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Heritage, nature and coastal listings, sorted by district and municipality.
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Castelo de San Felipe
A 16th-century fortress that guarded the mouth of the estuary alongside Palma castle and the Viñas battery.
HeritageArsenal de Ferrol
The great 18th-century Enlightenment shipyard, today a naval base and the anchor of Ferrol's urban landscape.
HeritageBarrio da Madalena
Ferrol's Enlightenment quarter: a grid of streets, glazed galleries and uniform 18th-century architecture.
HeritageMuseo Naval de Ferrol
Maps, ship models and navigational instruments in the Arsenal's old guardhouse.
BeachesPraia de Doniños
An open beach with a lagoon behind it, dunes and good surf.
BeachesPraia de Ponzos
A long, windy beach with dunes and very little development.
BeachesPraia de Ares
A sheltered town beach with every service next to the harbour.
ViewpointsMiradoiro de Chanteiro
An open view over the mouth of the estuary, with San Felipe opposite and Mugardos to the left.
HeritageCastelo da Palma
A 16th-century ruin on the Mugardos shore, designed to cross fire with San Felipe.
NatureFervenza do Belelle
A waterfall on the Belelle river, minutes from Neda town centre.
HeritageCastelo de Moeche
A medieval fortress rebuilt after the Irmandiño revolts, in the rural heart of Ferrolterra.
HeritageMosteiro de San Martiño de Xuvia
A Romanesque church beside the river, one of the most interesting medieval survivals around Ferrol.
NatureLagoa da Frouxeira
A protected coastal lagoon, held back from the sea by dunes and important for migratory birds.
BeachesPraia de Pantín
A long, open beach that regularly hosts surf competitions.
BeachesPraia da Vilarrube
A quiet beach at a river mouth, with dunes and marsh behind.
HeritageSanto André de Teixido
A shrine on a headland, one of Galicia's most important pilgrimage destinations.
NatureRía de Cedeira
A small, sheltered estuary with marshes, paths and a strong fishing presence.
NatureIlla de Santa Comba
A small island off the Covas coast, joined to land by a tombolo at low tide.
NatureSerra da Capelada
A ridge falling into the Atlantic with cliffs over 600 metres high, between Cedeira and Cariño.
ViewpointsCabo Ortegal
A dark-rock headland where the Atlantic meets the Cantabrian Sea.
ViewpointsGarita de Herbeira
An old watch post on the Capelada, with a sheer drop of hundreds of metres to the sea.
ViewpointsEstaca de Bares
The northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, between the Atlantic and the Cantabrian Sea.
HeritagePorto de Bares
A cove of low houses and small boats, one of the northernmost harbours in Galicia.
HeritageO Barqueiro
A small village at the mouth of the Sor, known for its bridge and estuary views.
ViewpointsLitoral de Loiba
Cliffs and small beaches, with the famous Loiba bench above the sea.
BeachesPraia de Morouzos
A long beach closing the Ortigueira estuary, with dunes and marsh.
NatureRía de Ortigueira
A wide, shallow estuary with marshes, sandbanks and rich birdlife.
NatureFragas do Eume
Atlantic riverside forest, one of Europe's best-preserved ancient woodlands.
HeritageMosteiro de Caaveiro
A medieval monastery hidden in a bend of the Eume, deep in the Fragas.
HeritageMosteiro de Monfero
A former Cistercian monastery with a Baroque façade commanding a quiet valley.
HeritageCastelo de Andrade
A medieval tower above Pontedeume, the only remnant of the Andrade family castle.
BeachesPraia de Cabanas
A long, sheltered beach on the Ares estuary, with dunes and full services.
NatureLago das Pontes
A large lake born from the old lignite mine, now a place for walking and birdwatching.
NatureEsteiro do Eume
The mouth of the Eume, with marshes, sandbanks and a landscape between river and estuary.
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Heritage, nature and coastal listings, sorted by district and municipality.