One day in Gijón, Spain
A day through Gijón’s best-known sights that lie close together: Church of San Salvador de Valdediós, Iglesia de Santa María, Monasterio de Santa María de Valdediós and church of Santa María de Arbazal. 4 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Church of San Salvador de ValdediósTemple or shrine · On the map

- Iglesia de Santa MaríaTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Church of San Salvador de Valdediós · On the map

- Monasterio de Santa María de ValdediósMonument · Next to Iglesia de Santa María · On the map

- church of Santa María de ArbazalTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Monasterio de Santa María de Valdediós · On the map

4 stops, 5.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 32 min of walking.
More for Gijón
- Things to do in Gijón, Spain · 40 places to see, led by Church of San Salvador de Valdediós and plaza de toros de El Bibio
Day trips from Gijón
- Torrelavega132 km awayCave of Altamira6 stops in a day, starting at Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana
- Oviedo24 km awayMetropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour, Oviedo6 stops in a day, starting at San Julián de los Prados
- Avilés21 km awayOscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre6 stops in a day, starting at Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Cantorbery
- Santander150 km awayPalacio de la Magdalena6 stops in a day, starting at Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria
Photo credits
- Church of San Salvador de Valdediós: AnTeMi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iglesia de Santa María: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monasterio de Santa María de Valdediós: Zarateman, CC0
- church of Santa María de Arbazal: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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- Santander150 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset and Hiking routes
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