La Coruña

If you need an excuse to extend your stay in the area there are some interesting side trips. If quaint, fishing villages and gorgeous scenery appeal, get some bread, some smooth Galician San Simön cheese, and slightly sparkling, white ribeiro wine and head west on C543 to Noya, turning north on C550 to explore the coastal road along the rías. If more history of the Way of Saint James intrigues you, drive east on N547 to Arzúa, then on to Melide—both stops on the medieval pilgrims’ route. If large cities attract you, the major city in Galicia, La Coruña, is only an hour away via the A9 freeway. This was Generalissimo Franco’s hometown, which (understandably) became an important industrial center during his regime.