Tower of Hercules

Hercules was said to have built this when he overcame the giant Gerion who terrorised the inhabitants of the region.

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August 7th 2006
The day I arrived in La Coruña was also the same day the 50th Anniversary Tall Ships Races arrived there and the place was swarming with sailors. (One for the girls: I had a sudden flashback of the episode in Sex & The City when it was ´Fleet Week´ in New York. This was like Fleet Week in La Coruña!!) It was a little too chaotic for my liking - many summer programs in the plazas which mean ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » La Coruña

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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