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• Santa María Church in Cambre. Cambre.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Campo de la Feria s/n. 15107. Cambre. A Coruña. (Galicia) www.cambre.org. The church has a basilica plan, with three naves divided into four sections. It has a transept and sanctuary with an ambulatory opening on to five chapels, covered with barrel vaults. It is in Romanesque style, built in …

• Casa de las Ciencias. Science and Technology Museum. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Parque Santa Margarita s/n. 15005. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981189845 | E-mail: domus@casaciencias.org. www.casaciencias.org. Experiencing science. This museum is located in Santa Margarita Palace and comprises three exhibition rooms and a planetarium. The permanent exhibition presen…

• Domus. House of Man. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santa Teresa 1. 15002. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: + 34 981189841 | E-mail: domus@casaciencias.org. www.casaciencias.org. Find out all about yourself. This is the first interactive museum in the world devoted to the human being. Located in a spectacular building designed by the Japane…

• A Coruña Museum of Fine Arts. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Zalaeta, s/n. 15002. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 881881701 | E-mail: mu.belas.artes.coruna@xunta.es. http://museobelasartescoruna.xunta.es/index.php?id=434. Galician painting in international surroundings. The museum is located in an old 18th century Capuchin convent. The Fine Art…

• Santiago Church. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Parrote 1. 15001. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) E-mail: infoturismo@coruna.es. www.turismocoruna.com. This is the oldest church in A Coruña. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style, it was remodelled in Gothic style. The outstanding features of the façade are the brackets with grote…

• Archaeology and History Museum. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo do Parrote s/n. 15001. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981189850 | E-mail: museo@sananton.org. www.ctv.es/USERS/sananton. Evolution and art. The museum is located in San Antón Castle, an old 16th-century fortress. The exhibition is divided into three sections. The Archaeology section …

• Tower of Hercules. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida de Navarra s/n. 15002. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981223730 | E-mail: torredehercules@coruna.es. www.torredeherculesacoruna.com. The repose of Hercules. This is one of the oldest Roman lighthouses still in operation in the world. The Tower of Hercules is located between the cov…

• Santa María del Campo Collegiate Church. La Coruña.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Santa María 1. 15001. Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) E-mail: infoturismo@aytolacoruna.es. www.aytolacoruna.es. An important parish. It lies in Ciudad Vieja. It dates back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and was once the second most important parish church in the area. Building was com…

• Collegiate church of Santa María la Real de Sar. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Colegiata de Sar. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) www.santiagoturismo.com. It is of particular interest for its slanting columns. It was built in the 12th century on the outskirts of the city. Interesting elements on the exterior are the small tower on the façade and t…

• Gardens at the Pazo de Mariñán. Bergondo.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Pazo de Mariñán s/n. 15165. Bergondo. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 98179 44 04 | E-mail: pazo.marinan@dicoruna.es . www.turgalicia.es. The country house is set in impressive landscape dominated by the Ria of the Betanzos. Its land descends in terraces towards the River Mandeo, with the main gardens…

• San Francisco Church. Betanzos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Fernán Pérez Andrade s/n. 15300. Betanzos. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981776529 | www.betanzos.net. It was rebuilt in the 14th century on the site of the 13th-century building. It has a Latin cross plan, single nave and apse chapels. Its roof is pitched. Outside, it is arranged on steppe…

• Galician Contemporary Art Centre (CGAC). Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Ramón del Valle Inclán s/n. 15704. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981546625 | E-mail: cgac@xunta.es. www.cgac.org. Contemporary Galician art. The terraces of this unique museum afford some of the best views of the historic quarter of Santiago de Compostela. The Galician …

• Santiago Church in Betanzos. Betanzos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Lanzós. 15300. Betanzos. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981776529 | E-mail: turismo@betanzos.dicoruna.es. www.betanzos.net. It was built by Fernán Pérez de Andrade. It has a basilica plan with three naves, the central one wider than the side ones, and three apses. It is covered by a double s…

• Santa María del Azogue Church. Betanzos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Fernán Pérez de Andrade. 15300. Betanzos. A Coruña. (Galicia) www.betanzos.net. It was built at the end of the 14th, beginning of the 15th century. It has a basilica plan, with three naves, the central one higher than the side ones. Its roof is pitched. In the sanctuary, there are three cha…

• Museum of Santiago and the Pilgrimages. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle de San Miguel, 4. 15704. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981581955 | E-mail: informacion.mdperegrinacions@xunta.es. www.mdperegrinacions.com. Ode to the Apostle. This museum is divided into three floors, and is a tribute to Saint James the Apostle and the pilgrims who com…

• San Lorenzo de Trasouto. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Robleda de San Lorenzo s/n. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981553608 | E-mail: info@pazodesanlorenzo.com. www.pazodesanlorenzo.com. The San Lorenzo mansion in the city of Santiago is an example of a medieval monastery transformed into a palatial residence. Its origins g…

• Museum of the Galician People. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Domingos de Bonaval s/n. 15703. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981554840 | E-mail: info@museodopobo.com. www.museodopobo.es. Galician Culture. The museum, located in the old convent of Santo Domingo de Bonaval, was created in 1976. The pieces on display help us under…

• San Martín Pinario Monastery. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Inmaculada 5. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981555129 | E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com. www.santiagoturismo.com. Most of the monastery is in the Baroque style. A magnificent monumental site in the historic old town. With a surface area of 20,000 square me…

• Raxoi Palace. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Obradoiro s/n. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981563864 | E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com. www.santiagodecompostela.org. An old seminary for confessors. The Raxoi Palace is located in front of the Cathedral in Plaza del Obradoiro. It was commissioned by the a…

• Hostal de los Reyes Católicos. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Obradoiro 1. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981563094 | E-mail: santiago@parador.es. www.parador.es. An architectural treasure created to provide lodging for pilgrims. Founded by the Catholic Monarchs as a hostel for pilgrims who had ended the Way of Saint James, …

• Santiago de Compostela Cathedral Museum. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza del Obradoiro s/n. 15704. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) E-mail: edumuseocatedral@archicompostela.org. www.catedraldesantiago.es. A priceless heritage. Access to the Cathedral Museum is via the Plaza del Obradoiro square. It is located in the westernmost part of the cloister of Sa…

• Gelmírez Palace. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Obradoiro s/n. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) www.santiagoturismo.com. One of the finest examples of Spanish civil Romanesque art. Gelmírez Palace was constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries, following the revolt that left the old Episcopal palace in ruins. It is con…

• Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Obradoiro. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com. www.catedraldesantiago.es. The end of the pilgrimage. Santiago cathedral is the last stop on the pilgrims' journey, and its monumental character makes it supremely worthy of this distinction. This i…

• Santo Domingo de Bonaval Convent. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Bonaval s/n. 15703. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 981554840 | E-mail: info@museodopobo.com. www.museodopobo.es. An array of different styles. The convent was founded in the thirteenth century, although most of the actual convent dates from after this period. The oldest …

• Casa do Cabildo House. Santiago de Compostela.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Platerías s/n. 15705. Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com. www.santiagoturismo.com. It has a lovely Baroque façade. It was built in 1758 and its beautiful Baroque façade stands out. The Casa del Cabildo has a lovely Baroque façade. It was designed by…