A Graña

La Graña (or A Graña in Galician) is a village and naval station (also submarines), shipyard, and town located some 800 meters by sea from the Naval Station of Ferrol, in north-western Spain.

It is an integral part of the Naval Military Complex of El Ferrol.

Geography

Altitude: 11 meters
Latitude: 43º 29' N
Longitude: 008º 16' W

The village is located on the Ferrol inlet, close to the naval base. The area is semi-urban. It has a port for small boats and a boat club.

It was the first arsenal on the Ferrol inlet during the middle of the 18th century. On this beach the English landed in August 1800, when the campaigns of Manuel Godoy against the Portuguese took place.

External links

Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority (English)

Ports and lighthouses under the Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao

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 Graña, Mugardos and Ferrol Inner-port with twenty three Lighthouses

Coordinates: 43°28′55″N 8°15′36″W / 43.482°N 8.260°W / 43.482; -8.260

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