At 175 metres above the sea, the Faro viewpoint is the best place to admire the three original islands of the Cíes archipelago. Its cliffs protect the bay of Vigo from the Atlantic. Galicia's largest city is crowned by the O Galiñeiro mountain range, one of the highest reliefs in the Rías Baixas.
Before us, the tip of the peninsula of O Morrazo, Costa da Vela, emerges, with its recognisable lighthouses of Cape Home.
The mountainous relief of the Sierra de O Barbanza fades into the horizon, with an altitude of more than 600 metres above sea level at a short...
The Ons Archipelago is formed chiefly by two islands – the smaller one, Onza, and the one closer to the point we are now. Thanks to its location on...
Some claim that the name of the islands, Cíes, means “Siccae”, dry islands. Others say that they were once the islands of the gods or the mythical...
The hill that gives its name to the North Island is Monteagudo, at an altitude of 182 metres above the Atlantic Ocean. Although access is...
In a place with such a majestic name, there has to be a throne: the Silla de la Reina (Queen’s Chair). These rocks eroded by the action of the wind...
Much more open to the sea that its counterpart in Vigo, the Ria de Pontevedra is also sheltered from the Atlantic by islands – the Ons Archipelago....
The Costa da Vela is a mirror of the Cíes Islands, in the sense that it has a fierce face of cliffs on the Atlantic side, while protecting...
The O Morrazo Peninsula comprises the municipalities of Cangas (the nearest to us), Moaña and Vilaboa to the south, and Bueu and Marín to the...
The southernmost estuary in Galicia is the Ria de Vigo. It’s also the deepest, with a great biological wealth thanks to the deep, cold currents of...
Lying at the foot of Monte Castro, a Galician settlement from the Iron Age, is the historic centre, the heart of the most populated city in...
Samil is the largest beach in Vigo. More than a kilometre long, it’s the most popular among beachgoers not only from the city, but also for many...
The Sierra de O Galiñeiro rises up above Vigo and the lands of Val Miñor, stretching to the Natural Park of Monte Aloia, in Tui. Its highest point...
The least known of the Cíes Islands conserves a halo of mystery and of unspoilt island, as it’s not accessible by regular transport. Its beautiful...