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Nature Attractions In Galicia

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Galicia is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, being bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,718,525 in 2016 and has a total area of 29,574 km2 . Galicia has over 1,660 km of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada, and—the largest and most populated—A Illa...
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Nature Attractions In Galicia

  • 1. Islas Cies Vigo
    The Cíes Islands are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia , in the mouth of the Ria de Vigo. They belong to the parish of San Francisco de Afora, in the municipality of Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park created in 2002.
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  • 5. As Catedrais Beach Ribadeo
    As Catedrais beach translates as 'Beach of the Cathedrals'. It is the turistic name of Praia de Augas Santas . The Spanish beach is located in the Ribadeo municipality, in the province of Lugo , on the Cantabric coast, and it lies about ten kilometres to the west from the town of Ribadeo. Its name is derived from the formations of its cliffs. It has been declared a Natural Monument by the regional Ministry for the Environment of the Xunta de Galicia.
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  • 6. Ria de Arousa Vilagarcia De Arousa
    The Ría de Arousa is a ria, a saline estuary, that forms a firth situated on Galicia, Spain. It is one of the five Rías Baixas. The Ría de Arousa estuary is the largest of the estuaries of Galicia. It is part of the Rias Baixas and is located between the estuary of Muros and Noia to the north and the Pontevedra estuary to the south. The peninsulas of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña, and O Salnés, in the province of Pontevedra, are those who define their coasts on the north and south, respectively. Ría de Muros and Noya is located in north. It is the largest estuary, although not reaching the higher levels bathymetric, at 69 m maximum depth at the mouth. It has numerous islands and islets among which the island of Arousa, A Toxa, Sálvora in the mouth and Cortegada at the entran...
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  • 7. Playa Samil Vigo
    Samil Beach is the principal beach of Vigo in Galicia in north-west Spain. The river Lagares mouth is found at its west end. It is located in an environment of exceptional beauty, with Cíes Islands as background. The beach is 1,700 metres long and is connected with the urban public transport and disabled accesses are available during the summer. Several Vitrasa urban public transport lines connect it with different areas of the city. Those lines are: L10, C15A, C15B y C15C during the whole year; C3 during the summer; and the night lines CN1 y CN2. Around Samil, several services have been created: museums to different catering premises, clubs and cafés. Its promenade covers the littoral zone and it offers several leisure facilities . The beautiful boardwalk is well lit for evening strolli...
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