Castro de Punta dos Prados
The erosion of time
The erosion of time
The Castro de Punta dos Prados is an important coastal archaeological site located in Espasante (Ortigueira), although today it is quite deteriorated due to erosion. It is an excellent example of a maritime castro, strategically located on the coastline to defend against sea raids and take advantage of the sea's resources. The settlement, occupied from the 4th century B.C. and later between the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D., was heavily protected by two moats and a double line of walls. As in Sarridal castro, one of the most important and unique finds is a monumento con forno (sauna castrexa) (Megalithic monument used as a sort of prehistoric sauna).
O Castro Recreational Area
History, nature and leisure within the walls
Seafaring district and port of Cariño
A labyrinth of houses hanging above the sea
Naraío Castle and the river Castro
Impregnable rock castle among waterfalls
Castro de Punta dos Prados
The erosion of time
Sarridal Castro
After centuries of occupation
Historic centre of Cedeira
The town's seafaring and defensive past
Historic centre of Ortigueira and seafront promenade
A stroll through traditional architecture
Rosario convent and Santa María church
Monastic splendour and community devotion
A Virxe do Porto hermitage
Small chapel for seafaring devotion
San Xiao do Trebo Hermitage
A place of pilgrimages and legends
La Pureza canning factory
A living vestige of the town's industrial heritage
Cabo Ortegal lighthouse
A lighthouse overlooking the abyss of geological time
Punta Candeeira lighthouse
A path between two lithospheric plates
Punta Frouxeira lighthouse and coastal battery
Testimony to defensive history
Fraga dos Casás
Ecosystem that preserves the human footprint
Garita da Vela
Facing the immensity of the Atlantic
A Frouxeira lagoon and sand dunes
Sanctuary for migratory birds
A Miranda viewpoint
A 360º balcony overlooking the Geopark
Punta Sarridal viewpoint
Where the rocks of the monument to the Fisherman's Wife form a cliff
Teixidelo viewpoint
The enigma of the Bacariza granulites
Vilariño viewpoint
A contrast of colours swaying in the wind
Vixía Herbeira viewpoint
A balcony overlooking the materials exhumed from the Earth's mantle
O Casón castle viewpoint
The tower that dominates the estuary
Muíño de Mareas de Senra
Traditional engineering driven by the tide
Cedeira Sea Museum
A window into Cedeira’s identity
O Picón
The remote and glacial memory of Gondwana
O Porto do Cabo and Casa da Bastona
The heart of the Camiño Vello
Océano Surf Museum
Waves, history and community
Pazo da Marquesa, Finca da Cortiña, Arboreto Galego, Fraga Máxica and the river Xubia
An oasis of tranquillity where history, botany and art come together
Port of Cedeira
The seafaring woman who reigns over rocks folded like paper
A Concha and A Basteira beaches
A safe, peaceful refuge on the estuary
Fornos beach
The folds that trace the collapse of Gondwana
Morouzos beach
A beach and an island from a vanished ocean
Pantín beach
International surfing paradise
San Antonio beach
The chaos of a subduction channel
O Baleo beach
The amphibolites that trace the Rheic Ocean
Punta do Limo
Where the Earth's mantle kisses the ocean
Puntal de Feás
A natural viewpoint that connects the community and ocean
Santo André de Teixido Sanctuary
A mystical place of profound popular devotion
Moeche Castle
A castle on an oceanic crust
A Concepción castle
Forged between rocks and the sea
Moeche/Somozas quarries
The earth's mantle as ornamental rock
Cala do Peiral
The echo of a Cambrian ocean