Parque Nacional Marítimo Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia
The Galician Atlantic Islands National Park comprises the archipelagos of Cíes, Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada.
The Cíes Islands are a true natural paradise, declared the best beach in the world by newspaper The Guardian. They have calm crystal-clear water, fine golden sand, a half-moon shape and a pine forest that protects the beach and tempts visitors to take a nap. A must-see in Ons are the furnas, i.e. a series of sea caves in granite where the sea unleashes its fury. It is the only inhabited island of the National Park. Cortegada contains the largest bay tree forest of Europe.
All of the islands have a wealth of biological diversity and reserves for breeding seabirds.
The Cíes Islands are a true natural paradise, declared the best beach in the world by newspaper The Guardian. They have calm crystal-clear water, fine golden sand, a half-moon shape and a pine forest that protects the beach and tempts visitors to take a nap. A must-see in Ons are the furnas, i.e. a series of sea caves in granite where the sea unleashes its fury. It is the only inhabited island of the National Park. Cortegada contains the largest bay tree forest of Europe.
All of the islands have a wealth of biological diversity and reserves for breeding seabirds.
Access
- Accesos para vehículos privados: Sí
Features
Native aquatic flora and fauna Flora includes kelp (Laminaria ochroleuca), common eelgrass (Zostera marina) and calcareous algae (Lithothamnion calcareum).Fauna consists of the shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), sea anemone (Anemonia sulcata), starfish (Asterias rubens), sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus), two-banded sea bream (Diplodus vulgaris), octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and spider crab (Maja squinado).
Resource description Galician Atlantic Islands Maritime-Terrestrial National Park
Located in Council of Vigo, Council of Bueu and Council of Vilagarcía de Arousa
Native terrestrial flora and fauna Flora includes the Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), gorse (Ulex europaeus), salvia cistus (Cistus salviifolius), crowberry (Corema album), marram grass (Ammophila arenaria), angelica (Angelica pachycarpa) and spiny thrift (Armeria Pungens).
Fauna consists of the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), Bedriaga's skink (Chalcides bedriagai), storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Spanish festoon (Zerinthia rumina) and spider crab (Maja squinado).
Responsible body Galician Atlantic Islands Maritime-Terrestrial National Park
- Pesca deportiva o submarina: Sí
- ¿Se necesita licencia?: Sí
- Zona acampada: Sí
- Zona de buceo: Sí
- Description of the surroundings: Sea
- Interés Paisajístico: High
Environmental protection status
- Figura de Protección: ZEPA, LIC, Parque Natural
Services
- Information point: Sí
- Cafetería / Restaurante: Sí
- Merendero: Sí
- Navegación y fondeo: Sí
- Permitido el baño: Sí
- Baños públicos: Sí
- Observatorio de Aves: Sí