A Coruña (Province) - A Coruña (Provinz)

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Location of the province of A Coruña in Spain

A Coruña is a spanish Province in the region Galicia, it borders the province to the east Lugo and in the south to the province Pontevedra. In the west and north lies the Atlantic ocean

Regions

A Coruña is located in the extreme northwest of Spain. The northernmost point in the country is on the coast of the Rías Altas the chap 1 Punta Estaca de Bares, it marks the border between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay. The westernmost point of the country is that 2 Cabo Touriñán, it's near the Cabo Fisterra at the Costa da Morte. The interior of the country is characterized by green valleys and hills, they reach a height of up to 800 m and are partly responsible for the humid climate. The province's vegetation consists largely of eucalyptus forests, ferns and gorse. Around 1,150,000 people live in the province, and there are two metropolitan areas around the port city A Coruña and around the place of pilgrimage Santiago de Compostela.

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Map of A Coruña (province)

On Good Friday in Ferrol
  • 1 A CoruñaWebsite of this institutionA Coruña in the Wikipedia encyclopediaA Coruña in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsA Coruña (Q8757) in the Wikidata database, Provincial capital, approx. 245,000 inhabitants, port city and economic center. More international A Coruña AirportA Coruña Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaA Coruña Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryA Coruña Airport (Q1430713) in the Wikidata database(IATA: LCG) at the village Alvedro
  • 2 Santiago de CompostelaWebsite of this institutionSantiago de Compostela in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSantiago de Compostela in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSantiago de Compostela (Q14314) in the Wikidata database, Capital of the Galicia region, around 95,000 inhabitants, an important place of pilgrimage and university town. More international Airport Santiago de Compostela AirportSantiago de Compostela Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSantiago de Compostela Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySantiago de Compostela Airport (Q1432777) in the Wikidata database(IATA: SCQ) at the village Lavacolla
  • 3 FerrolWebsite of this institutionFerrol in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFerrol in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFerrol (Q485329) in the Wikidata database, Port city and naval base. Worth seeing old town, modernist quarter La Magdalena. The celebrations during Holy Week are a special attraction.
Iglesia de San Francisco in Betanzos
  • 4 ArteixoWebsite of this institutionArteixo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaArteixo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsArteixo (Q996161) in the Wikidata database, Coastal town, spa with thermal water
  • 5 BetanzosWebsite of this institutionBetanzos in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBetanzos in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBetanzos (Q671341) in the Wikidata database, pretty place with mansions worth seeing and three Gothic churches at the end of the Ría de Betanzos.
  • 6 CorcubiónWebsite of this institutionCorcubión in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCorcubión in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCorcubión (Q581367) in the Wikidata database, Fishing port, listed old town
  • 7 NoiaWebsite of this institutionNoia in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNoia in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryNoia (Q818601) in the Wikidata database, Town on the Ría de Muros e Noia with several sacred buildings from Gothic and Renaissance

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In the Fraguas do Eume Natural Park
  • Las Fraguas do Eume Natural Park
  • Dunar de Corrubedo Natural Park

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The official languages ​​are Spanish and Galician, a regionally widespread Romance language that is closer to Portuguese than standard Spanish. This means that you can also understand Portuguese. Younger people also understand, at least rudimentary, English.

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