Pictures from my hometown, A Coruña, last December, in the area around the Tower of Hercules, the oldest lighthouse still working in the world.
The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse located on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the centre of the city of La Coruña, Galicia, in present-day north-western Spain. The very name of “Corunna” is said to be derived from the ancient columna,
or column. It stands 55 metres (180 ft) high, and overlooks the North
Atlantic coast of Spain. The lighthouse is almost 1900 years old and is
the oldest Roman lighthouse still used as a lighthouse. The structure was rehabilitated in 1791.[1]
The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain and since 27 April 2007[2] has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Me staring the waves crashing
Stormy ocean
Torre de Hercules
Obelisco A Coruña en Navidad
Waves crashing from Torre de Hercules
Waves crashing from Torre de Hercules
Panorama A Coruña desde Torre de Hercules
Panorama A Coruña desde Torre de Hercules
Panorama A Coruña desde Torre de Hercules
Panorama A Coruña desde Torre de Hercules
Panorama A Coruña desde Torre de Hercules
Staring the waves crashing
Waves crashing
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