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Around here<\/p>\n

What there is to do from here<\/h1>\n

Catasueiro sits at the head of the Ría de Muros e Noia, with the beach a quarter of an hour on foot, Noia ten minutes away and Santiago twenty-five minutes away. This is not a list of clichés: every place below is real, with its true road distance and a link to the official source.<\/p>\n

Distances are measured by road from the house. If you would like us to plan a day for you, say so when you book: we know the tide times, which matter more here than the clock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The Camino<\/p>\n

The Camiño Xacobeo Ría de Muros e Noia runs through Outes<\/h2>\n

It has been an official Jacobean route since 15 December 2020, and it is unusual in one way: it has two starting points<\/strong>, the harbours of Muros and Porto do Son, which meet before climbing to Santiago. For centuries this was the natural road between the villages of the estuary and Compostela.<\/p>\n

The Camino passes through O Freixo, a little over a kilometre from the house, so you can join the stage on foot.<\/p>\n

Route and GPS track — Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Beaches<\/p>\n

Nine kilometres of coast, and the first one is a walk away<\/h2>\n

Inside the estuary the beaches are sheltered, with calm water. Past Muros it opens to the Atlantic and everything changes: wind, seabed and swell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1 km · 15 min on foot<\/p>\n

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Praia de Broña<\/h3>\n

A 475-metre cove of white sand, sheltered from the north wind, with a lifeguard, a green area and parking. This is the house beach: you walk there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 km · 10 min<\/p>\n

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Praia do Testal (Noia)<\/h3>\n

The great tidal flat at the head of the estuary, the benchmark for clam and cockle gathering, and a breeding ground for Kentish plover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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21 km · 23 min<\/p>\n

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Praia de San Francisco (Muros)<\/h3>\n

The open beach of the area and the only one with a 2026 Blue Flag. This is already the open sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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25 km · 27 min<\/p>\n

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Area Maior and the Xarfas lagoon (Louro)<\/h3>\n

White sand at the foot of Monte Louro, with a freshwater lagoon behind it and a protected dune system. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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36 km · 37 min<\/p>\n

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Praia de Carnota<\/h3>\n

Seven kilometres of sand with marshland, dunes and a boardwalk: the longest beach in Galicia. Heavy swell. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Heritage<\/p>\n

Granite, guilds and an Iron Age fort above the sea<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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9 km · 9 min<\/p>\n

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Ponte Nafonso<\/h3>\n

Twenty arches and 270 metres across the river Tambre. Several pointed arches give away its late medieval origin. Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 km · 9 min<\/p>\n

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Noia and Santa María a Nova<\/h3>\n

A historic quarter listed in 1985. The church of Santa María a Nova holds the largest collection of guild gravestones in the world, now a museum. A Coruña Provincial Council<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12 km · 13 min<\/p>\n

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San Xusto de Toxosoutos monastery<\/h3>\n

Founded in 1131. It keeps a Romanesque cloister with carved capitals, and the river beside it has two waterfalls you can reach on foot, among old mills. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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21 km · 23 min<\/p>\n

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Muros and the Pozo do Cachón tide mill<\/h3>\n

A fishing town of arcaded streets, listed since 1970. On the way out stands one of the largest tide mills in Spain, now a visitor centre. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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26 km · 26 min<\/p>\n

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Castro de Baroña<\/h3>\n

An Iron Age settlement on a rocky peninsula, inhabited from the 1st century BC to the 1st AD. Some twenty round houses and a four-metre ditch across the isthmus. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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43 km · 25 min<\/p>\n

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Santiago de Compostela<\/h3>\n

Near enough for a day trip without changing where you sleep, which is half the reason to stay here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Nature and walking<\/p>\n

Four waymarked routes start in the parish itself<\/h2>\n

Outes publishes the routes as PDF, KMZ and Wikiloc tracks. None is certified as a PR-G footpath: they are municipal routes, well marked, with their climb stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the house · 16.5 km<\/p>\n

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The boatbuilders’ walk<\/h3>\n

Easy and almost flat. It passes the boatyards of Broña and San Cosme, where vessels such as the Joaquín Vieta<\/em> were built. Wooden boatbuilding is the trade of this estuary. Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1-3 km · 26.8 km<\/p>\n

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Langaño – Tremuzo<\/h3>\n

Circular and moderate, 814 m of climb. The Fontemoureira rock carvings, the summit of Tremuzo and back along the coastal path to Broña.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 km · 18.5 km<\/p>\n

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Ponte Nafonso – Monte Castelo – Tambre<\/h3>\n

Circular, moderate. The Monte Castelo viewpoint, the Tambre hydroelectric station and the Pazo do Tambre, attributed to Antonio Palacios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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25 km · 241 m<\/p>\n

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Monte Louro<\/h3>\n

A twin-humped granite hill at the mouth of the estuary, with the Xarfas lagoon at its foot. A Natura 2000 site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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41 km · 50 min<\/p>\n

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The Xallas waterfall at O Ézaro<\/h3>\n

The only river in continental Europe that meets the sea as a waterfall, at the foot of Monte Pindo. There is a viewing platform. Xunta de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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42 km · 44 min<\/p>\n

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Corrubedo dunes<\/h3>\n

A natural park with the largest mobile dune in Galicia and two lagoons, one salt and one fresh, with waymarked birdwatching routes. Official map (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Table and market<\/p>\n

Cockles, sardines and a cornmeal empanada<\/h2>\n

Noia produces more cockles than anywhere else in Galicia, and Portosín lives on the sardine. Here things are eaten close to where they are caught.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2.4 km · 3 min<\/p>\n

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Ríos O Freixo<\/h3>\n

One Repsol Guide Sun, on the harbour promenade looking over the estuary. Scallops, estuary squid, caldeirada. Repsol Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2.4 km · 3 min<\/p>\n

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Pepe do Coxo<\/h3>\n

The classic seafood house on the harbour at O Freixo. pepedocoxo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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15 km · 14 min<\/p>\n

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Nordestada (Portosín)<\/h3>\n

One Repsol Guide Sun. Estuary produce over coals, cured and smoked. Repsol Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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7 km · 10 min<\/p>\n

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Outes market<\/h3>\n

One weekly market survives, on Saturdays: the first of each month at Cunchido, the second on Rúa da Vila. Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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15 km · 14 min<\/p>\n

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Portosín fish market<\/h3>\n

Home port of the sardine fleet, celebrated every summer with the Festa da Sardiña.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the parish · December and January<\/p>\n

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Pipións from Praia da Barquiña<\/h3>\n

Sand eels gathered on full-moon nights, in the cold, on a falling tide, then floured and fried. A local rarity you will not find on any menu. Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Things to do<\/p>\n

Kayaking, birds and a little surf<\/h2>\n

At O Freixo harbour, 2.4 km away, you can hire gear and take sailing lessons. To book ahead, the surest route is the Outes tourist office: +34 981 85 00 03.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9 km<\/p>\n

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Paddling down the Tambre<\/h3>\n

From the hydroelectric station to the river mouth at Ponte Nafonso. The Langaño inlet is also canoeing water. Outes Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2.4 km<\/p>\n

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Centro Náutico do Freixo<\/h3>\n

Sailing courses, boat hire and windsurf storage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the parish · 2 km<\/p>\n

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Birds: A Toxeira – curva do Tambre<\/h3>\n

A two-hour walk, easy, from autumn to spring. Kingfisher and black kite; these reed beds are the main breeding site for reed bunting in the area. Turismo de Galicia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 km · 19 km drive<\/p>\n

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Birds: the Noia – Baroña route<\/h3>\n

Two hours by car with stops. From October to January, bring a scope: waders, herons and spoonbill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1-3 km<\/p>\n

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Sailing, paddleboarding and kitesurfing<\/h3>\n

Practised off Broña, with O Freixo as the launching point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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34 km<\/p>\n

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Surfing at Caldebarcos (Carnota)<\/h3>\n

A kilometre and a half of white sand and fishermen’s huts; a surf and windsurf spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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At a glance<\/p>\n

How far everything is<\/h2>\n

Real road kilometres from the house, not straight lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Destination<\/th>\nkm<\/th>\nby car<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
O Freixo harbour<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Praia de Broña<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n2 min (15 on foot)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serra de Outes<\/td>\n7.3<\/td>\n10 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ponte Nafonso<\/td>\n8.8<\/td>\n9 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noia<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n9 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toxosoutos (Lousame)<\/td>\n12.4<\/td>\n13 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portosín<\/td>\n15.1<\/td>\n14 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muros<\/td>\n20.7<\/td>\n23 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Porto do Son<\/td>\n22.0<\/td>\n22 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monte Louro<\/td>\n24.7<\/td>\n27 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castro de Baroña<\/td>\n26.1<\/td>\n26 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Negreira (Camino to Fisterra)<\/td>\n30.2<\/td>\n33 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Padrón<\/td>\n31.1<\/td>\n34 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Praia de Carnota<\/td>\n36.0<\/td>\n37 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monte Pindo<\/td>\n38.1<\/td>\n48 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ézaro waterfall<\/td>\n40.6<\/td>\n50 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corrubedo dunes<\/td>\n42.2<\/td>\n44 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santiago de Compostela<\/td>\n43.2<\/td>\n25 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santiago airport<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n35 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fisterra<\/td>\n63.3<\/td>\n78 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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All of it, under an hour away<\/h2>\n

Beach, hills, city and table. The house sits in the middle of it all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Check availability<\/a>Write to us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Around here What there is to do from here Catasueiro sits at the head of the Ría de Muros e Noia, with the beach a quarter of an hour on foot, Noia ten minutes away and Santiago twenty-five minutes away. This is not a list of clichés: every place below is real, with its true […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1588","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1588"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2141,"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1588\/revisions\/2141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaarume.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}