function as a hospital but can also be visited. Visit the Hospital of Santa Creu…
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Barcelona
Visiting the Parks and Gardens of Barcelona
Barcelona is a special city if you are looking for modernist buildings and fascinating monuments but there is also time to rest, relax and enjoy its many parks and gardens. Being in contact with nature within a city and breathing fresh air is always a very rewarding experience. The best known is the Park Güell, but in Barcelona you also have other parks to enjoy. Apart from the Park Güell, the most beautiful is the Parque de la Ciudadela. The most famous, Park Güell The most famous and most beautiful park in Barcelona is Park Güell, the one built by…
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Asturias
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Asturias
Route with the best things to see in Asturias in 5 days
Do you want to know what to see in Asturias in 5 days? Well, here we are going to propose a perfect car route to get to know the most important things in Asturias if you have five days to get to know it. Our recommendation is that you establish a base to get to know Asturias in 5 days. The best thing is that it be Oviedo or Gijón since they are in the center of the region and thus the displacements every day will be less. There are many routes to visit Asturias in 5 days, but this…
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Asturias
Route by car to enjoy the Somiedo Natural Park in Asturias
Overshadowed by its neighbor the Picos de Europa, the Somiedo Natural Park is one of those unknown places in Spain that deserves greater recognition. The complicated topography of the area has made these places almost inaccessible, so human action is almost non-existent and its natural beauty has been kept safe. Thanks to this, it is today one of the few places in Europe where brown bears can be found in the wild. If you are interested in seeing them, the best thing to do is to take this excursion to see bears in Somiedo. The best thing to see in…
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Asturias
Do the Ruta del Cares, a wonder of Asturias. Practical information
If you are a hiking lover and want to enjoy a quality route, you have to do the Ruta del Cares. In this article we will tell you everything about the route, including a series of tips so that you can enjoy it more easily. The Cares route is a 12-kilometre long route, 24 if we count the round trip, and it is sandwiched between the mountain and the ravine. It is one of the most spectacular routes that can be carried out in the Picos de Europa and joins the towns of Caín in León and Poncebos in Asturias.…
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Asturias
What to see in the Aquarium of Gijón. Practical information
If you are looking for an educational visit that is also fun, you have an appointment at the Gijón Aquarium. Since 2006, the Gijón Aquarium has offered you a guided tour that lasts approximately two hours where you can enjoy a wide variety of different fish. In numerical terms, the Gijón Aquarium is impressive. It has nothing more and nothing less than more than 4,000 aquatic individuals, both vertebrates and invertebrates that make up more than 400 different species. This tour takes you through 60 different aquariums, distributed between freshwater and saltwater where you can enjoy species from practically all…
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Asturias
What to see in Asturias in 7 days. Driving tour of Asturias in a week
Asturias is a small autonomous community, although with a lot to see, so it is possible that you get to know its most important places in a week traveling from one end to the other by car. Here we are going to tell you the best things to see in Asturias in 7 days. Although many people prefer to use several bases or change accommodation every day, we recommend staying in the same place all week and moving from there. Oviedo or Gijón, especially the former because it is more focused, are our recommendations. Discover here our route to visit…
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Asturias
What to see in Lastres. The Jurassic Museum of Asturias
Lastres is a small fishing village sandwiched between the mountains and the Cantabrian Sea, which gives it a special charm that impresses with its staggered houses along the side of a cliff that will leave you speechless. The town of Lastres, famous for having been the place where the television series Doctor Mateo was filmed, is full of historic buildings and is one of the best preserved fishing villages in Asturias, full of narrow streets with steps and steep slopes that help its charm be capital. In this town you will not only be able to enjoy the views from…
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Asturias
What to see in Gijón in two days. A walk through the largest city in Asturias
Gijón is one of the cities in Asturias with the most places to visit. And that is why we recommend a couple of days to get to know it in depth. In this article we tell you the best things to see in Gijón in two days. It is the largest city in Asturias, less than 30km from Oviedo, with a great artistic heritage, a wide variety of activities to do in two days, and also the sea and its wonderful beaches. We are talking about a city that will surprise you and here you will find out how to…
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