- Ferrol is the starting point of one of the many routes to Santiago, The English Way. For centuries people from all over the world have set off from Ferrol on a pilgrimage to Compostela.
- Near Ferrol we find one of the last examples of Atlantic Woodland: the Fragas de Eume natural park, whose luscious greenery hides a spectacular Benedictine monastery founded in 10th century.
- Ferrol was the main base for the Spanish Navy in the 17th century, and a number of fortresses and castles were built, like Castle of San Felipe, La Palma, the Naval Arsenal.
- Further north along the coast, we find the highest cliffs in Europe, San Andres de Teixido, fishermen’s pilgrimage place, the second most important place for pilgrims in Galicia after Santiago.
