Mancomunidad Vigo

Council: Vigo
Localization: Navia (San Paio)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Coruxo (San Salvador)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Alcabre (Santa Baia)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Alcabre (Santa Baia)

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
This beach is located within a semi-urban environment with easy access and this is why it is quite popular with visitors in the months of July and August.Little, white, fine grain sandy beach that is 100 metres long. There is moderate swell.

Council: Redondela
Localization: In the parish of Chapela, near the Carmona jetty.
Arealonga is a calm water beach, with golden, fine grain sand. It is urban since it lies on the road that links Vigo with Chapela and in the past was the national highway 550. Despite this being a small beach, it was quite popular in the past, especially with Vigo citizens, since there was a tram line up to the mid 1960s that linked Chapela with Vigo through Teis. The residents of Chapela are the main users of the beach today and in the winter, its main attraction is its gastronomic offer with a wide selection of establishments specialised in fish and shellfish.Small urban beach about 250 m long and 10 m wide. It is used by small vessel as an anchorage point for fishermen of the area. It has facilities like a children's park, showers and a promenade around which there are many catering establishments: restaurants, old style restaurants and seafood places. It has a small car park for free parking, with space for 50 cars. There is a bus stop (city &inter-city) (Redondela-Chapela-Vigo) at a distance of 800 metres. Sea access is through small boats or through the jetty at the marina located at the end of the beach.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Vigo

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
The Arribas Brancas beach is a semi-urban beach and therefore is a very popular beach in the summer, especially in August.This fine grain white sandy beach is 50 metres long. Waters tend to be turbulent here due to wave action arising from its unsheltered nature.

Council: Redondela
Localization: Parish of Trasmañó, on the western side of Rande bridge.
The Cabanas beach is a cove rather than a beach and popular with residents of the area and therefore not very crowded. Access is difficult since once has to cross the unguarded train level crossing to get there. The compensation of leaving your car behind and walking right through is the calm, clean waters and spectacular views of the Rande bridge.Little beach, about 100 m long and 5 m wide. Golden, fine grain sand. Accessible on foot from the N552 road through a path that crosses the level crossing. There are no services offered but there is an inter-city bus link Redondela-Chapela-Vigo a short distance away.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Oia (San Miguel)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Oia (San Miguel)

Council: Redondela
Localization: In the parish with the same name, the beach can also be accessed from the urban centre in Redondela via a small road.
Cesantes is the biggest beach in Redondela. It can be considered as an urban beach since housing development reaches it from the northern end. The beach ends a few metres from the jetties of the port of Redondela, which also belongs to Cesantes. Amongst its most distinguishing characteristics are calm and very safe waters for youngsters. The sand is fine and golden in colour. Cesantes is one of the principal shellfish banks for cockles in Vigo Bay.A beach which has a length of 2,400 metres, and a width of 10 m. It has many services such as hotels, restaurants, camp site, drinking water, showers, access to handicapped persons, car park, promenade and a railway crossing of the Vigo-Santiago railway line.

Council: Baiona
Localization: Western face of Monte Real Fort.
Popular beach, especially for those who appreciate moving waters, since its orientation means that it gets the most waves along the entire Baiona coastline. Access to it is easy through the promenade. A little coarse grain white sandy beach which is 150 metres long, where most of the sand is made of tiny shell pieces, and it gets its name from them. There is an access ramp for the physically handicapped and showers.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Cíes

Council: Baiona
Localization: On the western face of Monte Real Fort.
It gets its name from the Franciscan Convent that used to be sited near the doorway of the fort that exists in the vicinity of the beach. This was the bathing place of the friars for their sea baths. This beach is not very popular, not even in August, despite it being quite small and cosy because of its coarse sand and its location in a rocky area, quite distant from the urban centre. A little coarse grain dark sandy beach which is 100 metres long. It has an access ramp for the physically handicapped.

Council: Baiona
Localization: Between O Burgo and Sabarís.
Ladeira beach has a medium grade occupancy during the months of July This is a 3000 metres long, fine grain sandy beach. It has a car park nearby, a red cross station, beach guards, showers

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
Madorra beach is part of the urban centre of Panxón, and therefore is quite popular during the months of July & August. Its orientation exposes it to the NW winds, which can result in sea swells on windy days.This is a fine grain, golden sandy beach, which is 350 metres long and 20 metres wide at maximum high tide. Facilities offered are changing rooms, showers, lifeguards, flag showing sea state, WC, rental of sun umbrellas.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Saiáns
This beach is also known as Saiáns beach and Muíños de Fortiñón beach. It is the biggest and most convenient beach in this parish and therefore is the most popular beach during the summer months.A beach which is 150 m long and 100 m wide, with fine grain white sand. It has showers and access way for handicapped persons.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Saiáns
This is a tiny cove with difficult access. The name however has a lot to do with couples, who chose this spot for sunbathing and swimming until the 1980s, since very few people actually go to it.Small beach which has a length of 50 m and is full of fine grain white sand. A little path from the Muiños beach takes you to this place.

Council: Vigo
Localization: A Carrasqueira; Coruxo (San Salvador)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Oia (San Miguel)

Council: Vigo
Localization: A Fonte; Alcabre (Santa Baia)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Alcabre (Santa Baia)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Coruxo (San Salvador)

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
Panxón beach changed from being a beach where little fishing boats were grounded to one that is very popular with tourists. Its condition as an urban beach with a promenade and open air refreshment spaces, calm waters thanks to protection from the breakwaters at the port and its fine sand make it one of the most visited beaches of the whole of Vigo Bay.This is a fine grain white sandy beach, which is 1,100 metres and 10 metres wide at maximum high tide. It has been awarded the blue flag distinction. Services offered are those on any urban beach such as car parking, bus stops for regular lines with connections with Vigo, Baiona and Gondomar, as well as with other parishes of Nigrán, lifeguard and Red Cross posts, showers, changing rooms, promenade, restaurants, bars and open air refreshment spots.

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
Patos is a very popular beach. It is protected during the summer months from the dominant winds. In the winter, there is the opposite effect and the place has strong currents and swell which makes it a surfer's paradise for windsurfing and board surfing. In fact, this is one of the places where fans of windsurfing and board surfing tend to meet during the harshest winter days.This fine grain, white sandy beach is 600 metres long and has an average width of 30 metres at maximum high tide. It has been awarded the blue flag distinction. The place has toilets, showers and changing rooms, access ramps for the handicapped and car park facilities.

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Between the parishes of Panxón and Nigrán.
Playa América is the biggest beach in Nigrán, and if we take into account that it joins Panxón beach, then they jointly make up the biggest beach of the entire municipality and also of the whole of Vigo Bay. The promenade allows us to walk along this stretch of coastline from Mount Lourido to the port of Panxón.This is a fine grain white sandy beach which is 1,700 metres long and 30 metres wide at maximum high tide. It has received the blue flag distinction. All urban beach services are offered here like a promenade, changing rooms, showers, access for the handicapped, car park, beach lifeguards, small boat rentals, sailing school, Red Cross Post, beachside cafeterias & restaurants and regular bus services to Vigo, Baiona and Gondomar.

Council: Soutomaior
Localization: Near the mouth of the river Verdugo, in the parish of Arcade.
A beach with fine white sand. Waters here are calm and brackish due to the mixing of fresh water from the Verdugo with saline waters of the Bay.

Council: Soutomaior
Localization: Next to the jetty at Arcade port.
Small fine grain sandy beach situated between the fish landing site and another building that is quite near the port of Arcade. The beach is full of people during the summer season, since there are very few sandy places in the area.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Saiáns
The Portiño Beach is the first beach on the Vigo coast line when you enter from Nigrán. It is situated in the parish of Saiáns, within a space that is not difficult to access, and is quite a popular place with beach goers, many of whom are summer tourists and residents from the area, who come to the place in their own car or by public bus transport.A 100m long beach with fine grain white sand. It is fully occupied in the summer months.

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Panxón
Given its little size, we can call it a cove rather than a beach. It is quite popular in July and August and has a strong breeze on days with northerly winds.This is a little, fine grain, white sandy beach which is 70 metres long.

Council: Redondela
Localization: Between Cabanas (Trasmañó) and Rande (Cedeira), on the eastern face of the Rande bridge. Access from the N552 road is very near the petrol station.
Rande beach lies to the east of Rande bridge, between the bridge itself and the mineral loading pier of the Ponferrada metallurgy company which built this installation here in the middle of the 20th century. Access through the N552 road is quite steep making it difficult for older people to access the beach. There is a little fishing village near the beach and ruins of an old factory known as the German Factory. The floating mussel platforms are a short distance away. It is a very interesting place due to the contrast between the Rande bridge with its huge span and modern aspect that contrasts with the little houses and small boats that are grounded on the beach.Small beach about 100 m long and 10 m wide. Golden, fine grain sand. Has a ramp for handicapped people and also a car access. There are no public services. Possibility to anchor small boats. Lies within the protected area of the San Simón inlet.

Council: Baiona
Localization: In the same town, where the promenade starts.
Sheltered by the Mount Boi peninsula where the Monte Real is situated, there is a beach which is quite popular during the summer months, not only because of its location right in the city centre but also because it is quite sheltered from the dominant winds by the Monte Real fort. A little fine grain sandy beach which is 200 metres long. It has been awarded the blue flag for its cleanliness. There is a lifesaving post, sea state signposting, rental of sun umbrellas and deckchairs, showers and changing rooms and access ramps for the handicapped.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Cíes

Council: Baiona
Localization: On the St. Marta peninsula.
A beach with calm waters on the St. Marta peninsula, very near the port. It is accessible through the promenade, where the river Baíña discharges into the sea. This is a fine grain white sandy beach which is 250 metres long. It has a lifesaving post, sea state sign posting, renting of sun umbrellas and deck chairs, showers, WC, changing rooms and access ramps for the physically handicapped.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Navia (San Paio)

Council: Vigo
Localization: Cíes

Council: Vigo
Localization: Coruxo (San Salvador)