Cool Galicia

by danny@fincagalicia.com | Aug 22, 2022 | Activities

Escape the heatwave

Visit Cool Galicia for the best place to escape the heatwave

We all want to escape the heatwave. It seems like everywhere you look this summer, the news headline is all about the heatwave. Negative headlines about wild forest fires, unbearable temperatures and global warming and the future to come.

With more and more Spaniards travelling to the northwest province of Galicia to escape the unbearable heat in the south and in the scorching large metropolitan cities, Galicia is fast becoming a green oasis to escape the heatwave.

Galicia’s green mountainous landscape offers plenty of options for adventure, escape and wellness tourism. There are many places to cool down and chill around in the “Land of a thousand rivers”. These are some of our summer favourites:

Finca Galicia is located on the hills overlooking the Ria of Pontevedra and will offer a unique wellness resort to escape the summer heat.

Take a short hike down to the river Almofrei, if you like us and love wild swimming. The river has an ancient stone bridge presiding over an ancient trade route dating back to Roman times, although the bridge’s current stone construction probably dates to medieval times. There are cool dipping pools on both sides of the bridge. A great spot to escape the heat and the crowds for lovers of wild swimming

Puente de Almofrei (Almofrei Bridge)

The river and bridge are a focal point part of the famous mountain hiking route GR94 between Vigo and Santiago de Compostella.

https://www.turismo.gal/recurso/-/detalle/33775/gr-94-rural-de-galicia?langId=en_US&tp=6&ctre=23

Our second spot is located a short drive or ride (22km) from the Finca, Praia de Portocelo is an incredible beach in the Ria de Pontevedra. One of the four rivers estuaries protected inlets, making the famous Galicia’s The Rías Baixas.

Praia (Playa) de Portocelo (Portocelo Beach)

A small cool & secluded bay with crystal turquoise water and a white sandy beach. Located to the south of Pontevedra, between the Port of Marin and the village of Mogor, offers a quiet spot to chill and spend the day on cool Galicia’s Atlantic coast. The beach is accessible by car, bus (Monbus services) or as we recommend, cycle. It has a lifeguard, toilets and changing rooms and a bar (in season).

https://turismoriasbaixas.com/en/recursopan1?content=280379096

Come to Cool Galicia to escape the summer heat.

Well, or Pues, as they say in Spanish! If you got this far, it means you read the whole post… and I Thank you.

If you like adventures and would like to discover ours, head over to our homepage for more!

Don’t do more, do better!

… and always keep on rockin

Danny Shafrir

Founder | FincA Galicia – Outstanding stories, not just a vacation!

https://fincagalicia.com

Wild Swimming Galicia

by danny@fincagalicia.com | Dec 3, 2021 | Activities

Who hasn’t dream about wild swimming out on an adventure?

Galicia is known as “the land of a thousand rivers” presenting an incredible opportunity to discover something new, if you haven’t tried it before. How cool is that!

Secret golden sandy beaches, hidden coves, meandering rivers and cascading waterfalls, Galicia has it all.

Crystal clear waters, perfect for wild swimming year round, offer you a diverse choice for your wild-swimming adventure.

Galicia feels remote. Granite rock formations and lush green forests dominate the landscape. It could not be more different from the mass-tourism spots of the south.

White water rivers meandering down the mountains to reach Galicia’s 1600km Atlantic coastline. Carving the landscape, eroding the Galician massif creating grand canyons, dotted with waterfalls and pools (Pozos). Most can be reached with s short hike from the road or a designated public carpark

So many options, you are truly spoiled for choice.

Our top 5 spots.

– Rio Almofrei

GPS position: 42°25’59.761″N // 8°32’39.915″W

A short walk from our land, along an enchanted ancient trade route to discover the natural swimming pools with a medieval stone bridge and grain mills.

– Fervenza de A Fírveda

GPS position: 42º 26 ́23.258 ́ ́ N // 8º 22 ́ 36.415 ́ ́ W

The waterfalls and pools of the Verdugo River are located near Firveda, a small mountain village of the Council of A Lama at the foot of the Sierra do Cando mountains.

– Fervenza do Toxa

GPS position: 42º 45 ́34 ́ ́ N // 8º 16 ́ 42 ́ ́ W

A towering 60m high waterfall creating a majestic mist over the natural pools below.

Located near Silleda, Pontevedra, Spain

– Praia de Barra

GPS position: 42º 15 ́38,88 ́ ́ N // 8o 50 ́ 52,57 ́ ́ W

Relaxed nudist beach with white sand & basic facilities, accessed through a pine grove. Cangas, Pontevedra

At FincA Galicia, we discovered a natural lake was formed by collecting rain water and natural stream run-offs over time into the lowest point of the Cantera (quarry). We plan to offer our adventurers the opportunity to discover this unique experience at FincA Galicia.

If you want to explore more, check this incredible book Wild Swimming Spain

Discover the most beautiful rivers, lakes and waterfalls of Spain
Lola Culsán and John Weller

http://www.wildthingspublishing.com/product/wild-swimming-spain/