The municipality of Mazaricos cannot offer visitors a marine landscape, as it has no coast, but it does have ideal conditions for offering landscapes where fresh water plays a leading role because of the numerous rivers and streams that cross its territory.
The sharp descent of some of these rivers, such as the Arcos, Beba and Santa Locaia, leads to rapids and waterfalls that form spectacular places for visitors to the interior of Costa da Morte.
For the waterfall route suggested by the municipal council, they selected the four that seemed the most interesting and accessible. The ones closest together are the Fírvado, Vioxo-Chacín and Santa Locaia falls, and farther away the Noveira falls. The first three can be visited in one day and, given the time and the inclination, the fourth can also be seen, or left for another trip.
To visit the Fírvado falls, take the AC-400 to Suevos, and then the road to the hamlet of Firavado. The largest waterfall, as there are several, is some 770 m from the village and is located on the confluence of the river Beba with its tributary, the Xende. At the so-called Black Pool, there is a legend that on the eve of St. John’s Day a golden harrow rises out of it.
From Fírvado return to the main road and go in the direction of Pino do Val, to visit the Vioxo-Chacín waterfall. At the crossroads, continue along the same road about 2 kilometres to Lamasapín and turn right for Vioxo and Chacín. After 1.5 km, leave the car and take a path on the left that goes to the falls, after walking some 350 m. The waterfall is on the Casteliño stream, a tributary of the river Entíns, which flows into the Muros and Noia ría at Serra de Outes.
To visit the Santa Locaia falls, continue straight on to Chacín and then take the DP-4502 road to Serra de Outes about 3 km until you arrive at the chapel of Santa Locaia, which is on the left-hand side of the road. Leave your vehicle there and, after walking about 100 m through the wood, you will come to the small waterfall formed here by the Vao da Denociña stream, a tributary of the river Entíns. Associated with it is a beautiful legend that tells how some robbers stole the chapel bell and then fled with it on their backs through the trees. When they tried to cross the river, they slipped on the moss that covered the stones on the bank and the bell fell in the water. Miraculously, the ground gave way, causing the cataract and the pool into which the water falls, which since then has been called the Pozo das Campás (the Pool of the Bells).
To visit the Noveira falls, the last one on the route, return to Pino do Val and take the road that goes to Muros as far as As Paxareiras. Here, turn onto the road on the right that leads to the parish of Arcos and Noveira. After reaching this last village, there is a sign indicating the turn-off to this beautiful place. It is easier to get there from Ézaro (Dumbría). The water of the river Arcos drops with force into a pool carved out of the rock, which becomes a real natural swimming pool in summer.
