We have moved to the north coast of Galicia and stopped for a few days at this small village on the coast. This is surfer’s paradise, the numerous river inlets where they meet the Atlantic forms beautiful endless sweeping beaches, some backed by sand dunes, some with rocky outcrops and fabulous rock pools and formations. The village also has a natural fresh water lagoon, formed by sand deposits, home to wild migrating birds.

The weather has not been great during our stay, it has rained constantly, only letting up in the late afternoon.

The village has a very modern lighthouse on the top of a cliff, built in 1992 as the last ever lighthouse built in Galicia, it is operated by remote control and the lamps are modern LED and halogen.

We also found some old look out posts, underground tunnels and storage areas which were once used during the wars to protect this coastline. There is a small chapel, accessible only in low tide, dedicated to the local fishermen, who lost lives when they fish or collect (by hand) barnacles found on this north coast, called swan necked barnacles, apparently a delicacy in restaurants!!

Also in this area, they do not have any issues with painting their Swiss style properties in a bright or pastel colour! They also have these odd buildings in their gardens; we have found out that they are called “Horreos” and are now a protected building, they were originally grain stores built in stone, on stilts or raised on a platform, with ventilation slats, topped with a concrete or tiled roof. Often they are painted to match the house colour.

Colourful Houses, Pink is popular!

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