Galicia – Rías Baixas & Costa da Morte

About Galicia – Rías Baixas & Costa da Morte

Galicia’s Atlantic coast is a kelp-forest world of granite walls, rich invertebrate life and historic wrecks. The Atlantic Islands reserve across Cíes, Ons and Sálvora delivers spectacular walls, sea fans and huge spider crabs, lobsters and octopus in clear, cool water. The Ría de Arousa hides the Ribó and Prioriño wrecks, while the Costa da Morte off Camariñas and Muxía holds iron-ore wrecks and fierce Atlantic swells. Finisterre’s granite walls host mackerel shoals and the chance of basking sharks. Advance planning and strong-current skills reward divers with some of Europe’s most pristine temperate reefs. This region rewards careful planning and respects Spain’s marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving across a wide range of experience levels through a long and varied season.

Highlights

• ✓Atlantic Islands reserve: kelp walls, sea fans and big spider crabs on Cíes and Ons.
• ✓Ribó & Prioriño wrecks: small freighters in the Ría de Arousa.
• ✓Costa da Morte: historic wreck diving among fierce Atlantic storms.
• ✓Cabo Fisterra: granite walls with mackerel and basking-shark chances.
• ✓Cueva de la Gata: an Ons sea cave with lobsters and light effects.

Getting There

Fly into Santiago (SCQ) or Vigo (VGO); the Atlantic Islands need a permitted boat from Vigo, Baiona or O Grove, while the Costa da Morte is reached from Camariñas and Muxía.