{"id":441,"date":"2021-10-15T18:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.galiciatips.com\/en\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2024-12-15T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T12:37:41","slug":"las-rias-altas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.galiciatips.com\/en\/destinations\/las-rias-altas\/","title":{"rendered":"Las R\u00edas Altas, the Northern coast of Galicia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las R\u00edas Altas, the most Northern of the three big coastal areas of Galicia. This coast stretches roughly from A Coru\u00f1a in the west, to Ribadeo, on the border of Galicia with Asturias. Las R\u00edas Altas combine the rough coast of the Costa da Morte and the inland estuaries and sandy beaches of the R\u00edas Baixas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Las R\u00edas Altas is a very diverse area. In general the area is not densely populated. The area is also more quiet than the more touristic R\u00edas Baixas. At the R\u00edas Altas are two bigger cities. At first of course the big and vivid city of A Coru\u00f1a and a bit further the port city of Ferrol, one of Spains biggest marine towns and also the starting point of the Camino Ingl\u00e9s to Santiago. A smaller town in this area is the medieval town of Betanzos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Rias Altas you can find some of Galicia’s most impressive beaches. First of all the well-known beach of Playa de Catedrales<\/em> at Ribedao, one of Galicia’s biggest tourist spots. But also surfers can find their beaches in this area. Near Ferrol are even some professional surfing events every year. And further one you will encounter some more beaches, to swim, to catch some air or simply make a walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a R\u00eda and what means the name R\u00edas Altas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A r\u00eda is an estuary, or sea loch. It\u2019s best to compare this with a fjord, but the difference is a r\u00eda is not surrounded by steep glaciers. The r\u00edas of Galicia are long coves of see coming inlands. With help of the r\u00edas Galicia has such a long coastline of more than 2.000 kilometres long. The r\u00edas are like the sea, the water is salted and have tides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las R\u00edas Altas are the most Northern, or upper (altas), rias of Galicia. The estuaries are a bit smaller than at the Rias Baixas. They go les far inland. In contrast, they have more rocks and are wilder. Oh, and by the way, the Costa da Morte also has two rias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The r\u00edas of las R\u00edas Altas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n