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GALICIA Information - Natural Parks: ESTACA DE BARES |
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LOCATION: Municipality of Mañón, on the provincial borders of A Coruña-Lugo. The SCI stretches over a coastal line in the municipality of Ortigueira. SURFACE AREA: 0.9 hectares. SCI: 852 hectares. ACCESS: Up to the 0 Barqueiro ria through the C-642 Ferrol-Viveiro road. Diversion to o Porto de Bares. SERVICES: Accommodation and food in the ports on the ria of O Barqueiro. M.A.N.: Bird-watching station and observatory. At latitude 43° 47' 30" north, this is the northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula. It lies four hundred kilometres further north than New York, where its waters would freeze but for the influence of the Gulf Stream. Some text books add that the Cantabrian sea starts in Estaca de Bares, even if other sources place these limits in the neighbouring cape Ortegal. This area, which offers highly valuable landscapes, ends on the ria where the Coelleira island lies. This small island closes the O Barqueiro ria, where the river Sor has its mouth. The environmental values of this river justify a special visit, especially to watch the impressive waterfall of Augas Caidas. The highest vantage point of the cape is the old building which, times ago, was known as the Semaforo (Semaphore). Beside the old military base, you can find the famous observatory where bird-watching lovers meet every year. Between the months of September and December, the Estaca becomes one of the best spots in the world to control the phenomenon of sea bird migration. In addition to the pier of Bares, which is three thousand years old, as proved by the findings at the port's breakwater, the coastal line shows images of the unlikely union of rocks with short streams' estuaries and with some sand expanses. Especially in the northern area, some cliffs are one hundred metres high, and drop granite blocks that, from time to time, form cosy stony coves. |
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