Valdoviño

Valdoviño is a City Council of Ferrolterra in Northwestern Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Ferrolterra's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005).

Valdoviño Beach

• Sport port

Climate

Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that Valdovino does not enjoy extreme oscillation in its weather conditions neither in winter nor in summer. The weather is mild all the year around almost as if we were talking about one only season, and that is very different from what happens in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully green. Still, the summers tend to be a bit dryer than the winters.

Geography

• The granite coast of Valdoviño is full of sizeable sandy beaches, a large Lagoon and a lighthouse to mark A Frouxeira Point.

Holiday resort and tourism

Altogether, Valdovino, is an area of astonishing beauty, the green landscapes, the wild fauna (Excellent area for bird watching), the wonderful kilometric beach with miles of gorgeous good quality sand... just wonderful. Not surprisingly, Valdovino, has being a holiday destination from as long as any local can remember, though it was in the 1960s, when the use of the local "camping" and other facilities began to peak, and even today is regarded as one of the best beaches of Galicia and the best of Ferrolterra.

• The area is extraordinary for all sorts of water sports including windsurfing, fun, body board and surf. Not surprisingly, the beach of Pantin in Valdoviño, Ferrolterra has been chosen donkey years ago to celebrate the international surf competition "The Ferrolterra Pantin Classic".

Other industries

Farming, Agriculture and Timber production.

Surrounding area

• Ferrolterra is famous for the "Castles" of the Andrade family who became very powerful in the area during the Middle Ages.
• The "Fragas" of the River Eume National Park with its typical Atlantic Forest, and with its unique ecosystem, offers the visitor one of the most beautiful Galician landscapes. (Declared National Park in 1997).

External links

• Official website of the City Council of Valdoviño
• NAVANTIA Spanish Company, Leader in Military Shipbuilding
• Green Tourism in Northern Spain 2005
• Traveller's Guide of Europe: Ferrol c.1919
• Ferrol Maritime Province — Registration Ensign 2001
• Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
• Damian Cosme de Churruca y Elorza (1761-1805)
• Vessels Blockading various French and Spanish ports — May 1805
• Website devoted to the art of landscape and nature of Ferrolterra
• Auxiliary Oiler and replenishment ship (Spanish and Dutch project) made in Ferrol 1994
• Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier design and made in Ferrol 1997
• Offshore Technology design and made in Ferrol 2004
• Official web page in Spanish for the C.I.S. — Ferrol
• The 19th Group of Boy Scouts of Ferrol since 1920s
• Official web page in Galician and Spanish for City Council of Ferrol
• News page in Spanish for the metropolitan area of Ferrol (i.e., Ferrolterra)
• Informative Council web page in Spanish about Ferrolterra also known as Comarca de Ferrol
• The "Revista Naval" page published in Ferrol in Spanish for the "Armada Española"
• Aerial Views of Ferrol in North Western Spain 2004
• Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority