San Cibrao

Part of the town of San Cibrao lies on the "Peace Peninsula" (Peninsula de la Paz) which is surrounded by the Cantabrian Sea, whose waters in this area typically reach a high summer temperature of 18 °C; there are five beaches in the area.

As of 2004^[update], neither the shellfish and fish populations, nor any seafood related industries seems to be still affected in any way by the contamination from the Prestige oil spill

The fiesta of A Maruxaina is celebrated on the second Saturday of August. It is related to a popular legend about a siren who lives on some small islands, Os farallons, near San Cibrao. This festival has been distinguished by the National Centers of Cultural Interest. Most of the townspeople dress on this day as Maruxainos, that is, in costumes that resemble the dress of days past. Ritually, at noon, the mariners bring the siren from the islands onto shore, were in front of the museum they create a mock-trial to judge the Maruxaina on whether she is good or bad. After this the townsfolk serve a potent brew of "Queimada".

Industries

• Bauxite mining and Alcoa
  's alumina refinery.
• Fishing port.
• The Royal Factory of Sargadelos in Cervo nearby San Cibrao (Since 1791); one of the oldest and most renowned manufacturers of fine pottery in Galicia. This is also a tourist destination.

See also

• Ferrol
  – City and naval station in northwestern Spain.
• Isaac Díaz Pardo - Galician intellectual (born 1920) strongly attached to both Sargadelos and Cerámica do Castro.

References

External links

• (in English) Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority
• (in English) Alumina Espanola S.A. plant at "San Cibrao"