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Monte Alto

Monte Alto is the peninsular sector of A Coruña that surrounds the Tower of Hercules, the oldest Roman lighthouse still in operation in the world and a World Heritage Site, 57 metres tall. Between the lighthouse, the district and the coast stretches a large green area with a sculpture park on the edge of the Atlantic that brings together nearly twenty works, among them 'Caronte', 'As Portas de Hércules', 'Breogán' and the 'Monumento a los fusilados'. The Paseo Marítimo, the longest in Europe, rings the district, opening it to the sea and to various green areas. The district is home to the Domus Museum, an interactive building by Arata Isozaki devoted to the human body, and the Aquarium Finisterrae, with some 20,000 specimens of more than 200 species in seven areas. Small coves complete the route, such as Playa del Matadero, Playa de la Torre or de las Lapas and Playa de San Amaro, as well as the San Amaro Cemetery, the city's main one.

Things to do at Monte Alto: 8 missions

• See 'Hidra de Lerna' (1998)See the sculpture 'Hidra de Lerna' (1998) by Fidel Goás Mendes in the sculpture park.
• Walk through the sculpture parkWalk through the distinctive sculpture park in the large green area on the edge of the Atlantic.
• See 'As Portas de Hércules' (1992)See the sculpture 'As Portas de Hércules' (1992) by Francisco Leiro in the sculpture park.
• See 'Ártabros' (1994)See the sculpture 'Ártabros' (1994) by Arturo Andrade in the sculpture park.
• See 'Caronte' (1988-1992)See the sculpture 'Caronte' (1988-1992) by Ramón Conde in the sculpture park.
• See the Monument to the Executed at Monte AltoTake in this sculpture by Isaac Díaz Pardo, one of the roughly twenty works gathered at Monte Alto.
• See 'Caracola' (1994)See the sculpture 'Caracola' (1994) by Moncho Amigo in the sculpture park.
• See 'Breogán' (1995)See the sculpture 'Breogán' (1995) by José Cid in the sculpture park.

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