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UNIQUE HERITAGE
The trench of the wolves in Camariñas is a traditional construction (16th century) formerly used as a wolf trap. It is the only one in A Coruña....
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Natural Heritage
When walking along the Camariñas coast, you will notice that Nature has been particularly generous with our municipality.
Camariñas’ natural...
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BIRDWATCHING
Much of the northern coast of the Camariñas municipality is included in the Natura 2000 Network. It is officially recognized as a Site of Community...
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CAMARIÑAS' CARRAGENATE
The Basa inlet is an estuary of the Camariñas ria. It is V-shaped and shellfish-rich. At low tide you can walk on the sands and look closely at the...
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THE TRAGEDY OF THE SERPENT
One of the most deadly places in the Costa da Morte is the area between Boi Point and Cagada Point, that has witnessed eight shipwrecks with 245...
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SURVEILLANCE FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIA
The Penafrou Watchtower was a former medieval watchtower to provide warning of incoming maritime invaders. From here you can see the mouth of the...
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THE ORIGIN OF OUR PLACE NAME
The municipality of Camariñas is named after a native shrub, the caramiña (Corema album). It was also called the “hunger herb” because...
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BIRDWATCHING
The cruceiro (stone cross) is located in the atrium, a good starting point of the Insua Route, a circular route of about 5 km (2h) bordering the...
2.71 km from this iBeaken
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LIGHT OF THE SEA
The sinking of the English battleship HMS Serpent (1890) in Boi Point gave an impulse to the construction of the current lighthouse and its...
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A SOLID FORTIFICATION
The Castro da Croa or Castro de Mourín, near the village of the same name, is located on the Monte da Croa, surrounded by the Rega river. Even...
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