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Viewpoint · A Coruña, Galicia
Monte de San Pedro
Park on top of an old military hill to the west of A Coruña, with the cannons of a coastal battery, viewpoints over the city and the sea, and a panoramic elevator that rises from the promenade.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Monte de San Pedro
Monte de San Pedro lies west of A Coruña's center, above the sea, and is the highest point on the city's coast. For decades it was a military area, with a coastal artillery battery installed in the 20th century to defend the harbor entrance. The area was transformed into a park and opened to the public.
The large guns of the old battery remain on the summit, alongside concrete structures, and have become part of the landscape. Around them, the park has lawns, gardens, a hedge maze, a lake and viewpoints from which you can see the whole peninsula of A Coruña, the Torre de Hércules, the port and the coast stretching far away on clear days.
At the top is also the Cúpula Atlántica, a space with a camera obscura that projects images of the surrounding landscape. To get up there, besides the road, there is a panoramic elevator — a spherical glass cabin that climbs the slope from the promenade.
Late afternoon is the most popular time, to watch the sunset over the Atlantic.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
1 to 2 hours.
Best time
Late afternoon, for the sunset. Check the panoramic elevator schedules before you go.
How to get there
It's about 4 km from the center, served by city buses. You can walk along the promenade to the base of the panoramic elevator, and from there take the elevator up.
Tip
Take the panoramic elevator up and walk down the park paths: the view changes with every turn.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Monte de San Pedro
What is on the monte de San Pedro?
A park with the cannons of an old coastal battery, gardens, a maze, viewpoints and the Cúpula Atlántica.
How to get up to the monte de San Pedro?
By bus or car via the road, or by the panoramic elevator that rises from the seafront promenade.
What's the best time to go?
In the late afternoon, for the sunset over the Atlantic.