A Coruña
Country: Spain · 251,543 inhabitants
Attractions
- Casa del Hombre (La Coruña)
- Iglesia de Santiago
- Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Aquarium Finisterrae
- Coruña Fine Arts Museum
- Casa de las Ciencias (La Coruña)
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- Museo Arqueolóxico e Histórico (La Coruña, Spain)
- Centro Galego de Artes da Imaxe
- Gas Natural Fenosa Museum of Contemporary Art
Wikivoyage
A Coruña (Spanish: La Coruña) is a large port in Galicia in northwest Spain. Its sights reflect its heritage as a fortified harbour much battered by other nations. The city is the site of the Roman Tower of Hercules, a lighthouse which has been in continuous operation since possibly the 2nd century AD. The Old City has streets and squares that revive the city's history and noble mansions and residences. In July, a Medieval Fair takes place in the streets of the Old City. The city has several museums, such as the Castle of San Antón Archaeological Museum, Fine Arts Museum and the network of scientific museums. The city had a population of 249,000 in 2024.
Wikipedia
A Coruña (Galician pronunciation: [ɐ koˈɾuɲɐ] ; 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 provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as 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.