From Cariño to Ferrol

We start from Cariño direction Ortegal Cape taking a local road passing through S. Xiao do Trebo village, where is located the VI-VII centuries chapel of S. Xiao, built over a roman villae settlement.

After, we will reach the majestic Ortegal Cape Lighthouse (100m high of the sea level), from where we can sight a panoramic view of the joining together of the Atlantic Ocean (to the West) and the Cantabrian Sea (to the East). We will be pleased by a succession of the 300 m high cliffs and privileged views over Os Aguillós rocks .

We will return on our way back  a few kilometers take a further turn-off to  “Miradores de A Capelada” (viewpoints) road from where we climb to A Capelada  Mountains. We will have a succession of viewpoints towards the Bay , firstly, being the main viewpoint of the Miranda (500 m height) and, following, we have the highest of the area called Vixía de Herbeira (613 m height) where is located the  “Garita de la Vixía de Herbeira”(s. XVIII), with a stunning sights of the highest cliffs from the Coast and continental Europe. Be careful with windy and foggy weather, that  there is almost always . We can find  herds of cows and horses grazing freely in the peaks of A Capelada Mountains.

Going down road DP 2205 to Santo André de Teixido we can follow the route of Miradores in direction of Cedeira, where we will be pleased  by the coast sights. Boarding the cliffs of Teixidelo village (GPS 43.711636, -7.968055) we can find the one beach consisting in non volcanic and black sand in the world. We need a specialised guide to arrive there because of the difficulty access.

In Teixido village  we can visit the oldest pilgrims' way of Galicia, “onde vai de morto o que non foi de vivo” (go in death  if you don't go alive) as folk legend tell us, with the chapel of Santo André gothic marine style (S. XVI) and posterior remodeling. The oldest document refers to a place as a small monastery, and dating XII century.

In Cedeira we can visit the church of Nosa Señora do Mar, located in the old quarter of the village.  In the port, we can find the Castle of A Concepción (s. XVIII) and the Museum “Mares de Cedeira” in the fishermen's house. Near Cedeira is the chapel of Corveiro, with stunning  views of the Ría de Cedeira as well as the lighthouse of “Punta Candieira”, arriving  by a winding road access. [+info]

In the Council of  Valdoviño we will find several stunning beaches where are played water sports  as windsurf, surf, and kitesurf. The Pantín Classic is a surf championship celebrated in O Rodo Beach (Pantín), situated in the international tour,  celebrating  it every year in September, having global press coverage. Another natural area that we can visit in Valdoviño are the lagoon and the A Frouxeira beach, the dam of As Forcadas or the Paraño viewpoint.[+info]

The city of Ferrol (75.000 hab) was always connected to the sea . It was selected as a a military department by the Navy for its special setting of the Ría, with a narrow entry and a wide and defensible port. There, it is built the Military Arsenal and the Shipyards, the most advanced of that time, as well as the Quartier of A Madalena (s. XVIII), a genuine example of the Enlightenment time city. A visit to the Castle of S. Felipe (s. XVIII) , at the  navy museums of the Arsenal (Museo Naval  and  Exponav) as well as the Sociedade Galega de Historia Natural Museum (SGHN) and the Exhibition of Meninas in the Canido quarter are essentials. [+info]