Rock arches
Like cathedral buttresses.
N O E L | F E A N S — CC BY 2.0 · Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fernando Losada Rodríguez — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fernando Losada Rodríguez — CC BY-SA 4.0
The Beach of the Cathedrals is a beach on the north coast of Galicia in northwest Spain, about 10 km west of Ribadeo and 69 km north of the city of Lugo in a straight line. Its official name is Praia de Augas Santas, the Beach of the Holy Waters; «the Cathedrals» is a name given by the tourism trade. The name comes from cliffs carved by the sea into tall arches that look like the flying buttresses of a Gothic cathedral. The regional government of Galicia has declared it a natural monument. The arches and caves are only fully visible at low tide; at high tide the beach shrinks a great deal and most of it is under water. Huge blocks of slate in tilted layers stand on white sand, pierced by arches and passages that visitors walk beneath, with clear rock pools between them. From the cliff top the arches look like columns standing in the sea. Visitors can only go down to the sand at low tide, so check the tide table before going. In summer and at Easter a free advance booking is needed to get onto the beach, while the cliff-top walk is open at any time.
Like cathedral buttresses.
Clear water.
Always open.
Near Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia, Spain
At low tide; check the tide table.
Yes in summer and at Easter; it is free.