Europe Spain CEIP San Francisco Xabier - Spain

Our country: Spain In the south extreme of Europe Spain is a country varied in geography. The north is wet and cold, it becomes from the joint of mountains and sea. Great for hikers like for seafood lovers. The Mediterranean area live in an almost permanent summer, they live in a different rhythm and enjoy fantastic meals. In the middle, the rich architectural cities with unique monuments

In the south extreme of Europe Spain is a country varied in geography. The north is wet and cold, it becomes from the joint of mountains and sea. Great for hikers like for seafood lovers. The Mediterranean area live in an almost permanent summer, they live in a different rhythm and enjoy fantastic meals. In the middle, the rich architectural cities with unique monuments

We live in A Coruña, (Galicia) North West of Spain. The “finisterrae” between the Romans.

Our city is beautiful

We have wonderful beaches

Interesting museums (The house of fishes, The house of Mankind, The house of Sciences, Archaeological Museum...)

The Opera Palace and The Town Hall

Galician Flag and the coat arms of our city. The Tower of Hércules is the most ancient lighthouse in the world that still works. It is in the coat of arms of our city with the shells that are the symbols of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

This is Riazor Stadium the field of Deportivo, our football team

We have our own language (Galician) and a culture with roots in ancient Celts (as Ireland, Scotland…)

We have beautiful landscapes and quiet places.

We have traditional crafts and pottery.

Archaeological ruins in Galicia

Next to A Coruña is Santiago de Compostela, a very famous place of religious pilgrimages.

Galicia has tasty seafood and special recipes as “empanada”.

An original painter from our city: Lugrís

This is a drawing of our city. The author is Ivan (a student of our school).