Beach of the Cathedrals Day Trip from Santiago de Compostela

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Duration: 9 hours
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Experience Highlights

Enjoy the northern coast of Spain with this tour to Playa de las Catedrales from Santiago de Compostela. Accompanied by a professional guide, you'll do this activity that lasts approximately nine hours, during which you'll also pass through Lugo and Ribadeo.

In this activity, which includes a bus transfer to and from the centre of Santiago de Compostela (normally from the Praza de Galicia), you will be able to explore the incredible rock formations that make the Cathedrals Beach one of the most visited beaches in the Cantabrian Sea. You will also have the opportunity to visit other spots in Ribadeo and the Roman wall of Lugo.

  • Get to know Lugo on a guided tour of more than 1 hour and enjoy the only complete Roman wall in the world and its cathedral, a World Heritage Site since 2015.
  • Visit Ribadeo, a town that has remained associated with Galician emigration throughout the world, as evidenced by the houses built by the returnees.
  • Marvel at the Cathedrals Beach. Walk through its stone arches formed by the battering of the sea over centuries.
  • Learn with a professional guide who will accompany you during this tour, which lasts approximately nine hours.
  • Travel as a family if you wish: children under 3 years old are free of charge and children between 3 and 12 years old have a significant discount.

What’s included

  • Professional guide (choose language in the next step)
  • Round-trip bus transfer
  • Authorisation to access the beach on dates when capacity restrictions apply.
  • Food and drink

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Step by Step

Thanks to this tour from Santiago de Compostela to Playa de las Catedrales, you'll be able to enjoy an experience on the Cantabrian Sea. You'll travel by bus from the Galician capital to the famous beach and back , as well as to Lugo and Ribadeo, almost two hours away by road. A professional guide will accompany you during this activity, which lasts approximately nine hours.

The beach of the Cathedrals, whose real name is Praia de Augas Santas, has this name due to the presence of majestic natural arches that attract tourists from all over the world. It is a beach with a combination of natural elements that the sea and the wind have created over time natural rock formations 30 metres high that look like Gothic cathedrals. The tour of this place is on foot.

Afterwards you will have the opportunity to go to Lugo, a city with more than 2000 years of history, where you can admire the city wall , which is a World Heritage Site. This is one of the cities with more references of the Roman Empire in the world, it is the only city with a complete Roman wall.

To finish this excursion you will discover Ribadeo, a city that is linked to emigration and whose influence you will see in the buildings and atmosphere of the city.

Reviews

4.6
· 6 Reviews
  • I
    I.
    4
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    A more than enjoyable tour, full of unique and beautiful moments in between. The only bad thing about our excursion was the weather, which unfortunately was not very nice that day.
  • C
    C.
    5
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    A perfect excursion.
  • M
    M.
    5
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    The excursion was very good, we enjoyed the whole tour and the company of the local guide. Highly recommended for everyone, it is a beautiful experience and the beaches are wonderful.
  • E
    E.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Much better than I expected. Recommended.
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