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- A Coruña’s main economic activity is fishing and fish processing, much of which, along with other light industry, is concentrated around the provincial capital of A Coruña.
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A Coruña’s main economic activity is fishing and fish processing, much of which, along with other light industry, is concentrated around the provincial capital of A Coruña. The principal ports are A Coruña and Ferrol. Petroleum refining also is important. There are metallurgical plants and dockyards at Ferrol.
The urban and economic growth of A Coruña is generating strong synergies with the bordering municipalities, managing to shape a continuous urban with someone of them. Municipalities as Oleiros, Culleredo, Arteixo or Cambre gain population in every census, due to the displacement of the A Coruña population towards its bordering municipalities.
La Coruña ranks 45th out of the 52 provinces in Spain according to ECI. The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.
Mar 2, 2018 · Global Markets. How Zara Transformed Its Hometown Into a Spanish Powerhouse. Inditex helped the city of A Coruña withstand Spain’s crisis. Zara Spring 2018 | Source: Courtesy. By. Bloomberg. 02 March 2018.
- Places of Interest
- Getting to A Coruña
- Getting Around The City
- Tips
Paseo Marítimo
This skirts the entire city, and is the longest promenade in Europe. By following this promenade, you can pass most of A Coruña's main sights, such as the Castle of San Antón or the Tower of Hercules.
Playas de Orzán and Riazor
These are the two main beaches in A Coruña, and they are located in the heart of the city, and bordered by the promenade above. Many surfers flock to these beaches to make the most of the huge waves.
Tower of Hercules
This is a lighthouse that has been in operation for nearly 2000 years. It has been declared by UNESCO as Human Heritage.
By Air 8km outside of the city there is A Coruña airport, with direct flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Seville, Lisbon, Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Huesca. There is a bus that runs every 30 minutes (every 60 minutes at weekends) to take you to the city centre that takes about 25 minutes and costs 1.25€. 60km away is Santiago airport, which ...
There is a bus system in place in A Coruña, one ride costs 1.15€. Daily from mid-June to October, and at weekends the rest of the year, trams run along the Paseo Marítimo from the port area all the way around the headland towards the city centre and the Playa de Riazor. Rides cost 1€.
If you are a fan of tapas, make sure you visit La Bombilla on Calle de la Galera, which is said to have the best tapas in A Coruña, and only costs 1€ per dish.
Mar 10, 2016 · Coruña Smart City: creating an open innovation ecosystem. 10 March 2016. Smart Coruña is the innovation programme which began in 2011 and whose objective is to transform the beautiful city of La Coruña into a technology hub where new services, which improve the city´s efficiency and the sustainability, are implemented.
San Cristóbal is the city's main railway station. It receives long distance RENFE trains from destinations within Spain. Two railway lines terminate at this station. They begin in León and Zamora and connect A Coruña with central Spain. High-speed trains connect the city with Santiago de Compostela, Ourense-Empalme, Pontevedra and Vigo-Guixar.
