As Catedrais beach

As Catedrais beach' translates as 'Beach of the Cathedrals'. It is the turistic name of Praia de Augas Santas ('Beach of the Holy Waters'). The Spanish beach is located in the Ribadeo municipality, in the province of Lugo (Galicia), on the Cantabric coast, and it lies about ten kilometres to the west from the town of Ribadeo. Its name is derived from the formations of its cliffs.

It has been declared a Natural Monument by the regional Ministry for the Environment of the Xunta de Galicia.

The place's more characteristic features are its natural archs and caves, which can be seen only in low tide. During high tide, the beach appears quite small, but is still suitable to go for a swim. High tide is an interesting time to visit the place and wander over the top of the cliffs, from West to East, heading to the Esteiro Beach. During low tide you can appreciate the size of its magnificent cliffs and the picturesque sea caves, which go from small cracks on the rock to big caves whose roofs collapse due to the erosion of the waves. Also during low tide you can gain access to a sand deposit delimited by a rocky wall made from slate and schist of strange and complex forms: more than 30-meters-tall arches which remind to cathedral flying buttresses, dozen-meters-long caves, sand corridors between rocky blocks and many other curiosities. When low tide is lower than usual, you can access the nearby beaches through the sand extension. However, it is advisable to be back before the water starts to cover the beach again, which happens very quickly, since the coast stretch is almost horizontal.

External links

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  • [1] Concello de Ribadeo's website, where a brief description of the beach can be found.
  • [2] Personal blog with pictures and useful information.
  • [3] Visitor comments at tripadvisor.de (click "machine translations: No" there, to get comments in English

This article contains information taken from the Enciclopedia Libre Universal, released in spanish under CC-BY-SA 3.0 License.

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Petra Bos
28 February 2023
First time that I visited it was during high tide. Then you have no idea what you're missing. What a natural beauty! So before you go, check the best time to come: just before maximum low tide
Angelo Vassallo
13 March 2020
Spectacular ocean views with scenic rocks. Perfect place for a romantic walk
Leo DW8R
21 August 2017
Great views. Unfortunately, they only let 5000 people on the beach per day. End of August, the waiting list is 5 days long.
Jmorsa
16 August 2015
Sólo puedo definirla en una palabra; #IMPRESCINDIBLE. Un tanto masificada; visitas guiadas gratuitas y antes de ir comprueba que vas en marea baja. Sencillamente genial :-D
Jenny Carmona
27 August 2016
Es precioso. OS recomiendo sacar las entradas por internet e ir cuando este la marea baja. Nosotros no tuvimos suerte y nos pillo la marea alta aun así es precioso
IMAGING FACTORY
28 October 2013
Excelente sitio para hacer unas fotos epectaculares con la marea Baja, un sitio con un encanto increible, da igual las veces que vayas, cada vez que vas es distinto.
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0.4km from LU-P-0610, 27795 Ribadeo, Lugo, Spain Get directions
Sun 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Mon-Tue 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Wed-Thu 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Fri 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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