Praia de Carnota

Carnota, Galicia · 🇪🇸 Spain

Galicia's longest beach — a wild seven-kilometre arc of sand, dunes and tidal marsh beneath the green Costa da Morte hills.

Sea temperature

~18°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, cold Atlantic blue

Sand

Pale golden sand

Swimming

Cold and lively with Atlantic currents

Surf

Open Atlantic beach-break

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Galicia's longest beach, a wild seven-kilometre sweep of sand, dunes and marsh

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Camille Gévaudan (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source