viewpoint

Julián sawmill Julián

Panoramic view from do Cotelo do from view Panoramic

Las Catedrales Beach Catedrales Las Old fish salting factories and the Don Don the and factories salting fish Old

ches of Covas and O Cargadoiro Fuciño do Porco. The The Porco. do Fuciño Cargadoiro O and Covas of ches

of settlers in the area since ancient times and they mark mark they and times ancient since area the in settlers of

- bea great the and between ría the over spans

The Castros de Llas and Fazouro evidence the presence presence the evidence Fazouro and Llas de Castros The

named as a SPAB (Specially Protected Area for Birds). for Area Protected (Specially SPAB a as named

towns of Viveiro and . The Misericordia Bridge Bridge Misericordia The Vicedo. O and Viveiro of towns

20 km of trail, which runs close to the coastline. coastline. the to close runs which trail, of km 20 than

the ría -Ladrido, the last of which has been been has which of last the Ortigueira-Ladrido, ría the

6. age is slightly over 22km and it links the the links it and 22km over slightly is age st sixth The

3. towns of and are separated by more more by separated are Burela and Foz of towns The

area of O Picoto, enjoying the island of San Vicente and and Vicente San of island the enjoying Picoto, O of area

6: VIVEIRO - O VICEDO O - VIVEIRO 6: STAGE STAGE 3: FOZ - BURELA - FOZ 3: STAGE the Cantabrian Route Natural Trail. It goes through the the through goes It Trail. Natural Route Cantabrian the

to kilometre point 22 on the main route of stage 7 of of 7 stage of route main the on 22 point kilometre to

stage. especially noteworthy. especially

This circular detour of less than 2 kilometres starts near near starts kilometres 2 than less of detour circular This 9.

, marks the end of this second second this of end the marks , ría the of bank other the barely 200 m away from the end point of this stage, is is stage, this of point end the from away m 200 barely

this natural environment. The fishing village of Foz, at at Foz, of village fishing The environment. natural this

the nearby village of Viveiro, where the Charles V Gate, Gate, V Charles the where Viveiro, of village nearby the : CIRCULAR LADRIDO ROUTE LADRIDO CIRCULAR : BRANCH

, allowing the traveller to fully enjoy enjoy fully to traveller the allowing , ría Foz-Masma the

Celeiro, the trail leads down to the port and goes on to to on goes and port the to down leads trail the Celeiro,

Antón and Bimbieiro can be enjoyed. be can Bimbieiro and Antón dential areas, and the second half runs upstream along along upstream runs half second the and areas, dential

of the River Covo, and the medieval bridge of O Bao. In In Bao. O of bridge medieval the and Covo, River the of

- resi and beaches and cliffs alternates stage this of half route, the landscape made up of the beaches of San San of beaches the of up made landscape the route,

, formed from the river mouth mouth river the from formed , ría Liero the at starts It

by leaving behind the Las Catedrales Beach. The first first The Beach. Catedrales Las the behind leaving by tury building known as Casa da Vela. Along this short short this Along Vela. da Casa as known building tury

also the longest (almost 30 km long) and the steepest. steepest. the and long) km 30 (almost longest the also

2. The second stage is a little over 21 km long and starts starts and long km 21 over little a is stage second The - cen 18th defensive, small, the at ends and de

5. age in the Cantabrian Route Nature Trail is is Trail Nature Route Cantabrian the in age st fifth The

A detour of less than 1 kilometre which starts at Porto Porto at starts which kilometre 1 than less of detour A 8. STAGE 2: LAS CATEDRALES - FOZ - CATEDRALES LAS 2: STAGE

5: SAN CIBRAO - VIVEIRO - CIBRAO SAN 5: STAGE

: CASA DA VELA DA CASA : BRANCH granted National Monument status. Monument National granted

Catedrales (The Cathedrals) Beach, which has been been has which Beach, Cathedrals) (The Catedrales the old fish salting factories and the Don Julián sawmill.. Julián Don the and factories salting fish old the

in Ladrido, specifically at the Santa Eulalia church. Eulalia Santa the at specifically Ladrido, in

admire the beautiful view, this stage ends in the Las Las the in ends stage this view, beautiful the admire

lighthouse, where the stage comes to an end in front of of front in end an to comes stage the where lighthouse,

Espasante is reached, and soon after so is the final satge satge final the is so after soon and reached, is Espasante

llage of Rinlo. Stretching along the cliffs that allow to to allow that cliffs the along Stretching Rinlo. of llage

coast, it runs through San Cibrao and the Punta Atalaia Atalaia Punta the and Cibrao San through runs it coast,

past the beach of Bimbiero, the fishing town of Porto de de Porto of town fishing the Bimbiero, of beach the past

- vi fishing pretty the near especially latter the farms,

to visit the manor called Pazo da Pedrosa. Back to the the to Back Pedrosa. da Pazo called manor the visit to

into the town which bears the same name. After going going After name. same the bears which town the into trail runs past beaches, castros, sea caves and shellfish shellfish and caves sea castros, beaches, past runs trail

the trail reaches the Rueta beach, where it turns inland inland turns it where beach, Rueta the reaches trail the

which is the border of the two provinces and it passes passes it and provinces two the of border the is which 1. This stage, a little over 18 km long, starts in . The The Ribadeo. in starts long, km 18 over little a stage, This

ne. From Burela, where it passes along several beaches, beaches, several along passes it where Burela, From ne.

almost 23km long stage crosses the bridge bridge Barqueiro O the crosses stage long 23km almost

STAGE 1: RIBADEO - LAS CATEDRALES LAS - RIBADEO 1: STAGE

- coastli the along running continues long, km 13 under and the traveller enters the province of A Coruña. The The Coruña. A of province the enters traveller the and

4. The shortest stage of the Cantabrian Route Nature Trail, Trail, Nature Route Cantabrian the of stage shortest The Asturian villages of Figueras and Castropol. and Figueras of villages Asturian The seventh stage says goodbye to the province of Lugo of province the to goodbye says stage seventh The 7.

admire Casa das Algas and the view over the nearby nearby the over view the and Algas das Casa admire

4: BURELA - SAN CIBRAO SAN - BURELA 4: STAGE

7:O VICEDO- LADRIDO VICEDO- 7:O STAGE as Das Aceas Mill. This section allows the visitor to to visitor the allows section This Mill. Aceas Das as

(sea inlet) and the tide mill known known mill tide the and inlet) (sea ría Eo the upstream

the centre of the fishing port of Burela. of port fishing the of centre the enters the town of Vicedo by its fishing port. fishing its by Vicedo of town the enters

Short 2.5 km deviation that, starting in Ribadeo, leads leads Ribadeo, in starting that, deviation km 2.5 Short 0.

of the Ouro river. Finally, this stage comes to an end in in end an to comes stage this Finally, river. Ouro the of the sea here. Just after the Vicedo Vello beach, the trail trail the beach, Vello Vicedo the after Just here. sea the

San Roman Calvary bears witness to the roughness of of roughness the to witness bears Calvary Roman San the limits of the Protected Natural Space of the mouth mouth the of Space Natural Protected the of limits the BRANCH: RIBADEO - DAS ACEAS MILL ACEAS DAS - RIBADEO BRANCH:

CANTABRIAN SEA CANTABRIAN

NATURE TRAIL NATURE

NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NORTHWESTERN SECTOR

SECTOR NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR Guide to the Nature Trails of

Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to restore former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, catt- le trails and traditional routes, for public use and enjoyment. BEACHS AND CLIFFS, MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- THE TRAIL diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. The section of the Cantabrian Sea Nature Trail that passes through the has a total length of 131.4 kilo- We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to enjoy metres, distributed in 6 stages and 2 detours that run along the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description of the coastline between Ribadeo, with lays in the border with the Cantabrian Sea Nature Trail and the map for the jour- , and the municipality of O Vicedo, in the border ney, along with recommendations to make the most of this with the province of A Coruña. You can walk or cycle down experience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to the trail, since it is suitable for bicycles for most of the cour- leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these se and some sections are shared with motor vehicles. pathways is also your responsibility. NATURE TRAIL This trip immerses the traveller in the landscape of the Lugo coastline and in the close relationship of the locals with the DL: CANTABRIAN sea. The trail passes by many of the beaches in the provin- TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: ce, among which the As Catedrais beach stands out above • Ribadeo City Council: 0034 982 12 86 50 • Foz City Council: 0034 982 14 00 27 all others. Passing through pretty villages, such as Ribadeo, • Burela City Council: 0034 982 58 06 09 SEA Viveiro,Burela, Rinlo, O Vicedo, Foz and San Cibrao, and • Viveiro City Council: 0034 982 56 01 28 • O Vicedo City Council: 0034 982 59 00 29 protected natural spaces, such as the Foz-Masma ría, make NIPO: this trip an unique experience.

Ribadeo - Ladrido []  Camino Natural de la Ruta del Cantábrico Mapa I.28.1 Hoja 1 de 9 NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR SECTOR Amount of effort needed Route difficulty Guidance alongthe route Harshness of natural environment 100 150 200 50 m 0 m1 03 05 07 09 0 1 2 3 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 km Ribadeo onPointsofinterest Town Las Catedralesbeach Trails Nature Foz 9 5 2 2 2 Burela 8 San Cibrao Ladrido TIME ROUTE LENGTH* Downward gradient Upward gradient * Routelengthincludingbranches Viveiro O Vicedo 7 40 h20min 153,24 km Ladrido 2.112 m 2.156 m OVicedo 148,3 Viveiro 6 CANTABRIAN SEA Camino Natural de San Rosendo. Tramo Rosendo. de San CaminoNatural - Foz Mondoñedo NATURE TRAIL 5 SanCibrao 4 End of trail point Starting Train station Monument Castle site Archaelogical Foz 3 Camino Natural de la Rutadel deCantábrico la CaminoNatural games Children’s interest environmental of Feature Ruins 2 Beach area Port Lighthouse settlement Prehistoric Tide mill beach Las Catedrales 1 Parador Santiago Camino de Industry 0 Ribadeo world bench inthe The best Hermitage Lagoon