Camariñas and Rio Grande Estuary

Rivers and estuaries
Camariñas

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The second of the estuaries of the Costa da Morte seen from north to south is that of Camariñas. This estuary has its ends at Cape Vilán (Camariñas) and at Punta da Barca (Muxía) and its vertex at the mouth of the Rio Grande (formerly known as Porto) that begins in Ponte do Porto.

In the Camariñas estuary you can visit places such as Punta da Barca and its Sanctuary, the monastery of Moraime, the Vilán lighthouse, the beach of Leis and the picnic area of O Ariño as well as points outside the estuary, but which are located in the surroundings such as the rampant dune Monte Blanco, the cemetery of the English or the area of Camelle and Arou with the museum of Manfred Gnädinger.

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Other places of interest in Camariñas

Castle viewpoint (Camariñas)
Located next to the ruins of the Castillo del Soberano, the Castle viewpoint in ...
Camariñas and Rio Grande Estuary
The second of the estuaries of the Costa da Morte seen from north to south is th...
Hermitage of Our Lady of the Mount in Camariñas
On the headland that cradles the town, the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Mount in...
Area Longa Beach, Reira
Area Longa Beach—also called Area Grande—in Reira is one of Camariñas’ most icon...
Monte Branco and Playa de Trece
At the west end of the Thirteen beach, ascending a slope of Monte Branco, is the...
Medieval Fair “O encaixe no Camiño” in Camariñas
The origin of bobbin lace is unknown even in places with such a long tradition a...
Camariñas: Reira Beach and surroundings
If there is a place that represents the wild nature of the Costa da Morte, it is...
German Museum
It is an original open-air museum created by the German artist Manfred Gnädinger...
O Trece Beach (Camariñas)
The pebbles characteristic of this coast divide this unique virgin beach into sm...
Lago Norte Beach
Lago Norte Beach, in Camariñas (A Coruña), is a quiet Atlantic hideaway that inv...