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A Coruña

A seafaring Galician city of glassed-in balconies and long beaches, with the Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse still in use.

Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to A Coruña is being written. It's on the Northern Spain list as If You're Nearby.

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Cities · UNESCO

Santiago de Compostela

Galicia
About 35 miles away

The cathedral at the end of the Camino, said to hold the apostle James.

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Cities · UNESCO

Porto

About 154 miles away

A granite riverside city, famous for port wine lodges, and a tiled train station.

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Nature · UNESCO

Douro Valley

About 155 miles away

Terraced vineyards on a winding river, by train or boat.

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