Looking for beaches in Pontevedra to enjoy this summer? That’s a great idea because there are many that you can visit with excellent water quality and stunning views. In addition, it is one of the provinces of Spain with more blue flag beaches and the province of Galicia with more blue flags.
This year, there will be 60 blue flags flying on the beaches of the province. Sanxenxo is crowned again as the Spanish municipality with more beaches awarded, a total of 17, the same milestone reached in 2023. The municipality of Pontevedra also achieved 3 distinctions for as many ports and will once again have a blue center.
Not only blue flag beaches are worth a visit, but also other areas of the province, but it is a mark of quality that is a guarantee of excellence of the waters, as well as safety and beach services that you can enjoy in them. In Pontevedra there are nudist beaches, accessible beaches, natural beaches and urban beaches. Large sandy beaches and small coves. In addition, the city of Pontevedra has beautiful river beaches, so there is plenty to choose from.
Pontevedra: beaches you can visit
Staying in Pontevedra capital allows you to be close to the best beaches in the province and the main tourist sites in the area. A few kilometers away you can visit the most attractive ones. And all with the advantages of staying in a friendly capital, full of life and at the same time quiet. You can book your accommodation in apartamentosturisticospontevedra.com for your vacations or getaways before they are occupied.
This is a small selection of the many beaches in Pontevedra that you can visit and enjoy.
Lapamán Beach, in Bueu
In Pontevedra, there are excellent beaches for sunbathing and swimming. The one in Lapamán, in Bueu, with blue flag and free of smoke, has been pointed out on several occasions as the best beach in Galicia.
It has calm waters, fine sand, beautiful views, sheltered from the winds, with streams for children to swim and a spectacular sunset.
O Campanario Beach, in Vilagarcía de Arousa
It is one of the blue flag beaches of the Rías Baixas, in the rural environment of Bamio, belonging to Vilagarcía de Arousa. It is only 26 km from the city of Pontevedra and is a beach of fine white sand with beautiful views towards Rianxo.
To emphasize that it is an uncrowded and comfortable beach. Well sheltered from the wind and with a moderate swell. Ideal for sunbathing, swimming and enjoying the scenery of this area of Galicia.
O Espiñero and A Lanzada, in Sanxenxo
In Pontevedra the beaches of San Xenxo are among the most recognized. If you are looking for good views, lots of atmosphere and be close to a variety of restaurants for lunch or dinner before returning to your accommodation, A Lanzada and O Espiñeiro are great. Both have been flying the blue flag for years and are just a short drive from the city of Pontevedra.
A Lanzada is between O Grove and Sanxenxo, and it’s one of the most famous beaches of Pontevedra. It is worth mentioning its excellence for the practice of water sports. In addition, it has in its dunes an ornithological wetland, the Umia-O Grove Intertidal Space and ancient vestiges that make it unique. O Espiñeiro is much smaller and urban.
Lourido Beach, Marín
In Marín there are several beaches worth visiting. Campelo, Chancelas, Covelo or Laño. And Lourido, which we highlight for being one of the best beaches in Galicia to enjoy the sunset.
It has white sand, it’s very well sheltered from the wind and very well communicated. In addition, for years now, it has been flying the blue flag.
Cabeceira beach, Poio
In Pontevedra, the beaches of Poio are great for swimming, sunbathing and water sports. Cabeceira is very close to Pontevedra capital and it’s ideal if you are looking for beaches in a natural environment. With fine white sand, it has a nice half-shell shape to bathe in its calm waters and is surrounded by trees.
In addition, it is well sheltered from the wind and has a blue flag. Another of its strong points are the views, with the tongue of sand that enters the estuary from the beach.
Pontevedra: fluvial beaches of the Lérez and the Verdugo rivers
Probably, when you are looking for beaches in Pontevedra, this is not what you are thinking about, but if you visit them you will be pleasantly surprised. Both the fluvial beach of the river Lérez and Ponte Sampaio on the river Verdugo or A Calzada are within walking distance of the city, are quiet and have a beautiful and welcoming natural landscape. The latter was the first fluvial beach in Spain to have a blue flag.
Ponte Sampaio has ideal services to enjoy in group or family, with its picnic areas, lifeguards, showers and even playground. You can not miss a visit!