Cascadas de Segade
Segade de ArribaSanto André de Cesar (Santo André)36650 Caldas de ReisPontevedraconcello@caldasdereis.com
The Segade waterfalls are a set of spectacular cascades that have created a pool that is enjoyed by many bathers.
Next to the powerful waters of the Umia river, you will find the ruins of the former hydropower plant known as Fábrica da Luz, just next to the waterfall. There are also numerous mills along this small section.
These fervenzas, as they are called in Galician, are some of the most breathtaking and beautiful.
Next to the powerful waters of the Umia river, you will find the ruins of the former hydropower plant known as Fábrica da Luz, just next to the waterfall. There are also numerous mills along this small section.
These fervenzas, as they are called in Galician, are some of the most breathtaking and beautiful.
Access
- Accesos para vehículos privados: Sí
- Accesos a pie: Sí
Features
Native aquatic flora and fauna Aquatic fauna includes otters (Lutra lutra), lampreys (Petromyzom marinus), European eel (Anguilla anguilla), trout (Salmo trutta), twait shad (Alosa fallax), and Iberian nase (Chondrostoma polylepis). It is also important to mention insects such as butterflies Nymphalis antiopa,one of the most beautiful in Europe, the Euphydryas aurinia, which is very common in Galicia but rare in the rest of the continent, and the beetle Carabus galicianus,a Galician endemism with a brown body and red legs. Native terrestrial flora and fauna The fervenzas display the typical vegetation of the middle section in the Atlantic river. In addition to repopulated pine and eucalyptus groves, there are also alder trees (Alnus glutinosa), willows (Salix atrocinerea), laurels (Laurus nobilis), elderberry (Sambucus nigra), oak (Quercus robur), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and ash (Fraxinus angustifolia).- Pesca deportiva o submarina: Sí
- Description of the surroundings: River
- Located in: Segade de Arriba
- Interés Paisajístico: High
- Responsible body: Caldas de Reis Town Council
Services
- Merendero: Sí
- Permitido el baño: Sí