landmark
Tower of Hercules
The world's oldest working Roman lighthouse, standing guard over the Atlantic in A Coruna for nearly 2,000 years.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Betanzos
Galicia, Spain · Europe
About Betanzos
Betanzos is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bergondo, 52km from Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Betanzos is in Galicia, Spain, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bergondo, about 4 km away.
Betanzos (Galician pronunciation: [beˈtanθʊs]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos. In Roman times Betanzos was called Flauvium Brigantium or Brigantium, this claim is disputed by the neighboring town of ARead more
Coruña along with many historians. During the Medieval period the settlement was known as Carunio.
The town is located in a fertile valley close to the Atlantic Ocean, and it has one of the best preserved old quarters in Galicia. Noteworthy is the Igrexa de San Francisco (St Francis Church), erected in 1387 by order of count Fernán Pérez de Andrade, whose tomb, decorated with hunting scenes, is inside of the church. The Igrexa de Santiago (St James Church), built in the 15th century by the guild of tailors, has a main portal decorated with a horseback statue of Saint James. The town is on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago.
Other sights in the town are several town palaces, a 16th-century clock tower, and the town walls, which preserve three of their original four gates.
There are two celebrations in Betanzos in August each year. At the festival of San Roque, a very large paper balloon is launched. Later in August, decorated boats sail along the Mandeo river to the nearby Os Caneiros.
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What is there to see near Betanzos?
Within an hour or so of Betanzos: Tower of Hercules (19 km), San Andrés de Teixido (51 km), Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (52 km).
Where is Betanzos?
Betanzos is in Galicia, Spain, about 4 km from Bergondo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,680
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.2804, -8.2147
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 Betanzos
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.
51 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Betanzos
- 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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