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Rías Baixas

This southern part of Galicia’s west coast consists of four large rías or inlets between
pine-covered hills. The beaches are good, the scenery is lovely, the bathing safe and
the climate much milder than on the wilder coast to the north. Though areas such as
Vilagarcía de Arousa and Panxón have become popular holiday resorts, much of the
Rías Baixas (Rías Bajas) coastline is unspoiled, such as the quiet stretch from Muros to
Noia. This part of the coastline provides some of Spain’s most fertile fishing grounds.
Mussel-breeding platforms are positioned in neat rows along the rías, looking like
half-submerged submarines. Clams are harvested in late summer.

Carnota Serra de
Outes
Punta dos
Remedios Esteiro AC550
Lira
Muros Noia
Punta Boa
Louro Ría de Muros e Noia Tállara
Porto do
Son
Ponte
Muros, a pretty Beluso Between Muros and Noia the
little fortified Mirador da coast is less built up than further
port, has well- Curota Boiro south. This beautiful open coast,
preserved Xuño J Rianxo
examples of AC550 AG11 bare and rocky, is backed by hills.
typical Galician Bamio
architecture. A Pobra Vilagarcía Vilagarcía de Arousa is a
Caramiñal Ría de Arousa de Arousa popular resort with a pleasant
Corrubedo waterfront promenade and good
Arousa Vilanova de
Ribeira Arousa AP9 sailing and water sports facilities.
Ill de
Arousa Umia
Punta de
Couzo Cambados O Mosteiro
Cambados, known for its white
O Grove
Illa de wine, has a paved square, the
Sálvora PO550
San Vicente AG41 Praza de Fefiñanes, lined by
do Grove fine old houses.
Vilalonga Poio
A Lanzada
Combarro Pontevedra
Pontevedra is the lively
Sanxenxo provin cial capital and has
Illa de Ría de Pontevedra Marín a picturesque setting
Ons by a deep ría.
Mirador da
Cabo de J Cotorredondo
Udra
Bueu AP9
Moaña Hio, a small fishing village
Hio
Cabo de with a good beach, is
Combarro is a Home Cangas Teis Mirador da noted for having one
of the finest carved
picturesque fishing Ría d e Vi go Vigo J Madroa calvaries in Galicia.
village known for its Illas
hórreos (see p31) on Cies Coia AP9
the seafront.
The Illas Cíes have Panxón AG57
white sand, clear
water and a Baiona Nigrán
bird sanctuary.
Cabo Panxón, across the
Silleiro
broad bay from Baiona
0 kilometres 10 (see p100), is a popular
0 miles 5 holiday resort with
excellent sandy beaches.
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