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The Best Attractions In La Coruna

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A Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second most populated city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country. The city is the provincial capital of the province of the same name, 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, before being replaced by Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña is a busy port located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It provides a distribution point for agricultural goods from the region.
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The Best Attractions In La Coruna

  • 1. Tower of Hercules (Torre de Hercules) La Coruna
    The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers from the centre of Corunna, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the Farum Brigantium. The Latin word farum is derived from the Greek pharos for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is 55 metres tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain. The structure, built in the 2nd century and renovated in 1791, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. There is a sculpture garden featuring works by Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro.The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 27, 2009. It is the second-tallest lighthouse in Spain, after the Faro de Chipiona.
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  • 4. Aquarium Finisterrae La Coruna
    Aquarium Finisterrae is an aquarium located in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is an interactive centre of the sciences of marine biology, oceanography. It advocates wildlife preservation, particularly the sea ecosystem and sea life. Founded by the City of La Coruña, it was inaugurated on June 5, 1999. It is directed by Ramón Núñez Centella. Its technical director is Francisco Franco del Amo. It is located on the coast of A Coruña, in the Maritime Pass, between the Domus and the Tower of Hercules. Its exterior pools are connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • 6. Castle of San Anton La Coruna
    Castles in Spain were built mainly for defensive purposes. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and maintain defensive fortresses. When the Reconquista advanced, those border castles lost their initial purpose, and, as in the rest of medieval Europe, they were used as noble residences and fief-keeps. However, due to sporadic threats of war, they kept their military purposes, for enemy invasions were common. In some locations, such as the Basque country, fiefdoms did not exist as such, and noble families could not afford nor did they need huge fortresses, giving rise to many tower houses. On the other hand,...
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  • 7. Domus La Coruna
    Domus , formerly known as Casa del Hombre, is a science museum located in La Coruña . It was inaugurated on April 7, 1995.
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  • 14. Santo Domingo Church La Coruna
    José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH , known as José Mourinho , is a Portuguese professional football coach and former football player who is the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. Following an uneventful career as a player across Portugal's football pyramid, Mourinho studied sports science at the Technical University of Lisbon, and attended coaching courses in Britain. In Lisbon, he worked as a physical education teacher and had spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager. In the early 1990s, he initially worked as an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto, before gaining success as his assistant at Barcelona. He remained at the Catalan club working with Robson's successor, Louis van Gaal. Mourinho impressed with brie...
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