La Marina Avenue (A Coruña)
The well-known La Marina Avenue is one of the most visited avenues in the city of A Coruña. The second most important symbol of the city after the Tower of Hercules is located here, an architectural complex that stands out for being one of the largest glass complexes in the world and whose construction was divided into two stages: the first from 1870 to 1876 and the second from 1879 to 1884.
The avenue begins near the neighbourhood of La Pescadería, which had humble origins although today it shines in all its splendour because it is surrounded by glass architecture. In the past, the arcades near the avenue were used for mooring ships and the surrounding galleries formed a thermal chamber to protect the façade from the rain, allow ventilation, conserve heat in winter and provide coolness to the rooms of buildings in summer.
La Marina Avenue is located near the well-known promenade, the longest in Spain and also in Europe, with more than 13 kilometres of seascape, surrounding the entire city, always in full hustle and vitality.
The old houses located on La Marina Avenue belonged to fishermen. Over the years they have evolved to become the seat of urban life in the city with bustling streets, terraces full of people, neighbors and tourists, colourful and well-kept gardens, and boats docked in the pier, which give a final touch to this spectacular landscape.
The avenue begins near the neighbourhood of La Pescadería, which had humble origins although today it shines in all its splendour because it is surrounded by glass architecture. In the past, the arcades near the avenue were used for mooring ships and the surrounding galleries formed a thermal chamber to protect the façade from the rain, allow ventilation, conserve heat in winter and provide coolness to the rooms of buildings in summer.
La Marina Avenue is located near the well-known promenade, the longest in Spain and also in Europe, with more than 13 kilometres of seascape, surrounding the entire city, always in full hustle and vitality.
The old houses located on La Marina Avenue belonged to fishermen. Over the years they have evolved to become the seat of urban life in the city with bustling streets, terraces full of people, neighbors and tourists, colourful and well-kept gardens, and boats docked in the pier, which give a final touch to this spectacular landscape.
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