UPDATE: Vespa World Days 2025 in Gijón, Spain
It will soon be done! Then we'll have the long winter behind us and can finally get back on our bikes and start the new season. And soon the first highlight will be on the programme - the Vespa World Days 2025 in Gijón, Spain, from 01 to 04 May. The Vespa Club de España is releasing more and more details and the programme is already looking pretty definitive. You can also take a look at the Vespa Village 2025 in the overview map. We can't wait to see what else there is to see in the coming weeks.
Thursday, 1 May
10.30 Clock
Opening, reception and accreditation. Distribution of the welcome pack, opening of the Vespa Village 2025 car park
11:00-19:00 Clock
Exhibition of the "Motovespa" models
08:00/20:00 Clock
Start of scheduled and reserved tours. Departure from the bar 'Gota a Gota'. (Plaza Sara Suarez Solís, 5 - Gijón)
12:00 Clock
Official opening of VWD 2025
17:00 Clock
Lecture by Antonio Veciana. Signing session
19:00 Clock
Visit of friendly clubs of the Vespa Club of Spain
20:00 Clock / 01:00 Clock
Shows, music and live concert
Friday, 2 May
10.30 Clock
Opening, reception and accreditation. Distribution of the welcome pack, opening of the Vespa Village 2025 car park
11:00 - 19:00 Clock
Exhibition of the "Motovespa" models
08:00 / 20:00 Clock
Start of the planned and reserved tours. Departure from the bar "Gota a Gota". (Plaza Sara Suarez Solís, 5 - Gijón)
11:00 Clock
Gymkana amater, scooters and riders only (no boxes). Only for participants in the VWD25 event
15:00 Clock
Elegance competition
17:00 Clock
Lecture by Markus Mayer
18:30 Clock
Lecture by Emilio Turrión
19:30 Clock
Meeting of the VWC presidents
20:00 Clock / 01:00 Clock
Shows, music and live concert
Saturday, 3 May
10.30 Clock
Opening, reception and accreditation. Distribution of the welcome pack, opening of the Vespa Village 2025 car park
11:00 - 19:00 Clock
Exhibition of the "Motovespa" models
12:00 Clock
Route of the "Vespa Village 2025"
17:00 Clock
International costume contest
19:00 Clock
Conference of JAF
20:00 Clock
Gala Dinner
22:00 Clock - 03:00 Clock
Vespa party
Award ceremony
Sunday, 4 May
11:00-17:00 Clock
Exhibition of "Motovespa" Models
12:00 Clock
Closing ceremony and relay handover
Gijón has a lot to offer
The coastal city with around 270,000 inhabitants is located on the Bay of Biscay and those who wish can arrive by boat and moor at El Musel harbour. Locals and tourists alike can relax and have fun on the long beaches just outside the city or in the park with its sculptures on Santa Catalina hill. In the city, traces of the Romans can be found in the Palacio de los Valdés , while the monumental Laboral de Gijón University dominates just outside the centre. There are plenty of hotels and a large campsite right by the sea should also appeal to many Vespisti. If you want to make the journey by Vespa, you will have to sit in the seat for around 1,900 kilometres, which is the distance from the centre of Germany (Kassel) to Gijón.
The hinterland and surrounding area offer a lot of nature and the Asturian Vespa clubs will organise various trips along the coast and to the biosphere reserves. From a culinary point of view, all participants will be spoilt by the exciting Asturian cuisine, which consists of dishes prepared without haste, on a low fire and almost without spices that could distort the natural flavours of their ingredients. Whether it's the "fabada asturiana" bean stew, the spicy "chorizo" sausage or fresh fish and seafood straight from the harbour, there are plenty of surprises for the palate. And when night falls in Gijón, the many bars, pubs and clubs are tempting. If you get bored in Gijón, it's your own fault.
Fun fact: In Germany and Austria, people still occasionally talk about the "shame of Gijón", because at the 1982 World Cup, the national teams from these two countries agreed a non-aggression pact in the group game against each other in order to reach the next round unscathed. Germany took a 1-0 lead after ten minutes, the perfect score. After that, both teams literally did nothing to change the score.
Anyone who misbehaves in Gijón will have to watch this "Game" in its entirety on replay ;)
Map: Where is the venue?
Picture gallery: Vespa World Days 2024
