Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
This panoramic drive offers a leisurely orientation of the city of La Coruña. A walk through the streets of the Old City will take you back in time to the different heartbeat of a medieval and baroque city. The High City covers part of the rocky promontory surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. From high places like the romantic gardens of San Carlos, the hefty and broad design of the Roman Magnus Portus Artabrorum becomes evident. Buried in this garden lies the British General Sir John Moore, mortally wounded when the French troops attacked the city in 1809.
What's included
- Private use of a vehicle for transfers and Sightseeing
English Speaking Driver-guide
Highlights
Itinerary
10:00
You’ll see the windowed balconies on La Marina which make up the largest glass façade in the world and one of the city’s most emblematic images. The balconies protect the front from rain, provide views both inside and out, allow for ventilation, retain heat in the winter, and keep rooms fresh in the summer. The front was built in two stages and the main front looks over the Plaza de María Pita and Calle Riego de Agua. Some buildings have over 25 meters of the continuous balcony while others are decorated with stained glass. The port walls still conserve the metal rings for berthing ships.
Proceed towards the coastline, you’ll see the Riazor and Orzán beaches; the Domus or House of Mankind, an interactive museum focusing on the human race; and the Aquarium Finisterrae. You’ll stop for a photo opportunity at the Tower of Hercules, presumably built in the 2nd century by Emperor Trajan. It is the oldest Roman lighthouse in the world and is still in use today.
Follow the coastline past San Antón Castle, an ancient fortress that now houses the Archaeological Museum. See the Mendez Nuñez Gardens and the famous glass-window houses that gave La Coruña the nickname “Crystal City”.