An unfussy mid-range option just one block back from Playa del Orzan (1) at Calle Comandante Fontanes 19, Hotel Zenit Coruna (7) (00 34 981 218484; zenithoteles.com) has doubles from €53, room only.

La Coruña checklist The main tourist office is at Plaza de María Pita 6 (0034 981 923 093; turismocoruna.com ). For a private tour, Suso Martínez is a La Coruña expert and highly entertaining ...

Often overlooked in favour of other, better known, Spanish destinations, La Coruña (or A Coruña, as the locals call it), in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, is the gateway to Galicia. It ...

The most popular location for a beach holiday is La Coruña, surrounded by a golden bay split into two major beaches: Playa de Riazor and Playa del Orzán. Playa del Orzán is the most popular for ...