Rías Baixas live webcams
The Cíes Islands, Vigo, Sanxenxo and Baiona, down to the Portuguese border: the Rías Baixas, live and through the day.
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Photos: authors and licences of the 10 images
- Baiona: HombreDHojalata, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sanxenxo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vigo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cíes Islands: ManuMaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ons Island: Joseolgon, CC BY 4.0
- O Grove and A Toxa: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pontevedra: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A Guarda: Vicenç Valcárcel Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tui: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Corrubedo: JensKunstfreund, CC BY-SA 4.0
Four inlets and the calmest water in Galicia
The Rías Baixas are the four long sea inlets of south-west Galicia: the rías of Vigo, Pontevedra, Arousa and Muros e Noia. Sheltered from the open Atlantic, they have the calmest water and usually the sunniest summers on the Galician coast, which is why this is where most Galicians go to the beach. Vigo, the largest city in Galicia, sits on the southern ría with Samil beach at its edge; Sanxenxo, with Silgar beach and the harbour at Portonovo, is the busiest resort; and O Grove, joined by a bridge to the island of A Toxa, is the place for seafood.
The Atlantic islands
At the mouth of the rías lie the islands of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park. On the Cíes, Rodas beach curves between two islands joined by a sandbar, and the lighthouse looks out over sheer Atlantic cliffs; Ons has a small village and a pier. Both are reached by ferry in summer, and the number of visitors to the Cíes each day is limited, so a place has to be booked in advance.
Baiona and the Miño
Baiona, at the southern end, is where the Pinta landed in 1493 with the first news of Columbus's voyage; the Monterreal fortress above the bay is now a parador. Further south, A Guarda looks over the mouth of the Miño from the Celtic hillfort on Monte Santa Trega, and upstream Tui's fortress cathedral faces Portugal across the river. Inland, Pontevedra has one of the best-preserved old towns in Galicia, and the Corrubedo natural park, on the Barbanza peninsula, protects one of the largest dunes in Europe.
When to watch the Rías Baixas
Galicia is one hour ahead of the UK and Ireland, and lies so far west that summer evenings stay light until after 10pm. Most of the cameras belong to Galicia's public broadcaster, which streams live video, and to MeteoGalicia, the regional weather service, whose still images show the sky and the sea. Mist can sit over the rías on summer mornings and burn off by midday: the cameras show whether it has lifted before you set off for the beach or the ferry.