Mañón
A coastal municipality in the Ortegal comarca. Known for Estaca de Bares.
At the northern tip of the peninsula: here are Estaca de Bares, the northernmost point of mainland Spain, and the cyclopean Coído de Bares. The seaside village of O Barqueiro, on its ría, is one of the prettiest sights on the coast.
Festas of the year
Festas do Barqueiro
Mañón's festivals centre on the seaside village of O Barqueiro: the Virxe do Carme (July) and the patron festival in September.
What's on in Mañón
Beaches
Praia de Esteiro
Sheltered sandy beach on the calm ría do Barqueiro, in Mañón, near the northern tip of the peninsula—one of the quietest in the area.
Sights
Estaca de Bares
The northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula—a dramatic headland with a historic lighthouse watching over the meeting of the Atlantic…
Porto de Bares
The ancient harbour at the northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, sheltered by a long stone breakwater of ancient, possibly pre-Roman…