landmark
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
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A Coruña
Galicia, Spain · Europe
About A Coruña
A Coruña is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Pastoriza, 56km from Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
A Coruña is in Galicia, Spain, with about 250,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pastoriza, about 7 km away.
A Coruña (Galician pronunciation: [ɐ koˈɾuɲɐ] ; in Spanish: La Coruña [la koˈɾuɲa] ; also informally called 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 capital of theRead more
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near A Coruña?
Within an hour or so of A Coruña: Tower of Hercules (2 km), San Andrés de Teixido (50 km), Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (56 km).
Where is A Coruña?
A Coruña is in Galicia, Spain, about 7 km from Pastoriza.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 250,438
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.3713, -8.3960
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from A Coruña
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
San Andrés de Teixido
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
cathedral
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
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
Driving roads near A Coruña
- 61 kmCabo OrtegalTowering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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