Porto do Son

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Concello de Porto do Son
Image:Porto do Son Flag.gif Flag Image:Escudo Porto do Son.jpg Seal
Nickname: "O Son"
Location of Porto do Son within Galicia
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Alcalde (Mayor)	? (?)
Area
- City	95.18 km²
- Land	? km²
- Water	? km²
Population
- City (2004)	10,039 (INE)
- Density	105.47/km²
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Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)

Porto do Son is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Porto do Son is in fact a collection of coastal towns and villages in the “ria de Muros y Noia” and as such is not just a town itself, but a municipality encompassing other towns including Portosín. The area is around 16 miles by 4 miles and has many beaches along with some famous Celtic ruins, the castro (i.e., "hill fort") called the "Castro de Barona".

[edit] Castro de Barona

Just south of the fishing village of "Porto do Son" there are the 2000-year old Celtic ruins of a fort at "Castro de Barona". These ruins were only rediscovered in 1933 and are a protected as a Spanish "Artistic Heritage" site. Local legend states that any person who sees the image or shape of a lion's head in the Castro de Barona rock formations will be chosen to join the rebirth of the Celtic Clan of Baroña.

Castro de Baroña

[edit] References

• Description of Castro de Barona

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