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Cedeira is a city council in the Province of A Coruña in North West Spain, part of the autonomous community of Galicia.
The borough can be divided into several parishes, also known as "Parroquias", which differ from each other in extension, population density, economic activities and levels of development.
Geography and Climate
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that Cedeira does not enjoy extreme oscillation in its weather conditions neither in winter nor in summer. The weather is mild all the year around almost as if we were talking about one only season, and that is very different to what happens in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully green. Still, the summers tend to be a bit dryer than the winters.
It was a well known fact that the Cariño and Cedeira's shared Coast has some of the Highest Cliffs in Europe; but a not so well known fact about them till recent studies, is that those Cliffs are made out of some of the oldest rocks in the continent. In fact, some scientist working for the British Natural History Museum have just published (2006) in the Official Journal of the Royal Geological Society, that those rocks are about 1,160 million years old (i.e.: the only places in the world where rocks of similar age can be found are South Africa, Canada and Australia).
Industry and Tourism
Fishing, Trawlers from Cedeira travel across the world to distant places like South Africa, Terra Nova in Canada or the Irish Box to get tons of fish. Most of the fish, specially tuna is put in tin-cans in warehouses locally for later being distributed to different parts of Spain andEurope.
Farming, Horse Breeding and Timber production, together with services are the main economic activities, and from the late 1980s Cedeira has develop itself as an attractive coastal resort making good use of its natural beauty and wonderful beaches.
Wind-mill parks are common in Ferrolterra particularly in the boroughs of Carino, Cedeira and A Capela.
The Medieval Fair of Cedeira
For the last few years, Cedeira has been reproducing once a year a little Medieval Fair in one of its main squares. So every July, the Holy Heart of Mary’s Square (also “Plaza del Sagrado Corazón”) dresses itself with all the banners and colours, and smells of the medieval period, and a good number of performers cover the square showing the public how the different artisans, merchants, traders and others performed their activities so many centuries ago. At the same time, the streets will be full of small period theatrical shows together with "Punch and Judy sort of" though Middle Ages puppet plays.
The borough can be divided into several parishes, also known as "Parroquias", which differ from each other in extension, population density, economic activities and levels of development.
Geography and Climate
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that Cedeira does not enjoy extreme oscillation in its weather conditions neither in winter nor in summer. The weather is mild all the year around almost as if we were talking about one only season, and that is very different to what happens in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully green. Still, the summers tend to be a bit dryer than the winters.
It was a well known fact that the Cariño and Cedeira's shared Coast has some of the Highest Cliffs in Europe; but a not so well known fact about them till recent studies, is that those Cliffs are made out of some of the oldest rocks in the continent. In fact, some scientist working for the British Natural History Museum have just published (2006) in the Official Journal of the Royal Geological Society, that those rocks are about 1,160 million years old (i.e.: the only places in the world where rocks of similar age can be found are South Africa, Canada and Australia).
Industry and Tourism
Fishing, Trawlers from Cedeira travel across the world to distant places like South Africa, Terra Nova in Canada or the Irish Box to get tons of fish. Most of the fish, specially tuna is put in tin-cans in warehouses locally for later being distributed to different parts of Spain andEurope.
Farming, Horse Breeding and Timber production, together with services are the main economic activities, and from the late 1980s Cedeira has develop itself as an attractive coastal resort making good use of its natural beauty and wonderful beaches.
Wind-mill parks are common in Ferrolterra particularly in the boroughs of Carino, Cedeira and A Capela.
The Medieval Fair of Cedeira
For the last few years, Cedeira has been reproducing once a year a little Medieval Fair in one of its main squares. So every July, the Holy Heart of Mary’s Square (also “Plaza del Sagrado Corazón”) dresses itself with all the banners and colours, and smells of the medieval period, and a good number of performers cover the square showing the public how the different artisans, merchants, traders and others performed their activities so many centuries ago. At the same time, the streets will be full of small period theatrical shows together with "Punch and Judy sort of" though Middle Ages puppet plays.
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