Maria Pita Square in Corunna
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Maria Pita, a local heroin in the fight against Francis Drake troops, gives name to this beautiful place, where there's the city council building. A sculpture of Maria Pita with a permanent fire in front remembers her.
The old fishermen's port in Corunna is now dedicated mainly to acommodate sport ships. The houses aro...
The Plaza de Azcarraga became deeply transformed in 1775, when they moved the town halloutside the wa...
Located in the ancient square of flour, now divided into square Azcarraga andConstitution Square, is ...
These two buildings are at left the palexco, for expositions, and the puerto comercial center with ci...
A view of the sports yatchs port and the chief sea traffic officer's control tower in Corunna, and th...
Estamos en la plaza pontevedra de la Coruña. Atardecer veiendo pasar los autobuses urbanos. La plaza ...
In the breakwater that separates Orzán and Riazor beaches, stands the monument to the heroes who gave...
Between the two Orzán and Riazor beaches lies this point, former defensive point of entry to the city...
Domus Museum, known as "The house of man" is a scientific museum, the frist interactive museum dedica...
Graffiti Cuatro Caminos below the Avenida de Alcalde Alfonso Molina created to wash the face to that ...
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