Sandy beach · A Granxa, Spain

Praia de Barreiro

A sandy beach in A Granxa, Spain. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-north-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The water stays shallow, about 1.4 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 7.2 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. Tides matter here: the range is about 2.9 m. It is clothing-optional.

SurfaceSandy

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-north-west

Depth1.4 m at 50 m outshallow entry

Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent

Tidal range2.9 mlarge

Tree cover4%little tree cover by satellite

NaturistYesclothing-optional (FKK)

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42.4692, -8.9367 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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