Ferrol (Galician: ⓘ, Spanish: ⓘ) is a city in the province of A Coruña [2] in Galicia, Spain, located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium (modern-day Cape Prior). [3] [4] [2] [5] According to the 2021 census, the city had a population of 64,785, making it the seventh-largest settlement in Galicia.

Ferrol old town, the Modernist La Magdalena neighbourhood, the La Cortina defensive walls (18th century), and the castles of San Felipe and La Palma are just some of its attractions. The main event in the town, however, is the Easter week celebrations, which have the International Tourist Interest designation.

Ferrol, everything a city wants to be! The best virgin beaches of Galicia, cujltural and industrial naval heritage of the first order, a comfortable urban area, with all services and a Historic-Artistic Complex, the Barrio de A Magdalena, with a route of modernist buildings.

Ferrol appears to have an impressive bay and port along with some good beaches including those of "San Jorge", "Cabanas" and "Cobas". It also has the Castillo de San Felipe coastal fort at the opening to the bay which tourists can visit.

– Visita de uno de los museos navales de Ferrol: Museo de la Construcción Naval (Exponav) o el Museo Naval. – Barrio da Magdalena, declarado Conjunto Histórico-artístico con trazado racionalista de la época del Ferrol de la Ilustración (incluido en la candidatura de Ferrol a Patrimonio de la Humanidad).

Discover more beaches on the coast of Ferrol with protected landscape of the Ártabra Coast, such as San Jorge, Esmelle or the wildest of Santa Comba or Ponzos. Route of Las Meninas de Canido Back in the city of Ferrol, you will visit Canido where the project of “Las Meninas” has filled its streets with art turning this place into an ...

Entonces una pequeña población costera, ya con un templo dedicado a San Julián, El Ferrol medieval se situaba sobre lo que en la actualidad se conoce como «barrio de Ferrol Viejo».

Ferrol ahora es una ciudad de unos 70.000 habitantes, si bien tras la construcción durante el siglo XVIII de sus históricos astilleros y arsenal militar llegó a convertirse en la localidad gallega más poblada.

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Ferrol is a town in Galicia, Spain. It has 56,000 inhabitants (2023) and lies on the English Way of St. James (Camino Ingles). Over 20,000 pilgrims started here in 2024.