Malpica de Bergantiños (or simply Malpica) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the province of

A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...

, in the

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of Galicia, northwestern

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. It belongs to the

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of Bergantiños, located from the provincial capital of

Culture

It is located on the route of the Way of the Lighthouses, which unites it with Fisterra. The church of Santiago de Mens stands in the town. As part of the ''

Costa da Morte Costa da Morte (; "Coast of Death") is a part of the Galician coast. The most common definition of the Costa da Morte states that it extends from Cape Finisterre to Malpica, although some may debate it extends from Muros to A Coruña. Backg ...

'', the town of Malpica is best known for its marine heritage, with this being reflected in celebrations like the ''Festa do Mar''.

Background

In front of Malpica are the ''Illas Sisargas'', a small

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...

used as shelter by numerous marine birds. Main sights include the Church of ''Santiago de Mens'', in Romanesque style (12th century) and the

dolmen A dolmen, () or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...

of Pedra da Arca.

Demography

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International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Malpica de Bergantiños is twinned with: * Malpica de Tajo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

References