Areas

Length: 700 m Fine sand rural beach How to get to the beach: Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Spain. A straight-lined beach in a semi-urban setting in the area of Areas. The nearest road is the C-550. You can get to the beach using the public transport network or your own vehicule by normal road. Lifesaving timetable:from june 15th to september 15th, from 12 to 20 hours. Near natural sites: The municipality of Sanxenxo is part of the Umia - O Grove Inter-tidal Complex.This ecosystem is considered as one of the richest in Galicia. The transition between the maritime and terrestrial environment occurs in a gradual manner, with oscilating tidal movements on wide land surfaces, apart from the many rivers, which flow into this area, contributing to enrich the ecosystem with their fresh water. The littoral or Inter-tidal complex consists of several biotopes (inlets, beaches, dunes, etc.), which account for the great variety of fauna and flora. These biotopes in the Umia-O Grove Inter-tidal complex create wetlands of international importance for avifauna since this is a resting area for more than 100 bird species during their migratory journeys: waders, sea crows, herons, mallards and many more.For this reasons, this Inter-Tidal complex has been included in the Ramsar Convention (Official Spanish Bulleting 8-5-1990) and has been acknowledged as a Special Bird Proteccion Area in 1989 in accordance with the European directive 79/409 EEC regarding the conservation of wild birds. It has also been included in the Spanish Proposal of Places of European Importance in order to be accepted in the Natura Network 2000.Few miles away from the coast of the municipality of Sanxenxo we can find the National Park of the Atlantic Islands. Web site: www. sanxenxo.org