Originally designed as an orphanage for the children of miners, but transformed during its construction into a Universidad Laboral (Technical College), this magnificent building complex was built as a grand self-sufficient, utopian city, closed in on itself. Work on the complex began back in 1948 and were to last for several years until being brought to a sudden stop in 1957. Nobody remains indifferent to the enormousness of this complex, whose built-on surface area is more than double that of the Escorial.. Nowadays Laboral City of Culture offers a variety of venues for events. A remarkable theatre regarding technology and capacity, the church, with its unique elliptical dome (one of the largest in Europe), or the versatile Main Square, all combine with such singular places as the Clock Room or the Paintings Hall; a unique puzzle that transform any event into ,a whole experience.

Calle de Luis Moya Blanco, 261
www.laboralciudaddelacultura.com

A singular different venue for holding all types of events. The Gijón Aquarium offers a different type of space including an auditorium, a restaurant (overlooking one of the most unsuspected views over the old part of the city) and the tour of the Aquarium,.

The Gijón Aquarium Biopark offers a tour of 60 fresh and saltwater aquariums that will allow you to get to know the flora and fauna of the world’s seas in detail. 12 ecosystems and more than 2 million litres of water recreate life in rivers, the Cantabrian coast, the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, the African Indian Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean and the Subtropical Atlantic Ocean.

Playa de Poniente S/N
www.acuariogijon.es

Would you dare to attend an espicha, i.e. a buffet party in a cider house Spacious cellar?. This is the ideal formula for a business activity, or the perfect end to a convention. “Espicha” refers to the fact of opening the spigot of vats when the year’s cider is ready to drink. The tasting is accompanied by simple, flavoursome produce from the Asturian countryside. Before the concept of networking appeared, the people of Gijón shared along with the rest of Asturians the ideal formula for coexisting, conversing and sharing experiences and knowledge.

Since 1925, Trabanco has been synonymous with a prized cider obtained from one of the best apple varieties selected and prepared using only methods unchanged for centuries. Four generations of the same family have run the cider winery, the restaurant, the cider house all located in the Parish of Lavandera, 10 Km. away from Gijón. T,

Casa Trabanco (Cider House)
Carretera de Lavandera, 3255
www.casatrabanco.com / www.sidratrabanco.com