Cies islands
Cies Islands
Cies Islands are part of "National Park Atlantic Islands of Galicia"
This national park comprises four islands located in Rias Baixas
Cies Islands, Archipelago de Ons, Archipelago and Archipelago Salvora Cortegada
The National Park's area is 8,480 of which 7,285 have, 2 are marine and terrestrial 1194.8
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CiesIslands Archipelago This archipelago consists of three islands, Illa Monteagudo or North, or Illa do Faro Do Middle and San Martino or Illa South.All three are rugged mountainous west face, with almost vertical cliffs over 100 meters and numerous caves (furnas) formed by the erosion of the sea and wind. s Cies |
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| The east side has gentler slopes covered by forest and scrub, on this side this there are beaches and dunes and the beach das Rodas |
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| These are the beaches of Punta Muxieiro near the Praia das Rodas |
These are the beaches of Punta Muxieiro near the Praia das Rodas |
| Praia das Figueiras |
Praia das Figueiras |
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Sea life The underwater area surrounding Cíes forms one of the richest ecosystems in the Galician coast. Most notable is an important kelp forest. |
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| The perimeter of the islands have different kinds of environments: |  |
| cliffs, exposed to strong waves, are populated by barnacles and mussels. In its underwater part, very rocky, you can find crabs, spider crabs, lobsters and octopus. |  |
| On the beaches of the protected areas there are plenty of bivalve molluscs and turbot, plaice and sole. The rocky areas but protected the interior of the islands are populated by real forests of anemones and many sea urchins. |
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Usually the waters around the Cies are visited by dolphins, whales and sea turtles. |
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The water circulation system in and out of the Galician and the mixture of fresh and salt water favor the concentration of nutrients and microorganisms that pose a food source to other marine species. |
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| It can be seen also in these seabed archaeological remains. |
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| View from the Alto do Prince |
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22,000 pairs of seagulls are the largest colony in the world and is the dominant species in Cies. He follows the shag, with 1,000 couples, and the dark gull, with 20 pairs |
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Reptiles are represented by different types of lizards, lizards and snakes, amphibians (to a lesser extent by the scarcity of water), as salamanders and frogs, and invertebrates such as snails, beetles, spiders and butterflies just completing the fauna of the islands. |
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Flora |
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In the dunes, beaches and cliffs support species, some endemic to the coastal Galician-Portuguese, physical and climatic conditions extreme. The presence of the armory (Armeria pungens), known in Galicia as herba namoreira, endangered, as well as plenty of camariñas (Corema album), unique in southern Galicia. |
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| Faro do Peito |
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| The Rodas beach has Blue Flag |
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Laguna and camping Cies Islands |
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| Admission credit cards, camping equipment rental Woodland, Woodland perennial / bar, Postbox, Currency exchange, Safe, hot showers, Electricity, Gas, Laundry, Lake Shore river, playground, sandy beach , nudist beach, Restaurant, Restaurant accessible, Lounge, Hiking, Located in natural park, sandy floor, Grass floor, Supermarket, Telephone, Toilets with disabled access, green areas | |
| Cies Islands has two self-service restaurants one in the spring and one in the camping |  |
| Dock where the boats arrive from Vigo, Cangas and Bayonne |
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Getting there |
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Remember you are not allowed: |
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