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The Best Attractions In Muxia

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Muxía is a coastal town and municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra. It is one of the final destinations for pilgrims on the Way of St. James after visiting the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in Santiago de Compostela. Muxía is known for its beaches. It has an active fishing industry. Muxía is part of the 'Costa da Morte' or 'Costa de la Muerte' . The Costa Da Morte was given this name because of the large number of shipwrecks along its rocky shore. The Costa Da Morte is one of the three regions of the Costa del Marisco, or The Seafood ...
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The Best Attractions In Muxia

  • 1. Santuario da Virxe da Barca Muxia
    The Virxe da Barca sanctuary is a church located in Muxía, Spain. It was destroyed by a fire that was started by lightning on 25 December 2013.
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  • 4. Faro de Fisterra Fisterra
    The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the Province of A Coruña, on the northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain.
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  • 6. Cabo Vilan Camarinas
    Cape Vilan is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain, located in Costa da Morte , specifically close the village of Camariñas. The place was declared of National Interest in 1933 and today is a Natural Monument. However, near the cape was installed a wind farm and a fish farm breeding turbot. The Cape Vilan Lighthouse marks this dangerous sections of the Costa da Morte. Erected at 125 meters altitude and attached to the old building of the lighthouse keepers, it has a powerful light that can reach 55 km. It is the oldest electric lighthouse in Spain.In 1890, the English ship HMS Serpent, which sailed to the Sierra Leone, sank near the cape because of a storm, perishing 173 men that were buried in the English Cemetery , a short distance out Cape Vilan.
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