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GENERAL GUIDE ENGLISH In the north of the province of A Coruña the regions of Eume, Ferrol and Or - tegal constitute an exceptional tourist interest. There are a lot and various re - sources offered by this territory, from stunning landscapes, passing through wild beaches for the sport practice or small coves for a r ,est day, high cliffs, leafy forests, singular culture, emblematic buildings, pagan feasts and pil - grimages, and of course, an top class cuisine. The Local Councils which forms part of the tourist destination are a total of 21 : Cabanas, A Capela, Monfero, Pontedeume, As Pontes, Vilarmaior, Ares, Cedeira, Fene, Ferrol, Moeche, Mugardos, Narón, Neda, San Sadurniño, As Somozas, Valdoviño, Cariño, Cerdido, Mañón y Ortigueira. In this guide book, we have tried to reflect a small part of the numerous re - sources of this territory. To be able to discover more places of tourist inter - est and other remarkable resources it is missed out on the website www.turismoferrolterra.es CRÉDITOS Edita Fotografías Mancomunidade de Concello da Comarca de Ferrol Arquivo PDPT Ferrol Ortegal Plan de Promoción Turística do Xeodestino Ferrolterra Mancomunidade de Concello da Comarca de Ferrol Concello de Ortigueira Deseño e maquetación DMC Galicia Item-Aga Comunicación Depósito Legal Textos xxx-xxxxx Mancomunidade de Concellos da Comarca de Ferrol © Da edición, do plano e dos textos Mancomuni - Traducións dade de Concellos de Comarca de Ferrol. Inglés: Xulio Vázquez Deibe (ICE Galicia) © Das fotografías, os seus autores. Francés: Lucía Rouco Paz (ICE Galicia) GENERAL GUIDE 2 FERROLTERRA - RÍAS ALTAS INDUSTRIAL TOURISM on a boat through the estuary, from where The establishment of the different industries everything you have seen before acquires a in Ferrolterra has left its mark in the Local different colour. Councils of the region. Places that once were pioneer production Do you know that…? In Exponav you centers now have been converted into tourist will be able to travel across time and go attractions. Anyone visiting these attractions into the inside of an old galleon of the will be able to discover where the stories 18th century or to go into one of the which take us to the past will be found . modern day frigates. The visit to the Shipyard and the Arsenal of “This visit can be only done with a guided tour (The trail of Shipbuilding Ferrol, both included in the Trail of Ship - during the weekends in summer or building ; the water mills of Neda and Narón Easter) or during open days. In the event (that has been a Royal Mint ); also to the can - of not being able to enter, from the Her - neries of Cedeira and Cariño, or to the Ther - rera Gardens in the city centre, there is a mal Power Station of As Pontes are a good really good panoramic view over the example of all the different industrial tourism base and its warships .” resources offered by the destination. The Trail of Shipbuilding Industrial heritage of As Pontes Since 2011, in Ferrol people can make the The panorame of the village of As Pontes de Trail of Shipbuilding . Venturing into this cir - García Rodríguez is impressive. Really well cuit allows people to go into an unknown known because of its Thermal Power Station, world until recently. As Pontes offers an industrial landscape The military infrastructures combine cen - where nature now is also present. turies of History, really valuable architecture The towers and the huge smokestack of the with the latest technologies used nowadays thermal power station crown a landscape by the Navy. The set of buildings constitutes that offers even more. This is the case of the a huge museum where you can find the naval As Pontes Lake . The natural environment of history of the fertile Estuary of Ferrol. the opencast mine, closed in 2007, has been There are eight points to visit. The route restored. starts at the Bastion, in the Curuxeiras port The lignite mine has been exploited since 1976 and the former Hall of Arms of the Arsenal. for the supply of energy power to the thermal Separated from them, the route continues power station placed on its banks . The area of through the Ditch of La Campana, the Naval the mine is now full of water, coming from the Museum, Exponav and Navantia. Eume River, forming a magnificent blue lake. Further away, standing guard the entrance of Its measurements are awesome : almost 18 the estuary of Ferrol, there is the San Felipe kilometres of perimeter and 205 meters deep. Fortification, the last point of the route. To On the lake bank, close to the centre, lays an top it all off, you will be able to make a trip artificial beach of more than 400 metres. Al - FERROLTERRA - RÍAS ALTAS 3 GENERAL GUIDE ready on the lake, are two islands : one to rep - This delicious pepper is under the protection, resent the native flora and the other one used since 2010, of the Protected Geographical In - as a bird sanctuary. dication. This means that this product has spe - In As Pontes there is a mixture of industrial cific characteristics because of its cultivation tourism, which feeds its personality, and the place. ‘’Pemento do Couto’’ is produced in natural habit. the localities of Narón, Ferrol, Neda, Val - doviño, Cedeira, San Sadurniño, Moeche, As Do you know that…? The smokestack of Somozas, Fene, Ares y Mugardos, being part the thermal power station is one of the of the Ferrolterra region all of them. highest in the world, with 356 meters high. “Go to the top to take the best picture re - flecting the multicolour mosaic of the Do you know that…? The peppers from landscape. ” O Couto are never hot. “Come to the feast of the ‘’Pemento do Couto’’. This is celebrated every July in GASTRONOMICAL TOURISM San Martiño de Xuvia (Narón). ” The destination Ferrolterra - Rías Altas com - bines inland and coastline. From its land and sea high quality products are obtained, con - The Bread from Neda verting the local cuisine into a tourist attrac - The huge amount of water has given and still tion. In addition to this, there are a lot of is giving really tasty bread. This converted gastronomical feasts spread around the region. Neda into the capital of the wheat of Galicia, In any locality you can taste the best local prod - when in 1588 the Royal Factories were es - ucts and from the traditional Galician cuisine, tablished here. These were sponge cake fac - all types of fish and shellfish from the estuaries, tories and ovens of provisions that provided like the barnacles from Cedeira, the famous oc - the Armies of the Kings of Spain. topus from Mugardos or the clamped sardines A good opportunity for tasting the famous and the canned food from Cariño. From inland, bread is the first Sunday of September, when you will be able to taste the peppers of O Couto, the Feast of the Bread of Neda is celebrated. bread from Neda, pound cakes from As Pontes, Furthermore, this exaltation of the product turnip greens from Monfero and Cerdido, veal was declared ‘’Fiesta of Tourist Interest of from A Capelada or honey from San Sadurniño Galicia’’ in 2013. and Moeche, from where it is famous its “tetilla’’ cheese. Do you know that…? In Neda there are 15 mills preserved giving an insight of Peppers from O Couto its important medieval bakery tradition. The denomination ‘’Pemento do Couto’’ “Taste the traditional bread in each and comes from the name of the monastery of every bakery of Neda. ” San Martiño de Xuvia, situated in the parish of O Couto, in the local council of Narón. GENERAL GUIDE 4 FERROLTERRA - RÍAS ALTAS Octupus from Mugardos The preserves continue to be processed in the The highlight of Mugardos is its gastronomy, traditional manner. This tradition comes from a traditional cuisine characterized by the the last part of the 19th century. This deli - quality and the variety of its products from cious delicacy can be found in the Municipal the sea and the octopus is without any doubt, Market, and other shops around the village, the favourite of the kitchens. as well as in the factories. The fishermen village lived for decades on In Cariño you can find delicatessen preserves fishing for this tasty and valued sea creature. of any kind. From north tuna, cod, conger, The octopus from Mugardos was the most re - horse mackerel, octopus, mussels, scallops... quested at the fairs of inland Galicia. in scallop or pickle sauce or in olive oil. The quality of the captured product binds to From all the fishes, the star dish is the one of the peculiar way of cooking it which is differ - clamped sardines which is semi-preserved ent from the rest of Galicia. The ‘’pulpo a la using the salting technique. Its preparation ac - mugardesa’’ is really well known worldwide. cording to the ‘’cariñés’’ style is a secret and Its recipe : it is cooked with sea water until it you can enjoy it during the Skate Casserole reaches a tender texture. In a frying pan you and Campled Sardines Feast, one of the un - make a fried mixture of oil, onion and sweet avoidable events in August in all the region. pepper and then you add the octopus. The final For several years preserves have been made result is served with boiled potatoes. in Cariño making use of the quality of the Every second Saturday of July, Mugardos products coming from the products of the hosts the Octopus Feast , declared to be of land. We can find marmalades of tomato, Galician Tourist Interest. kiwi and even turnip greens preserve, all made with seasonal products.