It was one of the spots I wanted to discover for a long time: Praia de Catedrais or “Beach of the Cathedrals”, in Galicia, about ten kilometers from the border with Asturias. A spot that has become extremely touristy since it was published hundreds of times on Instagram, so much that you now have to register on Internet to be allowed to access it via a QR code. As some arches are only accessible at low tide, this further concentrates the crowd at certain times of the day.
 
First there around 3pm, I gave up as there were so many people. Thus, we discovered it the next day around 8am and if there were still a lot of people, it was probably 5 or 10 times less than the day before.
 
 
1. The site consists of a cliff whose bottom is at sea level and “sanded” on a beach.
 

 
 
2. The most famous arches, in a row with each other.
 

 
 
3. What a perspective!
 

 
 
4. Another arch on the way back to the access to the foot of the cliff.
 

 
 
5. Heading back west, we follow the coast on small roads and come across a pretty lighthouse: Faro de Ribadeo.
 

 
 
6. A little further East, a pretty wild cove. We discover that it is currently reserved for nudists.
 

 
 
7. New stop a few miles further to discover another natural arch, at the Mirador de Atalaya.
 

 
 
8. We continue to follow the coast, sometimes on trails, discovering pretty coves like this one.
 

 
 
9. Here a pretty little harbor, in Viavelèz.
 

 
 
10. It’s time to look for a place to camp and after three unsuccessful attempts, we find a spot above a beautiful cliff that turns orange at sunset.
 

 
 
11. The next morning, discovery of a pebble beach after a short offroad session on an abandoned path.
 

 
 
Then we leave the coast to reach the mountains of the Somedio National Park. To be discovered in the next update. 😉