Porto do Son
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Porto do Son (ˌpɔɾtoðo'soŋ) is a municipality
of Spain
in the Province of A Coruña
, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Porto do Son is in fact a collection of coastal towns and villages in the “ria
de Muros e Noia
” and as such is not just a town itself, but a municipality encompassing other towns including Portosín. The area is around 16 miles by 4 miles and has many beaches along with some famous Celtic
ruins, the castro (i.e., "hill fort") called the "Castro de Baroña".
fort at "Castro de Baroña". These ruins were only rediscovered in 1933 and are protected as a Spanish "Artistic Heritage" site. Local legend states that any person who sees the image or shape of a lion's head in the Castro de Baroña rock formations will be chosen to join the rebirth of the Celtic Clan of Baroña.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in the Province of A Coruña
A Coruña (province)
The province of A Coruña is the most North-western Atlantic-facing province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia...
, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Porto do Son is in fact a collection of coastal towns and villages in the “ria
Ria
A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Typically, rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they can be straight and without significant branches. This pattern is inherited from the...
de Muros e Noia
Noia
Noia is a town and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It has a population of 14,947 inhabitants , being situated in the Province of A Coruña, some 20 miles west of Santiago de Compostela near the mouth of the Tambre river....
” and as such is not just a town itself, but a municipality encompassing other towns including Portosín. The area is around 16 miles by 4 miles and has many beaches along with some famous Celtic
Celtiberians
The Celtiberians were Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. The group used the Celtic Celtiberian language.Archaeologically, the Celtiberians participated in the Hallstatt culture in what is now north-central Spain...
ruins, the castro (i.e., "hill fort") called the "Castro de Baroña".
Castro de Baroña
Just south of the fishing village of "Porto do Son" there are the 2000-year old ruins of a CelticCeltiberians
The Celtiberians were Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. The group used the Celtic Celtiberian language.Archaeologically, the Celtiberians participated in the Hallstatt culture in what is now north-central Spain...
fort at "Castro de Baroña". These ruins were only rediscovered in 1933 and are protected as a Spanish "Artistic Heritage" site. Local legend states that any person who sees the image or shape of a lion's head in the Castro de Baroña rock formations will be chosen to join the rebirth of the Celtic Clan of Baroña.