Meirengos – Castro, Coast and Holiday Apartment

Castro de Meirengos lies on the shore of the Cantabrian Sea. It is about 200 metres from the village of Meirengos. The Castro lies within the parish of Devesa. Three defensive ditches are located on its western side. The Camino Natural de la Ruta del Cantábrico reaches the Castro shortly before kilometre 14.

Coast and Nature

Playa de Esteiro is part of the “As Catedrais” Natural Monument. The beach is about 52 metres long. It consists of rock and white sand. Its dimensions may vary. Playa As Catedrais was declared a natural monument by the Xunta de Galicia. Playa As Catedrais is a Site of Community Importance. This site belongs to the Natura 2000 network. Playa As Catedrais lies within a biosphere reserve.

Praia do Seborello is a beach. Praia do Seborello is located in the immediate vicinity of Meirengos. Praia de Augasantas is a beach. Praia de Augasantas is located in the immediate vicinity of Meirengos. Playa de las Catedrales is a beach. Playa de las Catedrales is located in the immediate vicinity of Meirengos. Praia de San Cosme is a beach in the vicinity of Meirengos.

Culture and History

A castle in the vicinity of Meirengos is Castelo d'Arroxo. Palacio Marques de Santa Cruz is a palace in the vicinity of Meirengos. Cofradia de pescadores is a museum in the vicinity of Meirengos. Palacio de Trenor is a palace in the vicinity of Meirengos.

A coastal settlement is located at Os Castros Beach, in the immediate vicinity of Meirengos. Its remains include Roman pottery, coins and fragments of burial sites. The Roman pottery is among the surviving remains. Coins are also part of these remains. Fragments of burial sites likewise count among the remains of the coastal settlement.

Landscape in the Municipality

The Rasa Cantábrica shapes the landscape in the municipality of Ribadeo. The Rasa Cantábrica is an elevated coastal plain of marine origin. Its surface contains villages, paths and viewpoints. Ecologically valuable habitats have been preserved beneath its surface. The elevated coastal plain of marine origin forms part of the landscape of the municipality of Ribadeo. Villages are located on it. Paths run across it. Viewpoints are also located on it.

Thus, in the municipality, the open coastal landscape is combined with visible traces of earlier settlement. The Rasa Cantábrica provides the landscape framework, while Castro de Meirengos and the coastal settlement of Os Castros mark individual historic sites by the sea. This picture is complemented by beaches, whose spatial classification distinguishes between the immediate vicinity and the wider surroundings. Natural and cultural sites therefore stand as separate components alongside the landscape.

More Destinations in the Local Area

You can find more places in this wider area here: Coence, Folgoso Do Courel, Portomarín, Valbón, Fonte De Cervos, Campos de Vila, Casacamiño, O Corgo.

To the overarching travel overview: Lugo.