Punta de Arán
Punta de Arán is a cape in Oleiros, A Coruña, Galicia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tower of Hercules and Royal Galician Academy.
Tower of Hercules
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of Hercules is the oldest known extant Roman lighthouse. Built in the 1st century, the tower is located on a peninsula about 2.4 km from the center of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain.
Royal Galician Academy
Public building
Photo: Certo Xornal, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Galician Academy is an institution dedicated to the study of Galician culture and especially the Galician language; it promulgates norms of grammar, spelling, and vocabulary and works to promote the language.
Santa Cruz Castle
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Santa Cruz is a castle on an island of the same name in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is located in the town of Porto de Santa Cruz, municipality of Oleiros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Coruña and A Pescaría.
A Coruña
Photo: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A Coruña is a large port in Galicia in northwest Spain. Its sights reflect its heritage as a fortified harbour much battered by other nations. The city is the site of the Roman Tower of Hercules, a lighthouse which has been in continuous operation since possibly the 2nd century AD.
Punta de Arán
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Oleiros, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.3819° or 43° 22′ 55″ northLongitude
-8.3456° or 8° 20′ 44″ westOpen location code
8CMH9MJ3+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12953993508OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Arán and O Coruto.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include O Cabalete and Area Nova.
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