Ortegal
The far north: Estaca de Bares, Cabo Ortegal and the Capelada range. Cliffs that fall a thousand metres to the sea, small harbours and an estuary that looks like a lake.
Four municipalities on a small scale with enormous horizons. Mañón holds Estaca de Bares and the port of Bares; Cariño, Cabo Ortegal and Herbeira; Ortigueira, the estuary and its festival; Cerdido, the farming interior linking valley and coast.
Municipalities in this district
Places
View allSerra 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.