Monte de San Pedro
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Monte de San Pedro is a former coastal-defense battery and park atop Monte de San Pedro in La Coruña, known for its two large Vickers guns.
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Why go
- Each gun could fire a one-tonne projectile up to 38 kilometres.
- Moving the guns uphill on removable rails took place at just 200 metres a day.
Opening hours
Today13:30 – 15:30Show all
Monday13:30 – 15:30
Tuesday13:30 – 15:30
Wednesday13:30 – 15:30
Thursday13:30 – 15:30
Friday13:30 – 15:30, 21:00 – 23:30
Saturday13:30 – 15:30, 21:00 – 23:30
Sunday13:30 – 15:30
Walking route
Don't miss
- Two Vickers gunsEach is more than 17 metres long and has a 381 mm calibre.At the former battery on Monte de San Pedro.
- 885 kg projectile replicasReplicas of the shells are displayed along the Parque de San Pedro promenade.Parque de San Pedro promenade
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Interesting facts3
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The 381 mm Vickers guns were manufactured in Barrow-in-Furness, England.
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The battery used range-finding stations, a firing-data calculator and a plotting table to track shot and target paths.
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19 shots
The guns fired just 19 shots during their service.
Cañones del Monte de San Pedro - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
Built between the world wars, the battery defended the coastal inlets and coast around Ferrol and La Coruña.
- 1929The guns were acquired, tested and shipped by sea to La Coruña.
- 1933The guns fired for the first time on 19 December.
- World War IIThe installation played its most important role in the coast’s defence.
- 1977The guns fired their final shot on 24 October.
- Conversion to a parkAfter years of neglect, La Coruña’s city council recovered the site, opened the grounds as a park and restored the military facilities as a museum.
Sources: Cañones del Monte de San Pedro - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026
Where
Ctra de Fuertes, La Coruna
Questions and answers
What are Monte de San Pedro’s opening hours?
Monday to Thursday and Sunday, 13:30–15:30; Friday and Saturday, 13:30–15:30 and 21:00–23:30.
Where is Monte de San Pedro?
On Ctra de Fuertes, atop Monte de San Pedro in La Coruña.
How large are Monte de San Pedro’s Vickers guns?
They have a 381 mm calibre and are more than 17 metres long.
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