Photography guide · Galicia

Galicia in Photographs: the Rías, Village by Village

Most of our photographs were taken on the Atlantic coast of Galicia, in the north-west corner of Spain: the deep inlets called rías, their fishing villages, bridges, beaches and storms. Here they all are, grouped by place, together with old postcards of the same towns brought back to colour. The vintage travel posters we have made from these views have their own page.

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Ferrol and its ría

The naval city at the mouth of the Ría de Ferrol, its shipyards and beaches, and the villages around the water: Fene, Mugardos and Neda. Several of these views are old postcards, shown with our colour interpretation.

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   Ferrol Estuary at Dusk

   Ferrol

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   Ferrol's Ría at Sunset, Seen From Monte Ancos

   Monte Ancos, Neda

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   Ferrol Estuary Panoramic View From Mount Marraxon

   Monte Marraxón, Ferrol

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   Mugardos Harbour Panorama on the Ria de Ferrol

   Mugardos

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   Penencia Point

   Ferrol

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   Sunrise Over the Marina, Port of Ferrol

   Ferrol

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   Dramatic Sunset Over Campelo Beach

   Campelo, Ferrol

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   Rocky Seaside Sunset, Campelo

   Campelo, Ferrol

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   Squalls on Ber Beach

   Ber beach

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    Ferrol Central Market, 1919

    Ferrol, 1919

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    Ferrol Naval Hospital, 1902

    Esteiro, Ferrol, 1902

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    Maniños, Fene, 1932

    Maniños, Fene, 1932

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    The Xubia Bridge, Neda, 1906

    Neda, 1906

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    Frouxeira Lighthouse from Do Rio Beach

    Meirás, Valdoviño

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Pontedeume, Ares and the Eume

Pontedeume and its medieval bridge, the fishing villages of the Ría de Ares, and the forest of the Fragas do Eume upriver, where the monastery of Caaveiro stands above the water.

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    Pontedeume's Medieval Stone Bridge by Night

    Pontedeume

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    Pontedeume from Cabria

    Nogueirosa, Pontedeume

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    The Bridge at Pontedeume, c. 1900–1930

    Pontedeume

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    Tree Festival in Praza do Conde, c. 1914

    Pontedeume

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    Fishermen Repairing Nets

    Pontedeume

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    Panorama of Andrade's Castle

    Pontedeume

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    Playa de la Magdalena, c. 1900–1930

    Cabanas

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    The Ares Estuary at Dusk

    Cabanas

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    Dramatic Sky over the Miranda Islands

    Ría de Ares

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    Sunset over Seselle Beach

    Seselle, Ares

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    Sunset at Chanteiro

    Chanteiro, Ares

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    Fishing Port of Redes

    Redes, Ares

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    Chamoso Point

    Ría de Ares

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    Sunlit River below Caaveiro Monastery

    Fragas do Eume

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    Sesín River Waterfall

    A Capela

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The Rías Baixas and Santiago

South to the Ría de Pontevedra, where the granite hórreos of Combarro stand on the shore, and inland to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela at the end of the Way of St James.

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    Combarro’s Hórreos at Blue Hour

    Combarro, Pontevedra

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    Pontevedra Estuary Panorama at Dusk

    Ría de Pontevedra

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    Golden Light on the Obradoiro Facade

    Santiago de Compostela

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Where to stay on the Rías Altas

Ferrol, Fene, Mugardos, Pontedeume and Ares lie around neighbouring rías that open onto the same bay, so a single base puts most of these views within a short drive. The map shows places to stay around Pontedeume and the Ría de Ares.

Bring the Atlantic home

Every photograph here is available as a museum-quality print, canvas or poster, and can be licensed for your own project.

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