The old town of Gijón fills the peninsula between the two beaches: below, the cider houses and the narrow streets of the fishermen's quarter; above, the hill of Santa Catalina looking out over the Bay of Biscay.
Climb up to the top without rushing: among the remains of the old fortifications you will find Chillida's sculpture «Elogio del Horizonte», and from there the whole bay can be seen. The way down passes the Clock Tower, the Plaza Mayor and the Roman baths of Campo Valdés.
It is the house's plan for a windy day: you eat under cover in the square below and walk between showers.
A little history
Cimadevilla is the oldest part of Gijón: under its streets there are remains of the first-century Roman baths, and on the hill there has been a military fortress since the seventeenth century, closed to the city until the council bought it in 1982. The fishermen's quarter that lives down below, between the harbour and the square, has kept its nineteenth-century feel.
- From the house
- 30 min by car
Getting there
Before you go
- The whole quarter is paid parking, and cars cannot enter between nine at night and seven in the morning. Leave the car outside and walk up.
- This is the house's plan for a windy day: you eat under cover and walk between showers.
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