Social Life

In terms of my social life here, a lot of it consists of events and activities within the Erasmus Student Network. If you like the ‘ERASMUS OVIEDO 2019-2020’ page on Facebook, you will find a lot of events where you can meet people from all over the world who have come to Asturias on a placement on to study. My favourite weekly activities are the five-a-side football and Thursday tapas nights.

Over the last few months, I have visited many bars and restaurants here in Gijón as well as other places around Asturias, so I thought I would highlight some of my favourite places:

• La Buena Vida – Gijón: This is a bar/nightclub just across the street from us that we often go to on Thursday nights. It’s a really fun place to drink Tinto de Verano and dance to ‘reggaetón’.
• Indian Café – Gijón: A Native-American themed pub, they have varying sizes of beer; from ‘caña’ to ‘cañon’ to the almighty ‘cachi’, reminiscent of a stein that you might get from ‘Bierkeller’ which I have included a picture of.
• La Fragua – Gijón: My favourite pub in Gijón, they have four TV screens that show live sport. I’ve been many times to watch the Rugby World Cup final and many Premier league games. If there’s a sporting event you want to watch, they’ve got it.
• Morrisons – Gijón: A bar with many selections of beer.
• Los Dos Hermanos – Gijón: An ice cream shop near the beach.
• Lanna – Gijón: A club that specialises in House and Techno.
• Blue Café – Gijón: A café with lots of nice cakes.
• Gascona: el bulevar de la sidra – Oviedo: This famous Street in the centre of Oviedo has a number of great ‘Siderías’.

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