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Encyclopedia Britannica



AVILES

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 65 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: AUD-BAI
AVILES , or Set; NIcoLAs DE AvILEs (the Roman Flavionavia), a seaport of northern Spain, in the province of
Oviedo
 ; on the Bay of Aviles, a winding inlet of the Bay of Biscay, 24 M. by
rail
  W. of Gij6n. Pop. (1goo) 12,763. Aviles is a picturesque and old-fashioned town, containing several ancient palaces and
Gothic
  churches. The bay, which is crossed by a fine
bridge
  at its narrow landward extremity, is the headquarters of a fishing
fleet
 , and a port of
call
  for many
coasting
  vessels. Coal from the
Oviedo
  mines is exported coastwise, and in 1904 the shipments from Aviles for the first time exceeded those from Gijon, reaching a
total
  of more than 290,000 tons. Glass and coarse
linen
  and woollen stuffs are manufactured; and there are valuable
stone
  quarries in the neighbourhood.


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