Castle (Fort) San Antón

This fort was built between the 16th & 17th century on a small island in the bay entering into A Coruna to protect the city.

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A Coruna, Spain - another pleasant stop

June 17th 2013
We made it to La Coruna (Spanish spelling) on June 6th after a fairly nice sail from Camarinas. We were pleasantly surprised sailing up the coast to get a call on the VHF from Gazelle. They had left a day before us going directly to the Isle of Wight and we hadn’t expected to run into them again. They had stopped for the night due to rough seas and were going to A Coruna as well. We also found t ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » La Coruña » 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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