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La Coruña - train station -- Turism

Although the origin of A Coruña could be in an old Celtic settlement, the history of the city began to be important in Roman times, when the port became a key point on sailing routes. A witness to this period is the Tower of Hercules, the only working Roman lighthouse and a real symbol of the city. Now declared a National Monument, it was built at the beginning of the 2nd century by order of the Emperor Trajan. There have been many refurbishments throughout history, the last of them in 1791, when Carlos III ordered the architect Giannini to restore and reface the tower.

The harbour has always been the scene of some of the most important historical events in the city, like the defeat of the English privateer Francis Drake in 1589 thanks to the resistance of the people of Coruña, led by the heroine María Pita.

The early medieval town is bounded by the Coruña peninsula. In its lively streets, good examples of Romanesque architecture are preserved. One of the most beautiful is the church of Santiago. Built in the 12th century, this church, the oldest in the city, has later additions from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its broad nave of pointed arches houses a polychrome sculpture of the Apostle Santiago (Saint James) dating from the 13th century. Because of its architectural interest, it has been declared a Historic-Artistic Monument.

Surrounding the Old City is the coastal area, where A Coruña mixes the traditional and the modern. Beside the port in the Avenida de la Marina, are the typical houses with white glazed galleries (19thC), architectural elements making up one of the best known features of A Coruña and which earned it the name of 'Glass City'.

The Castle of San Antón, at one end of the harbour area, was built at the end of the 16th century with a defensive character and later altered in the 18th. It currently houses the Provincial Archaeological Museum, which takes an interesting journey through Galician prehistory using various pieces of metalwork, objects and tools corresponding to the hill fort culture.

Hotels

Hotel Advance
Sepulveda 180
08011 Barcelona
     



4-stars hotel located in Barcelona's commercial and bussiness center. Only 3 minutes away from Plaça Catalunya, Las Ramblas, Paseo de Gracia. 15 minutes far from the Montjuïc Fair. The hotel is located in a historical building in the famous "Eixample" area. It has been completely rehabilitated with a decorators team that had given this hotel a very remarkable design..

AC Palacio Del Retiro
Avda Alfonso XII Nº 14
28014 Madrid

     



It is located in front of the Madrilenian Park " El Retiro" in an emblematic cultural area of Madrid known as "Art Triangle" composed by the Prado Museum, Centro de Arte Moderno Reina Sofia and Thyssen Bornemiza. The Hotel is within 5 minutes distance from the Stock-Market Building, the famous "Puerta de Alcalá", Gran Vía Street and Recoletos Avenue. The combination of this Classic Building and its Modern Interior Design makes of the Hotel AC Palacio del Retiro an exclusive and unique place..

Occidental Miguel Angel & Urban Spa
Miguel Ángel 29-31
28010 Madrid

     



Located on the axis of the Castellana, the center of Madrid and the most elegant and sophisticated area of the capital..

Golf courses

Marbella Club Golf Resort
Carretera de Benahavís, Km. 3,5
29679 Benahavís (Málaga)
Tel. +34 952113239 / Fax: +34 952113004

holes: 18
par: 73


The latest addition to Andalucia´s golfing family is the Marbella Golf Club located in the foothills of the Benahavís mountains. Designed by Dave Thomas of Belfry and San Roque Club fame, Marbella Golf Club winds between pines, cork oaks, gall oaks and other indigenous flora and offers marvellous views down to the sea and across to North Africa. The varied design means that players will need to use all the clubs in their golf bags as the course demands accuracy and not a little technique.
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Real Club de Golf Las Brisas
Apartado de Correos, 147
29660 Nueva Andalucía (Málaga)
Tel. +34 952810875 / Fax: +34 952815518

holes: 18
par: 72

Situated in the heart of Nueva Andalucía, in the so-called Golf Valley, is the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas, one of the oldest courses on the Costa del Sol. The intense professional activity of Robert Trent Jones, one of the most famous golf course designers, reached a peak in 1969 with the opening of the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas. The designer created a course which demands accuracy on the part of players and where it is not enough to hit long shots, but rather you have to use your head. The layout contains a lot of water hazards, ten artificial lakes, ample protection from bunkers and greens which are mostly raised. All of this lies in a unique natural setting.
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