Seaside and Soccer

We are on the way through the canyons of A Coruna. We are crowded with many shops but let us use the facilities of the Raxaria As Neves - especially it has a website. https://raxariaasneves.es/




 They have four menus, ranging from 20 to 30 euros. The Veggie menu is a mere 19 euros and the infant one 11.50, The junior is 16. Four days before writing this they got three, five star reviews. Concepcion says ‘We had a group dinner, the food was great, the staff worked a 10! The potato omelette was the best in Coruña! Thanks and compliments to the Restaurant!’ Bea said ‘It is a good place to eat with friends or family, they are very fast serving. We ordered tortilla and raxo, I have tried better tortillas but it was delicious, I don't know if they make it with eggs or if they add milk to make it fluffier. The delicious raxo. You have the option of parking in the parking lot and then they give you a discount.’ Mind you five days ago Jose got all one star on them ‘We asked for an omelet and found a strand of the wire used to scrub the middle, logically we returned it and they brought us another one... the raxo more or less as always, the cod... tasteless, the peas raw and all of this in a sea ​​of ​​fatty liquid difficult to digest... the worst thing was the attitude of the waitress when she asked us about the food and we told her what we thought... bad... her response... oops, it's your turn hehehe. .. I don't see the fun in it anywhere... I highly doubt I'll go back there... there are better places and for less money and much more friendly and understandable.’



We are taking a round about route so we can pass the 32,500 capacity Riazor stadium. I have a soft sport for football grounds near the sea. Riazor hosts the less than mighty Deportivo de la Coruna. Depor are one of Spain’s oldest clubs. They were founded in 1906 and joined the second division in 1928. They finally got to the Primera in 1944/5, They have had a mixed time. 1948-57 was their ‘Golden Decade,’ 1958-1973 the were an ‘Elevator Team’ spending time going up and down from first to second and back. It got worse to 1988 when they entered the outer darkness of the lower tiers but they emerged to won La Liga in 1999-2000 and the cup a couple of times. Currently Depor are the third tier and have been since 2020. They are doing better in my FM21 save - with a small amount of cheating.


Time for a few hours on the beach. Given that the average temp is 16.5oC the locals, not knowing the British optimism, will regard you as being foolhardy at best. The Praia de Riazor gets 4.6 stars from over 1100 reviews. 6 months ago Michelle Martinez reckoned ‘Spectacular beach in the heart of A Coruña with amazing views. There is a maritime walk from one end to the other (it is the longest one in Europe). There are several areas of the beach that are near rough seas (good for surfing, though). There is a flag system that alerts you to which areas are safe. There are several ways to access the beach,none are wheelchair friendly. Dogs are not allowed in the summer outside of early morning or late afternoon hours.’ So, enjoy.



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