Camariñas and Rio Grande Estuary

Rivers and estuaries
Camariñas

Find out more about Camariñas and Rio Grande Estuary

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.

Lighthouses, rivers, beaches and much more on the Costa da Morte

Other places of interest in Camariñas

Ruta da Insua (RC-1) – Camariñas
Route: circular Start/finish point: O Ariño Beach (Camariñas) Length: 3.5 km. Ap...
German Museum
It is an original open-air museum created by the German artist Manfred Gnädinger...
Dune system of the Praia do Trece
On the beach of Trece, on one of the slopes of Monte Blanco, the rampant dune of...
Cabo Vilán / Alto da Vela
Cape Vilán is not only the point where you can see the first electric lighthouse...
Vilán Lighthouse and Lighthouse Museum
Strategically located on the Costa da Morte, 5 km from Camariñas, this lighthous...
Lingunde Beach in Camariñas
Lingunde Beach is a beautiful semi-urban beach located in the municipality of Ca...
Camariñas Coastal Blue Trail (RC-2)
Route: linear Start/finish point: Camelle (Camariñas)-Castillo del Soberano (Cam...
Camariñas and Rio Grande Estuary
The second of the estuaries of the Costa da Morte seen from north to south is th...
Or Thirteen (Camariñas)
The pebbles characteristic of this coast divide this unique virgin beach into sm...
Mostra do Encaixe
The Mostra do Encaixe, which is held every Easter in Camariñas (A Coruña), is th...
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