Gijon – Saint Nazaire
Ferries to France
Gijon – Saint Nazaire
Ferries to France
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The city and municipality of Gijon is located in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Gijon lies on the coast on the Bay of Biscay and is around 20 km to the north of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. There are plenty of visitor attraction in the city including The Museum of the Asturian People which is an open air art space containing Asturian popular art installations, large ethnographic items and three buildings: the Casa de los Valdes which is a temporary exhibition space; the Casa de los González de la Vega and site of the International Bagpipe Museum which includes a collection of traditional Asturian musical instruments; the Asturian Pavilion from the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville which was installed at the museum in 1994. There is also the Atlantic Botanical Garden, the Nicanor Pinole Museum and the Roman Terms Museum of Campo Valdes in the city to enjoy.
There is a regular ferry service from the Port of Gijon to the port of Nantes (Saint Nazaire) with three weekly departures and a sailing time of 15 hours. There is also a ferry to Poole in England with a sailing time of 25 hours.
The French port city of Saint Nazaire is located in the Loire-Atlantique region of western France and its port has played a significant role in the city's history. When the German submarine base was built, between 1940 and 1942, taking the place of the former transatlantic terminal which provided links to Cuba, Mexico and Panama, the whole harbour site was dramatically changed, and in recent years has been the subject of a town planning project called Ville-Port in order to integrate it into the city's landscape for a more peaceful use. Around the former submarine pens, the docks and the harbour basin the city has accepted its role as a port and has created an authentic offering for tourists. Saint Nazaire is a very green city with a number of public parks and gardens and nearly 2,500 acres of agricultural land. The city's coast has some lovely beaches and visitors should take a leisurely walk along the old custom officer's path to Les Jaunais, which is lined with beautiful Mediterranean flowers and plants.
