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LOCATION: Coast of the A Coruña province, to the north of the city of Ferrol. Municipalities of Cariño, Cedeira, Ferrol, Naron, Valdoviño, Ortigueira, Ares and Mugardos. SURFACE AREA: 7,546 hectares. ACCESS: To the small lake of Doniños, near Ferrol, through the San Xurxo da Marina road with a branch in Valon. To the A Capelada Mountains, through local roads between Cedeira and Cariño. In the middle, San Andres de Teixido. To Cabo Ortegal, from Carino. SERVICES:Accommodation: Yes. Food: Yes. From cape Prioriño Chico, in the ria of Ferrol, to cape Ortegal, in the ria of Ortigueira, the coast turns into a cliff and outcrop area. As we move to the north, you will pass through a coastal strip of high geological interest. It is a rocky coast swept by the sea wind, with protected creeks or open beaches well accompanied by small lakes, such as Doniños and Valdoviño. It quietens inside the ria of Cedeira, a famous shellfish area with long expanses of sand, and then offers its highest cliffs at the fall of the sierra of A Capelada: 613 metres above sea level in Vixfa de Herbeira. They are said to the be the highest in Europe. The visit would not be complete without Os Aguillóns in cape Ortegal: fantasy reefs, like goose barnacle nails emerging from a sea which grabs the light between the sky and the salt. ROUTES This branch has no less than seven lighthouses. Reaching them by land implies taking attractive routes. The ria of Ferrol is flanked by the castles of San Felipe (Ferrol) and of La Palma (Mugardos). The nearest lighthouses are located in cape Prior, to the north, and Priori no Chico, to the west. The first one is easily accessed if you go for a walk, for example, from the hermitage of Chamorro or through the beach and lagoon of Doninos. Its depth, which reaches nine metres, makes the lagoon noteworthy. It is separated from the sea by a large dune system, and is surrounded by a wide vegetation ring. From Cedeira, a path leads to the lighthouse of Punta Candieira, with sharp final bends which could frighten people with vertigo. In cape Ortegal, in addition to the lighthouse, we can see the islets of Os Aguillóns. These are wild crags which can be looked at but not. touched, and they are only accessible to the flight of seagulls and to the experimented percebeiros (goose barnacle fishers), who have to be very careful. The main route, however, has the category of a pilgrimage. Destination: San Andres de Teixido, "vai de morto quen non foi de vivo" (He who never went there alive goes there dead). Starting from the centre of Cedeira, the local road goes up to the stone cross of Chan dos Cadrfs and a spectacular vantage point before commencing the descent into the remote hamlet of San Andres, filled with local colour around the church and the fountain of the saint. One of the most adventurous roads in Galicia runs between San Andres de Teixido and the locality of A Pedra (Cariño). It is crossed by free-roaming cattle and by tourists searching for the vantage points of Garita or Vixía de Herbeira and the telescope of A Miranda. GEOLOGY: Unique materials and formations in the sierra of A Capelada. Basic and ultrabasic rocks: dark green amphibolites, outcrops of eclogites with zoisite, serpentines, gneiss... BIOLOGY: A variety of ecosystems. We should highlight, given its ethnographic value, in San Andres de Teixido, a special type of thrift (Armeria pubigera). In the small lakes, birds such as the Coot (Fulica atra), the Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and the Dunlin (Calidris alpina). In marine crags, the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)... |
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