Castro de Elviña, A Coruña, Spain

User Reviews

Charo Aquino (7 months ago)
Castro very well restored with the housing space well differentiated from the two walls that protect it. Spectacular views of Coruña.

OtisN7 (13 months ago)
Historic Castro located between the two A Coruña university campuses. It is still in the process of excavation but it is worth visiting, not only for the views of the city but for some unique buildings such as the cistern well or the walls. The Castro is closed to the public but it is possible to visit it with a guide for free. Additional information on visiting hours can be found on the town hall website.

Débora Bertaglia SN (19 months ago)
guided tour on Sunday at 12:00. excellent guide. very interesting place. We were able to schedule the same day.

R AV (19 months ago)
A spectacular place. To visit it you have to book a guided tour. It is a pity that more money is not invested in this excavation, only 5% has been discovered

J S (2 years ago)
If you have the opportunity to visit this you should. It is _not_ generally open to the public. It is neither signed nor does it have many associated artifacts. There are other impressive castros to be seen in Galicia. I particularly enjoyed this one as I happened to get a guided tour.

Abbey of Saint-Georges

Saint-Georges de Boscherville Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey. It was founded in about 1113 by Guillaume de Tancarville on the site of an earlier establishment of secular canons and settled by monks from the Abbey of Saint-Evroul. The abbey church made of Caumont stone was erected from 1113 to 1140. The Norman builders aimed to have very well-lit naves and they did this by means of tall, large windows, initially made possible by a wooden ceiling, which prevented uplift, although this was replaced by a Gothic vault in the 13th century. The chapter room was built after the abbey church and dates from the last quarter of the 12th century.

The arrival of the Maurist monks in 1659, after the disasters of the Wars of Religion, helped to get the abbey back on a firmer spiritual, architectural and economic footing. They erected a large monastic building one wing of which fitted tightly around the chapter house (which was otherwise left as it was).

Castro de Elviña

Address

Details

Rating

Interesting Sites Nearby

User Reviews

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historic Site of the week

Abbey of Saint-Georges