reservation platform<\/a> of the official website of the beach administration in order to visit Playa de las Catedrales.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat makes Playa de las Catedrales so special?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The beach is one of the natural jewels of this province and is designated as a natural monument. The name “Catedrales” already gave me an idea of what to expect there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Playa de las Catedrales, Praia das Catedrais or Beach of the Cathedrals is not a beach with a church on it. But the name is derived from the supporting pillars of the gothic cathedrals, which often rise very high in the churches and carry the vault of the ceiling. The rock formations on this beach reminded the name giver exactly of these supporting pillars and the sky above is a wonderful roof after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nA walk on the beach at low tide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Visiting the beach, which is about 50 meters wide, is really worthwhile only at low tide. At high tide, the beach is very small and the characteristic stone formations can hardly be seen. The tides are also an important point that you should not underestimate in any case during your visit. The water comes very quickly and has already been the undoing of many a visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter checking the access permit, I descend the stairs to the beach. It is quite steep and the steps vary in height. It had rained during the night, the stairs were still wet and a bit slippery. Good that there is a railing to hold on to. Even from up here, the rock formations look impressive. Arriving at the last step, I almost have to jump onto the beach. The water has washed away a lot of sand and it almost floats in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the access, the beach stretches in both directions, in total it has a length of about 900 meters. The water had already drained a long way and the beach was beautiful in front of me. So I took off my shoes and started walking. I love to walk in the soft sand, but also along the still wet beach sections. Since it was still relatively early in the morning, the sand was still a bit cooler, but very pleasant. There are also hardly any stones on the beach section, so running barefoot was twice as nice for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat rocks!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n My first way led me to some rock formations, which as I stand right next to them, look really huge and powerful. From the cliff on the way to the beach they looked much smaller. About 30 meters high are the rocks and drawn by the erosion of the water and the wind. Everywhere I see cracks and small crevices, the stone has been formed into an interesting structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nBetween the individual rocks run sometimes wide and sometimes very narrow sand corridors. As I walk through one that is not too wide, it really does seem like I’m in a church. The rocks stretch high into the sky, which forms the roof. There are even areas that are still covered by small rock bridges. I can very much relate to the term cathedral at this point. It is the cathedral of the ocean!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The particularly beautiful arch-like rock formations are located on the far right side of the beach and can only be visited dry-footed at low tide. If you miss the right time here, you will not only get wet feet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere are various caves, narrow passages between the rocks and naturally formed pools scattered all over the beach. Actually, one needs the entire time of low water to go exploring. I honestly didn’t dare to climb into one of the numerous caves. Not only the fear of a possible rockfall, but also the thought of being trapped there by the water kept me away. Looking into one of the numerous entrances it was already very dark and narrow\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is Playa de las Catedrales worth the visit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Even if it is very touristy at Playa de las Catedrales and many people are on the road there every day, it is worth the visit in my opinion. Nature has really created something incomparable here that I have not seen anywhere else even close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nPlaya de las Catedrales is certainly a photographer’s paradise. The breathtaking rock formations, the clear water and the cliffs offer countless possibilities for spectacular pictures. I can imagine that pictures of the sunrise or sunset can certainly transport a dreamlike mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I enjoyed my short stay there very much and with a little more time I would certainly have gone swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Address:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Playa de Las Catedrales Praia de Augas Santas 27780 Ribadeo, Lugo Spanien<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n