Surroundings

The house is situated 500 metres from Benquerencia beach in the parish of A Mariña Lucense, which is enchanting both for its scenery and for its produce from the sea. One of the attractions of this town is its magnificent beaches, although you can also enjoy the beaches at Foz, Barreiros and Ribadeo. In the latter town, is the famous beach of “As Catedrais” where the sea has eroded the rocks and the cliffs and sculpted some enormous and very beautiful arches.

Other places of interest include Mondoñedo, Lourenza and the area of Lourenza and Alfoz, as well as Sargadelos and Viveiro due to their historic art heritage, enabling you to continue the trip towards Ferrol passing through O Vicedo and San Andrés de Teixido.

In the direction of Asturias, don’t forget to visit Rinlo and the Old Town in Ribadeo before continuing on towards Taramundi and los Oscos, and then going on to visit the Castro de Coaña and Grandas de Salime with its museum of ethnography. Luarca and Cudillero are essential stops if you are heading to the centre of the Principality of Asturias.

If you are travelling towards the magnificent Rías Altas coast in spring or autumn, we recommend you break up your journey with a visit to this area.

Barreiros beaches

Casa Brais is in a privileged position when it comes to beaches. One of the many paths that go down to the beaches passes right in front of our house.

Las Catedrales Beach

The beach “As Catedrais” (Las Catedrales) or according to its original name, “Augas Santas”, is the most important beach within the surrounding area and it is unique within Galicia.

San Martin de Mondoñedo Cathedral

The Cathedral of San Martiño de Mondoñedo, whose origins date back to the 6th century, was the first cathedral to be built in Southern Europe and is also the oldest one in Spain