Duration: Approx. 2 hours
Meeting point: Plaza de España
Please note:
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Accessible route for people with reduced mobility.
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Pets are welcome.
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Outdoor visits only.
The tour:
The guided tour begins in front of Avilés Town Hall, heading into the historic quarter along Calle de la Ferrería. Here, you will learn about the origins of Avilés, its medieval charter, and enjoy an exterior visit to the Church of the Franciscan Fathers and the Valdecarzana Palace.
We will continue on to Sabugo, the former fishermen’s quarter, to see the Old Church of Sabugo, the neighborhood’s medieval parish church, and the New Church of Sabugo, its current parish.
The route then takes us to Los Hermanos Orbón Square, home to the weekly market and built in the 19th century as a link between the town center and Sabugo.
We will return via Calle de la Fruta, a street from medieval Avilés that has been greatly transformed over the centuries. At the end of the street stands the Camposagrado Palace, one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in Asturias, which still preserves a section of the medieval wall.
Back in the Town Hall Square, the origin of Avilés’ Baroque expansion, we will discuss its creation outside the medieval walls in the 17th century and the palatial buildings surrounding the square.
The tour concludes on Calle Galiana, once the route used to drive livestock into the heart of Avilés.
