City walks Avilés

Admittedly, Avilés is an industrial city with a lot of ugliness on the outside. But we were surprised by the beautiful old city centre. Lively, beautiful old buildings and along the houses, in many streets, arcades. But also, beautiful squares, e.g. the Plaza de España and a large city park, Parque Ferrara.

We had come to Avilés for the Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer. Beautiful, playful architecture by the Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer. The Michelin guide described it aptly:

The complex stands out from the surroundings with the port and industry. The huge promenade and the various buildings (the dome, the tower with saucer and hard egg) stand out in stunning white against the blue sky and stand out in an environment where blast furnace shafts, construction cranes, chimneys and masts are located.