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Taragona Destination Guide

Explore Taragona in Spain

Taragona in the region of Galicia is a town in Spain - some 308 mi or ( 496 km ) North-West of Madrid , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Taragona

Current time in Taragona is now 01:27 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Vilagarcia de Arousa, and Vigo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Lisbon . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Taragona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Excursion a Pobra do Caramiñal

2:41 min by tuchoplaza2
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Viaje a Puebla del Caramiñal ..

Galicia - Noia Medieval

7:04 min by Pursuman
Views: 2302 Rating: 4.57

DISCLAIMER. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS IS USED UNDER THE "FAIR USE" GUIDLINES . NO INFRINGMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. A different kind of Spanish holiday. Noia is a town on the Galician c ..


Galicia - Procesión de las mortajas (Pobra do Caramiñal) Nazareno 2010

9:55 min by Pursuman
Views: 2131 Rating: 5.00

DISCLAIMER. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS IS USED UNDER THE "FAIR USE" GUIDLINES . NO INFRINGMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. All those who were near death had been entrusted to Jesus of Nazareth ..

Galicia - Playa de Barraña (Boiro) /Juan Pardo-Probiña da tola

7:28 min by Pursuman
Views: 1872 Rating: 5.00

BOIRO If you like free "tapas" in bars and seafood, this is your place to go. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rianxo

Rianxo is a port town and municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña. It has a population of a little over 15,000 and its two main industries are fishing and tourism. The town's yearly celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is popular with tourists. Rianxo was the birthplace of several influential Spanish writers, including Paio Gómez Chariño, Manuel Antonio, Alfonso R. Castelao and Rafael Dieste.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 42.65 -8.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña, Our Lady of Guadalupe

Boiro

Boiro is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Barbanza. Boiro has an area of 86.58 km. It is perhaps best known as the small town where famous quadriplegic (and Galician) Ramón Sampedro received euthanasia. The town was thus filmed in for the 2004 film Mar Adentro, which won an Oscar.

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Located at 42.65 -8.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña

Cortegada Island

Cortegada is a tidal island in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain. It is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.

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Located at 42.62 -8.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Spain

A Pobra do Caramiñal

A Pobra do Caramiñal is a town and municipality at the entrance of one of the lower bays of the Galician coastline known as the "Ria de Arousa" in the province of A Coruña. It is located in the autonomous community of Galicia. A Pobra do Caramiñal belongs to the comarca of El Barbanza. It is the next stop out of the ria (bay or more apropos 'fjord') after Boiro and is famous for its unusual festival procession in September.

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Located at 42.60 -8.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Fishing communities in Spain, Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña

Torres do Oeste

Torres do Oeste is a castle in Catoira, Spain. It is located at the head of the Ría de Arousa. It is in the region of Caldas, in the river Ulla estuary. The towers remaining today are the ruins of Castellum Honesti. Torres del Oeste has been declared a national monument. In the 9th century, King Alfonso III of Leon built the castle as a defense against Viking attacks. The two remaining towers are from this period, and have a pre-Roman style.

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Located at 42.68 -8.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Castles in Galicia