Further resources about A Coruna
This page has some additional information about museums plus some useful links related to holiday, property and travel companies. We hope you find them helpful.
A list of A Coruna's main museums
La Coruna has many museums, some grand in scale and others representing the "time warp" held history of a single old building in its original form. Amongst the most notable of these museums are:
- The José Cornide Institute.
- The Archaeological Museum in the Castillo de San Antón.
- The Emilia Pardo Bazán Museum.
- The original house of Rosalía de Castro and Manuel Murguía.
- The Archives of the Kingdom of Galicia.
- The Military Museum.
A Coruna and food
The cuisine of A Coruna (city) is similar to that of Santiago de Compostela and the other Galician towns of this province, but benifits from A Coruna's proximity to the coast. As such it combines the best of farmed produce with the daily arrivals of fresh fish and seafood.
Throughout Galicia shellfish of all types are popular and A Coruna's gastronomy includes every variety of crab, lobster, prawn and crustacian. Popular dishes include:
Char grilled sole, a variety of fish and shell fish stews and hake with garlic, onion and sometimes carrot.
Away from the sea, pork shoulder with parsnips is a popular and traditional recipe and the empanada, a pie or pasty filled with any quality meat or fish, can be found everywhere. The potato also makes frequent appearances as does veal, pork, beef and corn fed chicken.
More information sources on A Coruna
1. aytolacoruna.es With a bit of luck, and the wind in the right direction, this link should take you to the English language index page of the "official" site for A Coruna.
2. The main wikipedia page on A Coruna This has loads of internal links and offers a wealth of info on the province. The site as a whole is probably the best source of information on any subject you can think of - brilliant, if perhaps overly factual.
3. Nudist beaches in Coruna province A useful site if you want to find out where you can free your inhibitions.
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