The best beaches in the province of Pontevedra

Pontevedra beach
Galicia It is one of the most spectacular Spanish destinations, with very diverse landscapes but with a common point: a very special natural environment. In Pontevedra, one of its provinces and which also gives its name to a city, you can find endless tourist attractions, with wonderful cities and charming towns that have something very special. Throughout the pontevedresa coast you can find many beaches where you can spend fantastic days of rest when summer arrives.

There you will see very different beaches but all very attractive, with different characteristics that will undoubtedly make your vacation an unforgettable experience since all the towns where the beaches are have many interesting things besides the sand and the sea. These are the best beaches in the province of Pontevedra:

Sanxenxo Beaches

One of the Galician destinations that receives more tourists every year thanks to its fantastic beaches. There you can visit the melide beach (white sand and calm sea), Bascuas beach (it is nudist and has moderate waves and wind), Montalvo beach (wind and moderate waves), the Canelas beach (semi-urban and with calm sea), the beach of Portonovo (urban and with calm waters) or the beach of Caneliñas (urban and with white sand and calm sea).


Vigo Beaches


In addition to a great city with very interesting monuments and architecture, in Vigo you can also find many interesting beaches. They highlight the Rhodes beach (rustic and white sand), the beach of Figueiras (also rustic and with white sand and calm sea), the O Vao beach (windy and with moderate waves) or La Sirenita beach (it is nudist).

O Grove Beaches


Another very interesting and purely beach destination. The most popular is the A Lanzada beach (very strong and very windy waves), and there are also others such as Castiñeira beach (windy and with moderate waves), Mexilloeirala beach (beautiful virgin beach with calm sea although somewhat windy) or Carreiro beach (moderate waves, white sand and somewhat windy). Sobre do Pozo beach is nudist.

Cangas Beaches


Here you will find beaches such as Melide beach (rustic and with moderate waves), the Barra beach (white sand, moderate and nudist waves), the beach of Area Brava (a very calm beach), the beach of Nerga (white and windy sand) or the beach of Arnelas (calm sea and white sand).

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