Discover Avilés, a Millennial Town - Free Tour

Avilés preserves a Historic Center that surprises those who visit it. Its millennial origins date back to the Middle Ages, when it received the charter that elevated the population to the category of a town, it was walled, and it experienced its moment of maximum splendor.

In this free tour, we will explore the center of Avilés, with its typical arcades, along with the Sabugo neighborhood, the only suburb that existed outside the walls in the Middle Ages in the town.

We will get to know not only medieval Avilés but also its Baroque and Modernist periods of splendor.

The guided tour will begin at the fountain of San Francisco's spouts, to delve into the streets that were walled centuries ago. We will see the importance that its port had for Avilés and we will be able to contemplate emblematic buildings such as the Palace of Valdecarzana, the Church of the Franciscan Fathers, and the Palace of Camposagrado.

We will continue to Sabugo, the old fishermen's neighborhood. Sabugo was separated for centuries from walled Avilés by a large marsh, where the Muelle park is located today. There we will delve into the history of the only suburb that existed outside the walled area in the Middle Ages, its streets, and its two churches.

The tour will end near the Town Hall Square, on Galiana Street, where we will talk about the Baroque expansion and some of the constructions that marked Avilés in the 17th century: the Town Hall, the Ferrera Palace, and the Julián Orbón music conservatory.

Note: this tour requires a minimum of 4 people to proceed.