Date: 28th July 2019
Travelled: 124 kilometres from Vicedo to A Coruña both in the province of Galicia
Visited: A Coruña
Stayed: A Coruña municipal aire, free with services. N43.37152, W08.44446
Budget: 49 days @ €89 per day
After a long walk around Vicedo, we get the Hymer ready to roll. We thought about a swim but the beach is shaded in the morning. So we roll out of the porte and continue south-west firstly toward Ferrol.
We stop a few kms short of Ferrol at a services point attached to a huge Repsol. We service the Hymer, give it a pressure clean and fill with diesel (€1.19) at its the cheapest we’ve seen this year. Our guides give Ferrol a pass and so do we as we continue on to A Coruña.
It’s Galicia’s second largest city sitting on the coast of the centre of the Riss Altas. We have a parking stop in the GPS but we find a carnival in progress, so continue on the a large Lidl car-park with some shade in the corner. The car-park is empty as the Lidl is closed (being Sunday). We lunch and have a little siesta before continuing into the city proper…
Map of A Coruña, the icon on the marina.
We have no choice but to fall back on the marina car-park at €6 for 4 hours minimum. So we park and go for a walk. 
There was a military hospital here, now a military museum. It’s a handsome building.
Pam stands on the main town square. The Town Hall is certainly impressive. 
Something to entertain the kids ?
Back in the centre of the old town again we find the Church of Santa Maria del Campo. 
The church is closed unfortunately, but it has a lovely entrance portal.
As we wander back to the marina we find this lovely garden and the grave of Sir John Moore. 
Finally San Anton Castle, it was closed as well.
To be frank we were a little disappointed with our afternoon in A Coruña. The old town spoilt by endless stalls selling the same thing. It’s crowded and most of the significant buildings are covered with banners etc. But look it’s festival time in Spain, who are we to complain.
We find a taverna and have a relax. Sir John Moore was an amazing man by all accounts and well worth a few minutes.
Michael and Pam
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When we were in our river cruise, we visited a little place called Lamego. Portugal. it had a wonderful church. There are 700 hundred steps up to it, we were dropped at the top and managed to walk down. Worth a visit.