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GALICIA Information - Natural Parks: RIA DO EO

LOCATION: Municipalities of Ribadeo and Trabada, bordering the Principality of Asturias. The SCI follows the course of the river Eo, through the municipalities of A Pontenova, Riotorto, Meira, Ribeira de Piqufn and A Fonsagrada.

SURFACE AREA: 1,915 hectares;
SCI: 1,003 hectares. RAMSAR and ZEPA are shared with Asturias.

ACCESS: From Ribadeo southwards through the N-640.

SERVICES: Accommodation: Yes. Food: Yes.

M.A.N.: "Casa da Ria" Interpretation Centre. Monte de Santa Cruz. Ribadeo.
Phone number: 982 128 128 Bird-watching observatories (Reme).

The high rias reach their narrowest shape with the river Eo. The distance between both banks is nearly equal all along the ria, with an average width of 800 metres. From the hill of Castropol, on the Asturian stretch, the ria can be better described as an estuary with strong sedimentations and marshy rush sections where over 4,000 migrating birds spend the winter. The whole route, whether by train or by car, offers landscapes that even the most demanding travellers will find fascinating. As for the river itself, it is the main mass of water in Galicia in terms of presence of salmons, with a stable, geneticallyinteresting population. The delimitation of fishing zones includes six fishing preserves for salmon and trout, half of them shared with Asturias, from Abres up the upper limit established about 60 kilometres upstream. Footbridges, bridges and dams allow visitors to stay in the middle of the river and enjoy its green beauty.
The SCI natural area includes the main tributary, the river Rodil, and most of its other tributaries such as the Veiga de logares.

FLORA: Intertidal lands, Juncus gerardi rush. Typical bank vegetation.

FAUNA: Waterfowls such as the Northern Pintail and the European Wigeon (Anas acuta and
A. penelope) and Pochard (Aythya ferina). In the river, Salmon (Salmo salar), Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes).

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