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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...
0.57 km from this iBeaken
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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...
1.36 km from this iBeaken
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ZOOMORPHIC FIGURES
The coast of Camariñas is a real geomorphological treasure, with a great variety of rare rocky formations eroded by the salty wind.
Wind and water...
1.71 km from this iBeaken
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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....
2.41 km from this iBeaken
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TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
The parish of Santa Mariña is located in a valley between two hills at the base of Monte Branco. The layout of the village is characterized by its...
3.03 km from this iBeaken
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BENEDICTINES AND VIKINGS
The place where this church stands today was home to the twice-rebuilt Benedictine monastery –the black monks– of Santa Mariña de Tosto. It is...
3.3 km from this iBeaken
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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...
3.3 km from this iBeaken
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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...
3.55 km from this iBeaken
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Maquía mills
From this point you can start the Route of the Mills. This is a circular, 5.3 km route (1:30 h,difficulty: easy) around the mouth of the Grande...
3.7 km from this iBeaken
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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...
3.7 km from this iBeaken