The City
Betanzos is located near A Coruña, in Galicia. Galicia is an autonomic community which is in the north west of Spain and it is limited in the north by the Cantabrian Sea and in the south by Portugal y in the west by the Atlantic sea. There are many beautiful places and sites in Galicia: there are all the natural landscapes like mountains and beaches and also very cultural monuments where you can get a lot of knowledge about history….
Galicia is part from the Green Europe, Atlantic, with the particularity that its coasts of Rias Baixas are the most beautiful and sunny ones in the north of Spain. A Coruña is the second biggest city in Galcia after Vigo. It is an important port of the Atlantic Ocean and it allows the exportation of agricultural products and especially the local ones. A Coruña’s weather is maritime and the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean makes it moderate with nice temperatures, so much that it has some aspects of the Mediterranean climate. This province is very comfortable to spend the summer.
The municipality of Betanzos has a frontier in the north with the ria Betanzos and the municipality of Bergondo, in the east with Paderne and Coiros, in the south with Oza dos Rios and in the west with Abegondo. Three rivers pass through Betanzos: the Mandeo, the Mendo and the Mero.
Betanzos’ economy is based essentially on services. Thus, the commerce, culture and tourism are the three basis of the economy. There is a lot to see and to visit in Betanzos. In addition to the beautiful landscapes that are around it, there are also all the beautiful monuments like the church of Iglesia de Santiago, the church of Santa Maria, the magnificent wall of the city with their bridges…It is worth visiting also the Palacio de Bendaña, the Torre del Reloj and many other monuments which constitute the cultural richness of Betanzos. Yu shouldn’t leave without having tasted the delicious meals which are original because of their variety (fish, seafood, chorizo, baked beans…) and because of there aspect which is very classical.
How to arrive
AIRPLANE: Air company that offers one flight a day from A Coruña to Lisboa and A Coruña with Europ, Africa and America, through Lisbon
TRAIN: Renfe. Tl: 981 772 402. http://www.renfe.es
-2 stations in Betanzos: Infesta/ O Norte if you go to A Coruña, Lugo or Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao,etc...; if you go to Ferrol, station in the same village in the street called Arxentina (behind the Parque Pablo Iglesias and los institutos).
- In A Coruña: Station of San Cristóbal. Avda. Joaquín Planells Riera, s/n. Tel: 981 240 202
BUS
ARRIVA. Tl: 902 277 482 /981 600 307, arriva@arriva.es (Betanzos- Coruña, Ferrol and other nearby villages; A Coruña- main Galician capitals).
MONBUS/CASTROMIL. Tl: 902 104 444 (Betanzos- Santiago)
ALSA. Tl: 902 422 242 (A Coruña- main spanish capitals).
Station of A Coruña. C/ Caballeros, 21. Tl: 981 184 335. Fax: 981 184 336
Urban buses (A Coruña). Avda. Gran Canaria, s/n. Tel: 981 250 100. Fax: 981 253 015
