Praia do Castro
Praia do Castro is a beach in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. Praia do Castro is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castro de Baroña, as well as near the beach Praia de Coído.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castro de Baroña and Praia de Area Longa.
Castro de Baroña
Archaeological site
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castro de Baroña is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in the parish of Baroña, a municipality of Porto do Son in the province of A Coruña. The settlement, surrounded by two walls and containing twenty roundhouses that still remain today, was built on a peninsula and inhabited from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Castro de Baroña is situated 140 metres west of Praia do Castro.
Praia de Area Longa
Beach
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Praia de Area Longa is a beach, which is situated 440 metres southeast of Praia do Castro.
Igrexa de San Pedro de Baroña
Church
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Igrexa de San Pedro de Baroña is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Praia do Castro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Igrexa and O Dique.
Praia do Castro
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Praia da Polbeira”
- Category: landform
- Location: Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.69439° or 42° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.03025° or 9° 1′ 49″ westOpen location code
8CJGMXV9+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 437293326OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Highlights include Praia de Coído and Oficina Turística do Castro de Baroña.
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