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Galicia

Things to see in Galicia

14 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

Stone ramparts of the Castro fortress in Vigo among its gardens

Vigo · Castles

Castro Fortress

17th-century fortress on Monte do Castro
The granite market halls of the Mercado de Abastos in Santiago de Compostela

Santiago De Compostela · City Centers

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Historic food market in central Santiago
A large, ornate neoclassical building with three prominent domes and a central clock tower, situated in a wide paved plaza under a clear blue sky.

A Coruna · City Centers

Parque de María Pita

Plaza de María Pita is the main square of A Coruña, in the centre of the city between the old town and the harbour. It i...
A close-up of a rectangular street sign mounted on a white tiled wall, displaying the text "PASEO MARITIMO" in white capital letters alongside a blue coat of arms featuring a lighthouse.

A Coruna · City Centers

Paseo Marítimo

The Paseo Marítimo is the great seafront walk of A Coruña, a continuous promenade of roughly thirteen kilometres that fo...
A coastal beach scene featuring large, layered rock formations and sea caves, with numerous tourists walking on the sand near the water's edge under a cloudy sky.

A Coruna · Coastal & Beaches

Praia das Catedrais

Praia das Catedrais, or As Catedrais, is one of the most remarkable beaches in Spain, on the coast of Galicia near the t...
A tall, ancient Roman lighthouse stands atop a grassy promontory overlooking a rocky coastline and the ocean, with a town visible in the distance to the left.

A Coruna · Archaeological Museums

Tower of Hercules

The Tower of Hercules, on a rocky headland at the north-western edge of A Coruña in Galicia, is the oldest Roman lightho...
A close-up view of the stone facade of a historic building featuring two vertically aligned windows with green shutters, a wrought-iron balcony, and ornate stone carvings including a coat of arms.

Santiago De Compostela · Historic Heritage

Cathedral (Santiago De Compostela)

Burial site of Saint James in Spain
The Cíes Islands rising from the Atlantic off the Galician coast

Vigo · Coastal & Beaches

Cíes Islands

UNESCO Atlantic archipelago with white sand beaches
A grassy hillside with a low, curved stone retaining wall or ruin running along the ridge under a clear blue sky.

A Coruna · Ancient Ruins

Castro de Elviña

The Castro de Elviña is an Iron Age hillfort on the edge of A Coruña, Spain, on the slopes of the Monte da Zapateira, cl...
The image shows the stone ruins of a historic building complex with exposed foundation walls in a grassy courtyard, alongside a standing bell tower and adjacent structures under a clear blue sky.

A Coruna · Architectural Heritage

Iglesia de San Francisco

The Iglesia de San Francisco is part of the old town of A Coruña, the Ciudad Vieja, a quiet district of small squares, c...
A blue, ornate metal market building with a sign reading "PESCADERIA" (fish market) on its facade, situated next to a street with parked cars and a cylindrical tower in the background.

A Coruna · City Centers

Mercado Central

A Coruña is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Galicia, and its markets are the best place to see why the city's cooki...
A coastal landscape featuring a prominent ancient Roman lighthouse situated on a grassy promontory overlooking the ocean, with rocky cliffs in the foreground and a city skyline visible in the distance to the left.

A Coruna · Historic Towers

Torre de Hércules Visitor Center

The Torre de Hércules Visitor Center is the starting point for one of the most remarkable monuments in Spain, the Tower...