In this picturesque port town, there stands a beautiful hotel – The Camelia – encircled by elegant black wrought iron gates. Once more, I savored an exceptional cappuccino in the village plaza. The Asturian port city of Gijon with colorful old houses is surrounded by rolling green hills, and is home to the Atlantic Botanical Gardens, packed with over 2,000 plants. Wander around the fisherman’s old quarter of Cimedevilla to see the monumental Eulogy to the Horizon sculpture, crafted from cement blocks by Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida in 1990, and the Campo Valdés Roman Baths dating from around 100 AD. Local ciders are a specialty, best enjoyed in a traditional sideria.
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