This is Oleiros in Galicia !!

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In my travels to my dear Spain, I have the great opportunity to visit many towns and regions over the years. I am lucky to be close and visit every year. I have written plenty on Galicia in my blog and this was hidden in an older post that I decided to bring out on its own and show you a bit of this is Oleiros in Galicia !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The town of Oleiros is 9 km from Coruña,113 km from Xove, 89 km from Lugo, and 588 km from Madrid, I was driven to it from Coruña along the AC 11 highway crossing the Burgo river and continue on the AC 12 highway continue on AC173 road , then follow sighs for Santa Cristina on the CP 5804 to roundabout, then turn left on Avenida das Santa Cristina continue then turn left onto Avenida das Américas and the beach parking,

We followed the coast to be at nice Oleiros, together with the town of Sada,(see post), it forms the strip of land that separates the Betanzos estuary from the bay of A Coruña. The town has numerous beaches, including Santa Cristina, Bastiagueiro, Mera, Santa Cruz, Naval, Lorbé, Dejo and Santa María de Canide. The one I went was Santa Cristina and it is very nice with great hotel/restaurant to relax and see the ocean, There is a small pine grove with dunes on the left side. When the tide is low, a great area of the beach is uncovered, forming then a small cape. This is a nice area worth the detour, which is full after June; for now we had it all for ourselves and had a beer and tapas at the restaurant Pereiro now the Bitácora de Santa Cristina Restaurant & Club overlooking the beach in the Hotel Santa Cristina, now b&b apartments.  Now part of Alda hotels,

Other things to see are the Castle of Santa Cruz, located in the nearby town of Porto de Santa Cruz, on an islet in the Santa Cruz cove. It was ordered to be built to complete the defensive system of the Coruña bay in the 16C. The Museum of the Oleiros or Potters Museum is located in the nearby town of Santa Cruz forming part of the Cultural Center As Torres de Santa Cruz, one of the most important schools of popular Spanish ceramics. Inside it houses a unique collection in Europe of popular ceramics and is the venue for one of the most important fairs of traditional ceramics in Spain, which every year welcomes hundreds of potters who exhibit their work.

The town of Oleiros on its heritage :  https://www.oleiros.org/temas

The Oleiros tourist office on its heritage : https://www.turismoleiros.org/en/sightseeing/must-do

The official Alda Hotels on the Santa Cristina Hotel : https://www.aldahotels.es/hoteles/galicia/a-coruna/oleiros/hotel-alda-santa-cristina

The official Bitàcora de Santa Cristina Restaurant & Club : https://bitacorasantacristina.com/

The Galicia region tourist office on the Santa Cristina beach : https://www.turismo.gal/recurso/-/detalle/9877/santa-cristina

The Galicia region tourist office on Oleiros heritage: https://www.turismo.gal/localizador-de-recursos/-/sit/que-visiter/oleiros?langId=en_US

There you go folks, a wonderful road warrior ride in off the beaten path Oleiros in wonderful Galicia, Always looking forward to be back, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Oleiros in Galicia !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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