Location and geography
Coastal town located in the Ria de
Betanzos, in so-called "Marine Coruñesas". It limits the
north with the municipality of Puentedeume, the east and the south
Villarmayor with Paderne and irixoa. The town is situated 27
kilometers east of La Coruña, at an altitude of 10 meters above the
sea level.
The municipality has important roads,
such as the N-651 Betanzos-Ferrol and AP-9 highway that also connects
these two cities, making Minho is close to important places of the
province, so that the Corunna and Ferrol are 20 minutes, Betanzos and
Sada Puentedeume to barely 10 minutes and Santiago de Compostela, 45
minutes.
In addition to its good road
communication, it is communication by rail, with two stops: at the
Apeadero Miño and Perbes, in Vilanova. It is a place for pilgrimages
running the "English Way", since from the Port of Ferrol,
Compostela, Euplius route along a rich cultural and scenic variety.
Three rivers cross the municipality:
the Lambre river, which runs along the stream along a route full of
charm and has its mouth in Ponte do Porco, on the border with the
municipality of Paderne, forming Alameda beach. The Baxoi river,
located at the "English Way" and along its course has a
Gothic fountain and a picnic where to stop to rest. Finally the canal
runs to its mouth at the Playa Grande, forming the marsh on its
doorstep. The Xario river runs through the parishes of San Xoan de
Vilanova and Perbes, leading to the side of the Playa Grande de Miño.
Tourism
It is a town of great tourist
attraction due to the existence of four beaches: Playa Grande, Blue
Flag since 1984; Ribera, known as "Little"; Alameda, with
dramatic variations in level between high and low tide and the beach
of Perbes, along with Beach Lake. La Grande, Ribera Beach Perbes and
currently hold the Blue Flag in recognition of its water quality,
facilities, access, etc. The Playa Grande, more than 1 km long, which
leads directly off the highway, makes it one of the most important
resorts of the Atlantic coast resort.
If a quiet town, almost deserted in
winter, the summer tourist influx transforms into a bustling place,
whose restaurants, bars, Internet cafes and brasseries attract large
audiences at sunset.
Urbanism
The urban dynamics in the municipality
of Minho has led to the present village of Minho, with the structure
of a people that has developed along a road (N-651), while has
experienced tremendous growth building macro-developments away from
the town center and the services provided by the town center. One,
Costa Miño Golf, 1200 dwellings (unfinished) extends Perbes and San
Juan de Villanueva. The above development has involved the
construction of housing blocks replacing low houses, one or two
plants, rather than spread outside to form a consolidated rural
nucleus surrounded by condominios.2
This has led to the disappearance of
houses with land making up the urban core. Thus, the planning has
been somewhat chaotic, as the land in many cases came from old
orchards growing. The case has generated more controversy has been
the expropriation of land in Perbes conducted for the construction of
this complex, using the method of expropriation for the construction
of a private space, in some cases non-compliance with the relevant
indemnizacines to old 3 owners.
Parishes
Sao Tome Bemantes (Bemantes)
San Juan de Callobre (Callobre)
San Julian de Carantoña (Carantoña)
Santa María de Castro (Castro)
Leiro (Divine Savior)
Santa Maria de Minho (Minho)
San Pedro de Perbes (Perbes)
San Juan de Villanueva
Local festivals and pilgrimages in
parishes and places [edit]
Santa Maria de Miño
27 to 29 June: Festivities in honor of
San Pedro. A huge percentage of the population mistakenly believes
minense San Pedro is the boss. Mino no pattern, but patron saint, the
Virgen del Carmen. Therefore, the festival of San Pedro, although
very famous and important, are not employers.
July 16: Feast of the Virgen del
Carmen, patroness of Minho. A procession with the statue of Our Lady
of the parish church of Santa María, down to the port, where a sung
Mass is officiated, usually by the choir of the "Rondalla".
The mayor and a member of the brotherhood of fishermen throw
overboard a laurel wreath in memory of the dead sailors at sea.
Following the ceremony, the image of the Virgen del Carmen is carried
back in procession to its place in the church, where it will wait
until next year.
31 August: Pilgrimage of San Ramon in
the parish of Sombreu
June 23: Feast of the night of San Juan
Ponte do Porco
July 25: Feast of St. James
Sombreu
