Muséu del Pueblu d’Asturies

Gijón


This museum, 2.5km east of the Plaza Mayor, is devoted to traditional Asturian culture, with exhibits on bagpipes, cooking, carriages and even 19th-century silk dance-party dresses. Its grounds contain various typical buildings, including grain stores and some quirky shepherds’ shelters.


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