The document provides information about the city of A Coruña in Spain. It discusses how A Coruña is a busy port city located on the Atlantic Ocean that serves as a distribution point for agricultural goods. It also mentions the nearby city of Ferrol which houses much of the heavy industry in shipyards and metalworks. Additionally, it summarizes details about the Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse located near A Coruña that is considered the oldest lighthouse still in use today.
4. My City
Is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and
seventeenth overall in the country. The city is the provincial capital of the province of the same name,
having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia[1][2] from the XVIth to the XIXth
centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982, before being replaced by
Santiago de Compostela.
A Coruña is a busy port located on a promontory in the entrance of an estuary in a large gulf (the Portus
Magnus Artabrorum of the classical geographers) on the Atlantic Ocean. It provides a distribution point
for agricultural goods from the region. Although much of the heavy industry is based on the shipyards
and metalworks of the neighbouring city of Ferrol, there is an oil refinery in A Coruña itself.
5. Tower of Hercules
The Tower of Hercules (Galician and Spanish: Torre de Hércules) is
an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers
(1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in north-western
Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the
"Farum Brigantium". The Latin word farum is derived from the
Greek pharos for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is 55
metres (180 ft) tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain.
The structure, almost 1900 years old and rehabilitated in 1791, is
the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. There is a sculpture
garden featuring works by Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro.[2]
The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain, and since
June 27, 2009, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] It is the
second tallest lighthouse in Spain, after the Faro de Chipiona.
6. My School
My school is located in o carballo a small village.
