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Exploring Galicia

Santiago de Compostela is Galicia’s major tourist attraction. This beautiful city
is the centrepiece of a region with many fine old towns, especially Betanzos,
Mondoñedo, Lugo and Pontevedra. The resorts along the coastline of the Cabo Ortegal
wild Rías Altas, with their backdrop of forest-covered hills, offer good San Andrés O Barqueiro
bathing. The Rías Baixas, the south ern part of Galicia’s west coast, have de Teixido Cervo
sheltered coves and sandy beaches, and excellent seafood. Travelling CEDEIRA ORTIGUEIRA VIVEIRO
through the interior, where life seems to have changed little in centuries, Burela
is an ideal way to spend a peaceful, rural holiday. Cabo Prior Ferreira Foz RIBADEO Oviedo
Narón As Pontes de Vegadeo
Fene
FERROL
A T L A N T I C O C E A N Caión Ría de Betanzos Pontedeume Embalse Vilalba Porto da Xesta Miño A Pontenova
García Rodriguez
MONDOÑEDO
Cabreiros
Cabo San
A CORUÑA
590m
Adrián
do Eume
Cambre
MALPICA
C O S TA D A M O R T E Laxe Carballo Mesón do Vento BETANZOS Curtis- Guitiriz Rábade Meira A Fonsagrada
Laracha
Eo
Baamonde
CAMARIÑAS
Vimianzo
Sobrado
Muxía
de Los Monjes
Dumbría Santa Comba Ordes Estación Monasterio LUGO
Embalse de Tambre SANTA EULALIA Nadela
Fervenza SANTIAGO DE Arzúa DE LA BÓVEDA O Corgo Navia de Suarna
Fisterra Corcubión Embalse de COMPOSTELA VILAR DE DONAS RESERVA NACIONAL
Barrié de la Maza Melide Guntín DE OS ANCARES
Palas de Rei
CABO
Coat of arms, Colexio de FISTERRA Carnota Outes GALICIA Becerreá
San Xerome in Santiago Muros NOIA Pedrafita
Ulla A Golada SÁRRIA do Cebreiro
PADRÓN Embalse Samos
Getting Around A Estrada Lalín de Belesar O CEBREIRO
Galicia is served by airports at Boiro Cuntis Ponferrada
A Coruña, Vigo and Santiago R Vilagarcía de Arousa Caldas de Reis Chantada León
de Compostela. A network of í Ribeira O Castro
modern highways connects Vigo, a CAMBADOS Cerdedo MONFORTE
A Coruña and other major towns, s A TOXA Soutelo MONASTERIO DE LEMOS Quiroga

and also links Galicia to the rest Brués DE RIBAS DE SIL O Barco

of Spain and to Portugal, though Combarro PONTEVEDRA Carballiño Castro A Rúa
traffic along the coast can be B SANXENXO Marín Caldelas
a
heavy. Rail lines link Galicia’s i Illa de Ponte Caldelas OURENSE SIL RIVER Puebla de Trives
major cities and towns on the x Ons VALLEY Embalse
north coast, as do coach services. s Cangas Redondela RIBADAVIA Bibei de Prada
a

ILLAS CÍES VIGO A Cañiza Cortegada A Veiga
Ponteareas ALLARIZ Viana do Bolo
MIÑO Vilar de Barrio
Key Porriño RIVER CELANOVA
BAIONA Salvaterra Embalse
Motorway de Miño VALLEY das Portas A Gudiña
Xinzo
Motorway under construction TUI Bande de Limia
Braga
Major road Monasterio de Viana do Castelo Valladolid
Minor road Santa María Miño Limia Monterrei
Scenic route A GUARDA VERÍN
Main railway line
Railway line POR TUGAL
National border Vila Real
Regional border 0 kilometres 25
0 miles 25
For hotels and restaurants see p204 and pp216–17
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