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Tower of Hercules
The world's oldest working Roman lighthouse, standing guard over the Atlantic in A Coruna for nearly 2,000 years.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Galicia, Spain · Europe
A Coruña is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Pastoriza, 56km from Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
A Coruña is a city located in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 250,438, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, A Coruña sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add A Coruña to your route.
A Coruña (Galician pronunciation: [ɐ koˈɾuɲɐ] ; in Spanish: La Coruña [la koˈɾuɲa] ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 249,255, it is the 2nd-largest city in Galicia behind Vigo. The city is the provincialRead more
capital of the province of A Coruña, having also been the political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982.
A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the city with the tallest mean-height of buildings in Spain, also featuring a population density of 21,972 inhabitants per square kilometre (56,910/sq mi) of built land area.
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A Coruña is located in Galicia, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.3713 latitude, -8.3960 longitude.
A Coruña has a population of approximately 250,438 people, making it a city in Spain.
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The world's oldest working Roman lighthouse, standing guard over the Atlantic in A Coruna for nearly 2,000 years.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Clifftop pilgrimage hamlet on the Serra da Capelada, home of the Galician saying 'who doesn't go alive, goes dead': souls are said to return as animals to visit the shrine. The coastal road in passes some of Europe's highest sea cliffs.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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The soaring Baroque-fronted goal of the Camino de Santiago, housing the apostle's tomb and the giant swinging Botafumeiro censer.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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