Valdoviño

Valdoviño 43°36′42.33″N, 8°09′33.93″W is a City Coucil 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).

Valdovino's lagoon - bird watching.

1 Valdoviño Beach
2 Climate
3 Geography
4 Holiday Resort and Tourism
5 Other Industries
6 Surrounding Area
7 External links

[edit] Valdoviño Beach

Sport port

[edit] 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 to 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.

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] 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.

Valdovino' is an excellent site to go camping.

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".

[edit] Other Industries

Farming, Agriculture and Timber production.

[edit] 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).

[edit] External links

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

edit	City Councils of the three Regions of Ferrolterra.
FERROL - Ares\| Fene \| Ferrol \| Moeche \| Mugardos \|Narón \| Neda \| Cedeira \| San Sadurniño \| As Somozas \| Valdoviño EUME - Cabanas \| A Capela \| Monfero \| Pontedeume \| Vilarmaior \| As Pontes de García Rodríguez ORTEGAL - Cariño \| Cerdido \| Mañón \| Ortigueira

edit	List of Ports and Lighthouses under the Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao [2]
Port of San Cibrao with four Lighthouses \| Port of Alumina Espanola with six Lighthouses \| Roncadoira Point with one Lighthouse \| Ria and Port of Vivero with seven Lighthouses \| Port of O Barqueiro with five Lighthouses \| Estaca de Bares Point with one Lighthouse \| Santa Marta's Cove and the Ports of Espasante and Carino with four Lighthouses \| Candelaria Point with one Lighthouse \| Port of Cedeira with four Lighthouses \| A Frouxeira Point with one Lighthouse \| Cape Prior with two Lighthouses \| Ria of Ferrol and the Ports of Ferrol Outer-port, A Grana, Mugardos and Ferrol Inner-port with twenty three Lighthouses

Most Northwestern Rias of Galicia [1]

edit	Municipalities of A Coruña
Abegondo \| Ames \| Aranga \| Ares \| Arteixo \| Arzúa \| A Baña \| Bergondo \| Betanzos \| Boimorto \| Boiro \| Boqueixón \| Brión \| Cabana de Bergantiños \| Cabanas \| Camariñas \| Cambre \| A Capela \| Carballo \| Cariño \| Carnota \| Carral \| Cedeira \| Cee \| Cerceda \| Cerdido \| Cesuras \| Coirós \| Corcubión \| Coristanco \| A Coruña \| Culleredo \| Curtis \| Dodro \| Dumbría \| Fene \| Ferrol \| Fisterra \| Frades \| Irixoa \| A Laracha \| Laxe \| Lousame \| Malpica de Bergantiños \| Mañón \| Mazaricos \| Melide \| Mesía \| Miño \| Moeche \| Monfero \| Mugardos \| Muros \| Muxia \| Narón \| Neda \| Negreira \| Noia \| Oleiros \| Ordes \| Oroso \| Ortigueira \| Outes \| Oza dos Ríos \| Paderne \| Padrón \| O Pino \| A Pobra do Caramiñal \| Ponteceso \| Pontedeume \| As Pontes de García Rodríguez \| Porto do Son \| Rianxo \| Ribeira \| Rois \| Sada \| San Sadurniño \| Santa Comba \| Santiago de Compostela \| Santiso \| Sobrado \| As Somozas \| Teo \| Toques \| Tordoia \| Touro \| Trazo \| Val do Dubra \| Valdoviño \| Vedra \| Vilarmaior \| Vilasantar \| Vimianzo \| Zas

edit	Roman Catholic Church - The five Dioceses of Galicia [3]
Diocese of Ourense \| Diocese of Tui-Vigo \| Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela \| Diocese of Ferrol-Mondoñedo \| Diocese of Lugo

edit	Galician Regions
A Baixa Limia \| A Barcala \| A Coruña \| A Fonsagrada \| A Limia \| A Mariña Central \| A Mariña Occidental \| A Mariña Oriental \| A Paradanta \| A Ulloa \| Allariz - Maceda \| Arzúa \| Bergantiños \| Betanzos \| Caldas \| Chantada \| Ferrol \| Fisterra \| Lugo \| Meira \| Muros \| Noia \| O Baixo Miño \| O Barbanza \| O Carballiño \| O Condado \| O Deza \| O Eume \| O Morrazo \| O Ribeiro \| O Salnés \| O Sar \| Ordes \| Ortegal \| Os Ancares \| Ourense \| Pontevedra \| Quiroga \| Santiago \| Sarria \| Tabeirós - Terra de Montes \| Terra Chá \| Terra de Caldelas \| Terra de Celanova \| Terra de Lemos \| Terra de Melide \| Terra de Soneira \| Terra de Trives \| Valdeorras \| Verín \| Viana \| Vigo \| Xallas

edit	List of the Spanish Costas:
Costa Brava \| Costa Daurada \| Costa del Azahar \| Costa Blanca \| Costa Cálida \|Costa de Granada \| Costa del Sol \| Costa de la Luz \| Costa del Marisco \| Costa Verde