Ribadeo
Spain · Galicia · 45 m
Description
Ribadeo sits at the mouth of the Eo estuary on the northern coast of Galicia, where the province of Lugo meets Asturias. A few kilometres west lies its reason for fame, the Playa de las Catedrales, a beach whose cliffs the Atlantic has carved into arches, buttresses and stone naves that can only be walked at low tide. Access is capped by permit through the summer months. The town itself keeps a quarter of indiano houses built with money made in the Americas, the twin lighthouses of Isla Pancha on their walkway islet, and a viewpoint on Monte Santa Cruz over the whole estuary.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: July – August
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Highlights
- Playa de las Catedrales
- Low-tide walk beneath the rock arches
- Isla Pancha twin lighthouses
- Monte Santa Cruz viewpoint
- Rinlo fishing village and its arroz caldoso(Day trip)
- Praza de Espana and Torre dos Moreno
- Porcillan harbour
- Senda Azul coastal path
- Indiano houses of the old town
- Playa de Os Castros
- Castropol and the Asturian bank of the Eo(Day trip)
- Ria de Ribadeo birdwatching
- Playa de Rocas Brancas
- Ribadeo seafood and percebes
- Playa de Peñarronda(Day trip)
- Cycling the Eo estuary shore
- Old tide mill on the Blue Trail
- Eo Oscos Terras de Buron Biosphere Reserve(Day trip)
Getting there
- Train stations:
- Ribadeo