What to see in La Coruna, itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, including the Tower of Hercules, the Church of Santiago and Castillo de San Anton.
Tourist information
A port city in Spain, La Coruna extends along a strip of land and a promontory on the north-western coast of Galicia, where originally there was an ancient city of Celtic origin named Brigantia.
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in a magnificent position, the old city rises to the south-east of the promontory, while the new city, developed in the nineteenth century, stretches along the strip of land that connects the promontory to the mainland, with the port to the south. east and northwest beaches.
The residential area continues on the mainland.
Nicknamed Balcony on the Atlantic, La Coruna is one of the most visited places in Galicia, in second place after Santiago de Compostela.
The typically oceanic climate, often rainy, has influenced the architectural style of some buildings in the city, which present themselves with narrow balconies closed by glass windows, called the galerías, ideal for attracting and concentrating light and heat.
What see
Along La Marina you can see buildings in this style.
Along the northern coast of the peninsula, on a hill about 50 meters high, there is the symbol of La Coruna, the Tower of Hercules, the only Roman lighthouse still in operation, built in the second half of the first century or at the beginning of the second century AD.
The Tower, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is inserted in a large urban park located on a spectacular stretch of coast.
In the historic center there is the Church of Santiago, which is the oldest building of worship in the city, built in Romanesque and Gothic style.
The Castillo de San Anton dates back to the sixteenth century, the fulcrum of the ancient defensive system of La Coruna.
