Camariñas

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...

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You are now close to Arou. Three shipwreck stories come together at the Lobeiras Islands: the City of Agra (03/02/1897), the Standard (11/02/1897)...

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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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Many of the inhabitants of both Arou and Camelle have Nordic features. The historian Chao Espina comments that in these two places there existed...

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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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When walking along the Camariñas coast, you will notice that Nature has been particularly generous with our municipality.

Camariñas’ natural...

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The market of Camelle runs every Monday and Thursday from 10:00 to 13:00 here, next to the Museo de Man, selling clothing, plants, food… This...

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In the past, and due both to the many shipwrecks taking place along this coast and to the central location of the town, the port of Camelle became...

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Camelle likely originated from a settlement of Basque whale hunters. Always drawn to the sea, in the 19th century, and with the rising importance...

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You are in Camelle, one Camariñas’ parishes. This is a unique open-air museum created by German artist Manfred Gnädinger, more commonly known...

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