But perhaps the main attraction is the Plaza de María Pita, named after a local heroine, and home to a 10-metre bronze monument of the Galician legend. During the 16th century, she warned the town of ...

Often overlooked in favour of other, better known, Spanish destinations, La Coruña (or A Coruña, as the locals call it), in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, is the gateway to Galicia.

THERE’S a corner of Spain where the beaches and the nightlife both have a reputation for being a bit wild. The Northwestern region of Galicia is an often overlooked, cheaper, and less crowded… ...