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  Ferrol - LoveToKnow 1911
N.E. of the city of Corunna, and on the Bay of Ferrol, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.
Ferrol is provided with extensive dockyards, quays, warehouses and an arsenal; most of these, with the palace of the captain-general, the bull-ring, theatres, and other principal buildings, were built or modernized between 1875 and 1905.
The exports are insignificant, and consist chiefly of wooden staves and beams for use as pit-props; the chief imports are coal, cement, timber, iron and machinery.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ferrol   (432 words)

  
 Ferrol Hotels: Compare Ferrol, Spain Hotel Rates and Reviews - SideStep
The modern Hesperia hotel is located at the intersection of central Ferrol`s two main roads, 500 metres from the town`s bus...
The Barcelo Pazo Libunca is an elegant country house built at the beginning of the 20th century.
Ferrol is at 30 kms from A Corunam partly by motorway and the rest along the N-VI main road.
www.sidestep.com /hotels-rooms-l3052138-ferrol_hotels_spain   (405 words)

  
 Ferrol hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Galicia, by all-hotels.com
Is is located in Ferrol's most central area, in Plaza...
The Hotel is in the city center, located in the barrio de la Magdalena, historic centre of El Ferrol, 500 meters from the harbour...
This four star hotel, built in 2002, is located in the centre of Ferrol, right where two main avenues...
www.all-hotels.com /europe/spain/galicia/ferrol_e1.htm   (572 words)

  
 Lavanguardia.es - Noticias, actualidad, última hora en Cataluña y España
Racing de Ferrol (6-2), y que la RFEF computa a efectos de reconocimiento oficial, historia y
Ferrol a media tarde después de recorrer más de un kilómetro en su silla de ruedas por la autovía AP-9 en...
Ferrol desde hace 9 ó 10 años y según explicaron fuentes de este centro, se trata de una persona...
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 El Ferrol
Ferrol pasó de ser un pueblo marinero a una de las ciudades más modernas, con una industria y una tecnología de las más adelantadas de la época.
Ferrol, como capital de l departamento marítimo del noroeste, contribuyó a equipar e impulsar la marina de guerra, que cobra mayor importancia en la ciudad.
Ferrol, durante todo este siglo, siguió dependiendo de la construcción de buques para progresar, ya que apenas contó con otro tipo de industria.
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 Ferrol - Wikimedia Commons
English: Ferrol is an Atlantic-facing city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia in north-western Spain.
Galego: Ferrol Concello da Provincia da Coruña en Galicia.
Nederlands: Ferrol is een gemeente in de Spaanse provincie A Coruña in de regio Galicië.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Ferrol   (153 words)

  
 Ferrol_WorldHistory
In the 17th century, El Ferrol was the most important arsenal in Europe, and, to day, it is a key seaport, industrial and urban centre in the very heavy populated district of Las Mariñas.
Old Ferrol, which occupies the west side of the town, is thronged with sailors and is busy with the active life of the port.
For the first time the immense strategic importance of the port of El Ferrol came to be understood and it was made capital of the Maritime Department of the North, formed under Ferdinand VI and Charles III for the defence of the colonial empire of America.
www.geocities.com /ferrolhistory/Ferrol_WorldHistory.html   (788 words)

  
 Ferrol, A Coruña - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferrol 43°28′N 8°15′W is an Atlantic-facing city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia in north-western Spain.
Ferrol, the most important Naval Station in the north of Spain [11], with its well sheltered harbour and busy port, together with the Navantia shipyards seems to be flourishing once again, and with it, the whole heavily populated district of As Mariñas and Ferrolterra.
Ferrol was virtually impossible to blockade in the age of sail, as any strong westerly winds would take the blockading force away along the treacherous north coast of Spain where they had no safe haven.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferrol   (2056 words)

  
 El Ferrol, Spain
Ferrol has a population of 77,859 and its metropolitan area (i.e.: the urban area plus all the satellite towns known as Ferrolterra) has a population of over 210,000 (2004).
For the first time the immense strategic importance of the port of Ferrol came to be understood and it was made Capital of the Maritime Department of the North, formed under Ferdinand VI and Charles III for the defence of the Spanish Colonial Empire in America.
Ferrol, the most important Naval Station in the north of Spain, with its well sheltered harbour and busy port, together with the NAVANTIA shipyards seems to be flourishing once again, and with it, the whole heavily populated district of Las Mariñas and Ferrolterra.
www.creekin.net /c6613-n172-el-ferrol-spain.html   (779 words)

  
 Ferrol Accommodations: Ferrol Hotels, Lodging, and Accommodations
Ferrol, ES The Barcelo Pazo Libunca is an elegant country house built at the beginning of the 20th century.
Ferrol, ES The Hesperia Ferrol Hotel is a new hotel, actually is the best four star hotel in the city.
Ferrol, ES Ferrol is at 55 kms frin A Corunam partly by motorway and the rest along the N-IV main road.
www.funtastik.com /Spain/Ferrol/FerrolHotel.html   (260 words)

  
 Romblon
Ferrol is located in the western coast of Tablas and this hilly coastal town is one hour drive from the Tablas Airport.
In 1850, Muslim pirates frequently raid the islands of the Visayas and Tablas.
During one of their raids in Tablas, they were repulsed and driven by the Spanish Guardia Civil based in Odiongan, one of the settlements in the island.
www.romblon.homestead.com /ferrol.html   (596 words)

  
 Ferrol, Facts and Fiction
According to the Biography [3], Forester was said to have been in Spain to cover the civil war in 1937, to cover the Franco side for a conservative English newspaper.
On parole he was granted to go into the city of Ferrol to have a drink with locals and practice his Spanish, or to walk to the headland to stare at the horizon.
The ships were bombarded by Ferrol cannons, the road was well-defended, and the passage via the lagoon was not practical.
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 Tvs.E Ferrol
Ferrol is one of the most intense creatures the Nebulans have ever created.
Ferrol's most natural weapon is his own body, which is covered almost completely in sharp quills that can puncture a thirty foot block of titanium before showing any signs of wear.
Ferrols fingers thamselves end in claws sharper and stronger than his body quills.
www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/east/158/teferrol.html   (561 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Christmas Gift!: Books: Ferrol Sams   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Christmas Ferrol Sams describes was the different and, at the same time, the same as the Christmases I experienced as a child.
Ferrol Sams has not only the magic gift of story-telling, he also IS a storyteller.
Ferroll Sams really shares some of the most endearing traits of the South that will make Southerners close their eyes to day-dream about their past, and leave other readers wishing they could truly relate.
www.amazon.com /Christmas-Gift-Ferrol-Sams/dp/0929264592   (1023 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Ferrol Sams (b. 1922)
With engaging and graceful prose, Sams's fiction celebrates love of the land, the changing southern landscape, and what he calls "being raised right" in the rural South.
A natural storyteller whose works have made him a popular writer in the South and garnered favorable national attention, Ferrol Sams was honored in 2001 for fifty years of commitment and service to the people of Fayette County.
Linda Welden, "Ferrol Sams," Contemporary Fiction Writers of the South: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook, ed.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/Literature/Fiction/Authors&id=h-1237   (976 words)

  
 Ferrol Galicia Guide | Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As the toll road reaches the city, it loops dramatically around the Ferrol ria (bay), but in truth this is as exciting as a visit to Ferrol actually gets.
Ferrol does have a large naval port which may interest some, and several battle ships were in the harbour during our visit, but these ships can only be viewed from a distance.
A further castle in the Ferrol district is the Castillo de Nogueirosa.
www.galiciaguide.com /Ferrol-galicia.html   (650 words)

  
 Festive Travel - The Mediterranean Specialists Since 1994
The typical cake from Ferrol justly opens the dessert menu.
To reach the Parador it is best to go to the Plaza de España and from there take the María or Magdalena street to the end.
Ferrol is 55 km from A Coruña, partly by the motorway and the rest along the N-VI main road.
www.festivetravel.com /spain/ferrrol/ferrol.htm   (214 words)

  
 Port of El Ferrol, Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: )
According to the port authority of El Ferrol & San Ciprián in Spain, a tender covering a concession for a new 230,000 m2 container terminal in the outer harbour will be issued during 2004.
A breakwater, around 1km from the current coastline, is already in position, and 60 percent of the overall infill was reported to have been completed by the end of 2003....
In 2002, the Reganosa group, comprising Endesa, Union Fenosa, the Tojeiro Group and Algeria's Sonatrach, began construction on the El Ferrol LNG import facility.
seaport.homestead.com /files/ferrol.html   (277 words)

  
 Ferrol - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Ferrol o el Ferrol es un municipio gallego del noroeste de España situado a unos 52 kilómetros por carretera (10 kilómetros en línea recta, cruzando la Ría del Ferrol) de La Coruña, la capital de la provincia.
La zona metropolitana del Ferrol, conocida como Ferrolterra, engloba un buen número de ayuntamientos del interior y la costa, y es una de las áreas de población dispersa más pobladas de Galicia.
En el Ferrol se produjo la botadura del primer barco a vapor de España en 1858, en 1881 del primer barco con casco de hierro y en 1912 Alfonso XIII asiste a la del primer acorazado (el España).
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferrol   (1371 words)

  
 El Ferrol, Spain
From Pontedeume the road continues north, passing the seaside resort of Cabañas, to El Ferrol, an industrial town noted particularly for its shipyards and Spain's principal naval base on the Atlantic.
El Ferrol was the birthplace of General Franco, and until a few years ago bore the honorific style of El Ferrol del Caudillo.
The entrance to the harbor is defended by forts on either side of the river mouth a few kilometers from the town.
www.planetware.com /spain/el-ferrol-e-gal-ferro.htm   (107 words)

  
 Ferrol Hotels, Hotels in Ferrol, SERCOTEL, Book a Hotel in Ferrol   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In this directory (hotels in Ferrol), you will find a wide range on information of each of our Ferrol Hotels (general information on the hotel with all its services).
We hope to be able to cater to your needs and that Sercotel will become your preferred Ferrol hotels chain: the charm of the uniqueness of the hotels with guaranteed quality standards.
The hotel is located in the Magdalena neighborhood, the historical and commercial center of the city of Ferrol...
www.sercotel.es /htmleng/city/ferrolhotels.htm   (147 words)

  
 Awana4u2.org - TJ & Ferrol Sipes - Your Missionary
Ferrol and I have trusted the Lord to take care of our family needs for over 15 years since we first trusted Him as our Savior in July of 1991.
All of the meals and hotel costs for Ferrol and I as we travel are covered by your donations, however, our children’s meals and hotel expenses as we travel are not covered by donations but are considered a personal expense (many donors do not know this).
All airfare and travel expenses incurred for Ferrol and I en route to attend these Missionary conferences are provided for through these same donations.
www.awana4u2.org /sipes/your_missionary.html   (1667 words)

  
 Racing de Ferrol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Racing Club de Ferrol (founded in 1917) is a Spanish football team from the city of Ferrol, Galicia near the port of A Coruña in north-western Spain.
The history of football in Ferrol is associated to the shipbuilding yards, workshops, foundries and dry docks and the British technical advisors, hired to work locally who used to play against existing teams.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s there were different football teams organized in Ferrol, though only one of them has survived, and as a result of an amalgamation of some other previous teams.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Racing_de_Ferrol   (275 words)

  
 Video RT Ferrol - ferrol, krow, codes, krispy, RT - Dailymotion Share Your Videos
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Esta RT tuvo el significado del principio de lo de SADA y FERROl, porqué krispy estuvo veraneando en SADA y fue como un video de regreso y al mismo tiempo de despedida a LIZARD que se nos va para CATALUNYA...te recordaremos siempre, tio, como el puto amo que eres, va por ti, te lo mereces
Hola de nuevo, keria comentaros ke el sabado ke viene, dia 7 de JULIO, hay RT en A CORUÑA capital.
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 Jazztelia » Túlallevas! » Tag » ferrol » en todo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 FERROL [El Ferrol] - Online Information article about FERROL [El Ferrol]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
FERROL [El Ferrol], a seaport of See also:
Cartagena, Ferrol is governed by an See also:
blockade was begun by the French, and Ferrol surrendered to them on the 27th of See also:
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 El Ferrol, Galicia, Pictures
El Ferrol, city and seaport, northwestern Spain, in La Coruña Province, on the Ferrol Inlet (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean), near the city of La Coruña.
El Ferrol is an important naval station, with one of the largest natural harbors in Spain.
Originally a fishing village, El Ferrol was selected (1726) by Charles IV, king of Spain, as a suitable site for a naval station, and a few years later the shipbuilding yards were constructed.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Spain/Galicia/El_Ferrol_city_La_Coruna_Province.html   (230 words)

  
 Ferrol Sams (b. 1922)
A physician, humorist, storyteller, and best-selling novelist, Ferrol Sams is the author of seven books.
One of four children born to Mildred Matthews and Ferrol Sams Sr., the Fayette County school superintendent, Ferrol Sams Jr.
Copyright 2004-2006 by the Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.com /nge/ArticlePrintable.jsp?id=h-1237   (890 words)

  
 Hotel Parador Ferrol Spain Galicia
This hotel, looking over the port and Ria of Ferrol, was formerly a manor house.
Outside of Ferrol there is the church of Chanteiro, the Monasteries of Monfero and Caveiro, and the village of Pontedeume.
Experience the recommended celebrations: the feasts of San Julian, the patron saint of the city held on January 8th; Nuestra Senora de Chamorro (Easter Monday); and the Feasts of Amboage in August.
parapromotions-spain.com /parador/spain/ferrol.html   (487 words)

  
 The Parador of Ferrol
The Parador Ferrol is a stately mansion with a maritime air.
It sits near the water in the centre of the city of Ferrol, an attractive, seafaring city.
The restaurant at the Parador Ferrol is justifiably famous for the wide and varied list of exquisite seafood and Galician cooking it offers.
www.spainparador.com /parador-ferrol.htm   (186 words)

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