You may not think of Spain or Galicia as the place to go for skiing or hiking at altitudes over 2000 meters. Manzaneda and Trevinca re located in the south east corner of Galicia, and can offer skiing and high mountain nature.
Manzaneda is a ski resort that offer skiing in the winter, and other sport and nature experiences during the summer months. Nature reserves and ideal locations for bird watchers are other things this area con offer.
Summers along the Galician coast gives you many options for activities. Beach and sun of course, but there are also other activities that are interesting for families visiting the Galician coast.
Why not tag along with a fisherman on his boat or go looking for shellfish with the shelfishers one day? On the Turgalicia page dedicated to this, you will see several options in various locations along the coast.
Galicia has a long and beautiful coastline, from the portuguese border in the south to A Coruña and Ferrol in the north and Ribadeo in the east. The video above shows you some of the beaches and the lighthouses spread over this long coastline.
You can find more information on beaches and/or lighthouses on the “Lighthouses and wild beaches” page that Turgalicia has created.
Have a look here for a list of each individual lighthouse and beach here.
Camellias was brought to Europe by the Portuguese in the early 19th century, and have since found their home in Galicia. You can find them in most major parks, and they have become very popular.
Turgalicia is presenting on their website several routes where you can see these beautiful plants. They present 12 routes at various manor houses and at both private and public gardens.
In Galicia there are hundreds of sanctuaries, some small and some large, but always located in beautiful surroundings. On the Turgalicia website, various routes has been set up making it easy for you to find and enjoy these temples.
