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

German Museum
It is an original open-air museum created by the German artist Manfred Gnädinger...
PR-G 190 Route of the mills of A Ponte do Porto
Route: Circular Start/finish point: A Ponte do Porto (Camariñas) Length: 4 km. A...
Ruta da Insua (RC-1) – Camariñas
Route: circular Start/finish point: O Ariño Beach (Camariñas) Length: 3.5 km. Ap...
Santa María de Xaviña Church (Camariñas)
Santa María de Xaviña Church, in the municipality of Camariñas, is one of the mo...
English Cemetery
The English Cemetery is one of the most moving and symbolic places on the Costa ...
Lingunde Beach in Camariñas
Lingunde Beach is a beautiful semi-urban beach located in the municipality of Ca...
Vilán Lighthouse and Lighthouse Museum
Strategically located on the Costa da Morte, 5 km from Camariñas, this lighthous...
Festivities of the Virgen del Carmen
The sea and fishing are essential elements to understand the culture of the Cost...
Camariñas Coastal Blue Trail (RC-2)
Route: linear Start/finish point: Camelle (Camariñas)-Castillo del Soberano (Cam...
O Trece Beach (Camariñas)
The pebbles characteristic of this coast divide this unique virgin beach into sm...
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