folleto8x2_IslasAtlanticas-EnGLISH_Maquetación 1 09/05/14 09:26 Página 1 Map of the Maritime-Terrestrial National Park of The Atlantic Islands of Galicia Sálvora archipelago Routes Cortegada archipelago Route 1 (Lighthouse) 1,2 Km - 45min. round trip Routes Option A, 3,2 Km - 1h 15 min (circular) Route 2 ( Hamlet) 1,3 Km - (with autorized guidance only) Option B, 2,1 Km - 45 min (circular) MARÍTIMO-TERRESTRE Cliffs in Cíes General Information Access: The Park can only be accessed by sea, via passenger boat services or private vessels. Various shipping lines offer scheduled services, weather permitting, Cortegada as well as services for prebooked groups of visitors. For more information about transport companies with services to the islands, the period of service, times and bookings, please ask at any Xunta de Gali- cia Tourist Office, the Town Councils in the surround- ing area or via the Internet. Sálvora island Information Points Information offices are available on Cíes and Ons is- lands, close to the passenger embarkation areas, and they are open during the period of regular passenger MARÍTIMO-TERRESTRE transport. There are also another information centres with an interpretative exhibition on Cíes and Ons is- lands. National Park Visitor Centre Melide beach. Ons It’s located in Vigo’s old town, close to the Maritime Station. Entrance is free and it’s open all year round. A previous visit to the Centre before going to the Na- tional Park is highly recommended. In that way you can have updated and accurate information on the Technical data protected area, the services available for visitors dur- Atlantic Islands of Galicia ing the different periods of the year and the recom- Protection status National Park mendations for your visit. Autonomous community: Galicia Provinces: Pontevedra y A Coruña Routes Surface area: 8,480 Ha The Park has specialized staff in guided walking (7,285.2 marine y 1,194.8 land) Latitude: 42º 23´ 1´´ N (Lighthouse of Ons) tours. This service is offered on application outside Longitude: 9º 56´ 6´´ W (Lighthouse of Ons) of the summer season. The request form and condi- Date of creation1 july 2002 tions are available on our website (Applications-Per- Legislation: Law 15/2002 missions section). During the summer period (the week before Easter, the weekends in May and from Addresses 1st June to 30th of September) it is necessary to in- MARITIME-TERRESTRIAL NATIONAL PARK OF THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS OF GALICIA quire about the daily guided itineraries at the infor- Cíes lighthouse Cliffs in Buraco do Inferno. Ons Head offices: mation booths of the islands for participation. Cambón building, Oliva Street, 3. 36202-Vigo The marked routes in the maps allow independent [email protected] Ons archipelago Tlf: 886 21 80 90 Fax: 886 21 80 94 walking tours in each of the Park’s archipelagos. Cíes archipelago Visitor Center: Routes Cambón building, Palma street, 4. 36202 Vigo Other Services Routes Tlf: 886 21 80 82 Route 1 (Sur) 6,2 Km - 2h 30min (circular) www.magrama.gob.es/es/ There are campsites in the Cíes islands and Ons is- Route 1 (Monte Faro) 7,4 Km - 2h 30min round trip red-parques-nacionales/default.aspx land open during the regular transport service in Route 2 (Norte) 8,1 Km - 3h (circular) www.parquenacionalillasatlanticas.com Route 2 (Faro da Porta) 5,2 Km - 1h 45min round trip summer (see website). In both cases there is a daily Route 3 (Faro) 4 Km - 1h 30min (circular) www.facebook.com/ ParqueNacionalIslasAtlanticasDeGalicia capacity limit. Route 3 (Alto do Príncipe) 3 Km -1h 15min round trip Information Camping Red Cross Buraco do Inferno Route 4 (Castelo) 1,1 Km - 40min (circular) Recomendations: Route 4 (Monteagudo) 5,6 Km - 1h 45min round trip Recognition Public baths Access restricted Links between routes from 02/15 to 07/31 • You should take a bag for your waste which should Links between routes Bird observatory Special Protection Area for Birds(SPAB): be taken back to the port of origin as there are no National Park Short option route 1 Cíes Islands (1988) Ons Islands (2001) View point marine limit refuse containers on the islands. Site of Community importance (SCI) Short option route 2 • Walk on allowed paths Natural Value Special ProtectionArea (Decreto 72/2004, on 2nd April) • Don´t get near the cliffs, it´s dangerous OSPAR Zone (2008) • Don´t forget to get enough drink Rules Not allowed: and sunprotection. Diving: you must request for authorization, provided that weights are used, by filling in the form from our website and send it to us. • Take a sports shoes and comfortable clothes, but Camping, except in the Wandering outside allowed areas. Lighting any type of fire. Entering the park with pets, Sailing and anchoring: written authorisation is required for sailing and anchoring in the waters of the National Park. The application form and the designated areas. except for seeingeye dogs Editing : Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales don´t forget some warm clothes for the sea trip requirements for sailing permission can be obtained from the park´s website or from the head offices. The anchoring permission can be obtained di- Throwing or depositing rubbish. Photography: Fototeca CENEAM · Archivo Parque Nacional. Remind that you should take the rub- Unauthorised sailing and anchor- Sports or underwater fishing. Taking seashells, sands or • Listen to the guides, vigilants and keepers rectly from the park´s website; the sailing licence is previously required for an anchoring authorisation to be issued. bish back to the port of origin as the ing of vessels. stones from the islands Fauna photo 2: F. Rey da Luz / Fauna photo 3: Emilio Solla / indications are no refuse containers in the islands. Fauna photos 6,7,9 y 10: Roberto Castiñeira. Sport and submarine fishing: it´s forbbiden inside the National Park. Uprooting plants Making noises that alter Fauna photos 8, 11 - Portada y Flora photos 9, 10, 11: or disturbing animals. the quietness of the place. JL González /CEMEAM-MAGRAMA / Flora foto 8: ZOEA/CENEAM-MAGRAMA Desinng: breu comunicación Depósito legal: M-13300-2014 · NIPO: 293-14-005-1 folleto8x2_IslasAtlanticas-EnGLISH_Maquetación 1 09/05/14 09:27 Página 2 1 1 Maritime-Terrestrial National Park of The Atlantic Islands of Galicia Fauna A National Park dominated by Man and his influence on the Flora Best represented in the park is the marine environment; with its array of different settings, rock and sea Park and its surroundings it provides a high degree of faunal diversity. Inhabiting sea-swept rocky areas are organisms Sunlight and waves have a bearing on the distribution of marine flora, as do the depth and that have developed mechanisms to attach themselves to the rocks: goose barnacles, limpets, Cultural aspects Peaks once joined to the mountain ridges of the coast, features of the substrate. On the western side of the islands, large brown algae (genera: mussels, sea acorns, etc. From the tidal line and as waters get deeper, hidden among the and now isolated by coastal flooding, comprise a chain From the Bronze Age until well into the 20th Laminaria and Saccorhiza) have a notable presence, forming genuine sub-aquatic forests. It cracks are sea anemones, sea urchins, winkles, crabs, gudgeons and octopi. Sandy bottoms, of islands that protects the estuaries. century, the intermittent presence of inhabitants also stands out maërl bottoms which are formed by grouping of thousands of small sized which lack a firm substrate, are the home of some species that live buried in the sand: razor was conditioned by the resources of the environ- The relief of the islands is characterised by two differen- coralline seaweeds of different species. Terrestrial flora needs protection from aridity, salt shells, cockles and clams, while others try to blend in with the surface such as turbots, cut- ment and the visits of invaders or enemies. Celtic tiated faces. The western face, which stares out at the and wind. The Park’s different ecosystems contain varied forms of plant life. tlefish and hermit crabs. 2 and roman settlements, monasteries and graves open sea, is more abrupt, with sharp slopes that form Beaches and dunes, highly arid environments, force plants to make special adaptations: Other shifting bottoms are those formed by calcareous algae, called Maërl bottoms; and from the Middle Ages, hermitages, fortifications, cliffs. The eastern face, overlooking the estuaries, is less light colours that reflect sunlight, very deep roots, water-storing bulbs, etc. These plants the gravel bottom, made up of bits of shells, where communities similar to those in sandy archaeological remains and more modern con- harsh in appearance, allowing beaches and dunes to form. have a very limited distribution and are afforded mandatory protection. Sand reeds, sea daf- 2 bottoms can be found. structions attest to the human presence on fodils and Malcomia littorea are some of the representative species of these environs. Rarer, The strong winds full of sea salt, the scant land devel- these islands. Dependant on fishing, farming and The abundance of marine organisms allows populations of nest-building marine birds to but of great importance, are Corema album and Armeria pungens. opment and the relatively scarce rainfall have configured raising livestock to survive, and prone to the for- thrive, such as the yellowlegged seagull and the shag, which constitute some of the world’s the natural features of the islands. Their close proximity ays of pirates and corsairs, settlers had to leave Cliffs, areas with a scant substrate and exposed to strong winds full of sea salt, only allow most important colonies, and to a lesser extent the sooty tern, the storm petrel and the Cory’s to land, the uniqueness of their relief and the sea as a the islands on several occasions throughout his- the survival of highly adapted plants such as sea fennel, seathrift or seaside chamomile.