International Bagpipe Museum

The International Bagpipe Museum is located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. The museum was founded in 1965, and moved to its current location, integrated in the Museum of the Asturian People, in 1975.

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Type: Museum
Description: Bagpipe museum in Gijón, Spain
Address: Gijón/Xixón

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Molinón and Plaza de Toros de El Bibio.

El Molinón

Stadium

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Estadio El Molinón, officially Estadio Municipal El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini", is an association football stadium in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Sporting de Gijón. El Molinón is situated 370 metres southwest of International Bagpipe Museum.

Plaza de Toros de El Bibio

Stadium

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The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita. Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is situated 1 km west of International Bagpipe Museum.

Las Mestas Sports Complex

Pitch

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Las Mestas Sports Complex is a multipurpose sports complex in Gijón, Asturias, used mainly as an equestrian facility for show jumping. It is also used as a velodrome, with its 428 m long track, and as a rugby and American football stadium. Las Mestas Sports Complex is situated 700 metres south of International Bagpipe Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Somió and El Coto.

Somió

Suburb

Somió is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.