Municipality of

Carral

With special sightseeing, historical, landscape, gastronomic attractions, which have been part of Carral’s identity for centuries.

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The municipality of Carral has its origins in 1836. The civil governor Pio Pita Pizarro was in charge of setting its demarcation following the administrative division made in Spain by Xabier de Burgos. The name ‘Carral’ comes from the location of the municipal capital being located on the road that links Santiago with A Coruña, with reference to the ‘Carrilana’ (old steam transport) which used to circulate there.

It is located near the city of A Coruña and was a place of passage or lane (“carril” meaning lane in English) to the city of Santiago from the city of A Coruña. Carral borders with the municipalities of Cambre (north), Ordes (south), Cerceda (west), Abegondo (east), Mesia (southwest) and Culleredo (northwest).

The municipality of Carral is made up of eight parishes: Paleo (Carral), Tabeaio, Quembre, Sergude, Cañás, San Vicente de Vigo, Sumio and Beira. Carral is a place with some very special sightseeing, historical, scenic, ethnographic, cultural and gastronomic attractions. In terms of gastronomy, it is especially famous for its bread and empanadas (pies), which have been part of Carral’s identity for centuries.

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How to get to Carral

Municipality of Carral:

Turism of Carral:

Bus station:

  • N-550, S/N, Carral

Taxi stop:

  • Praza Capela, 2, 18
  • +34 981 670 257