Praia da Cuncheira - Baiona, Es
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N 42° 07.349 W 008° 51.078
29T E 512291 N 4663386
One of the beaches of Baiona.
Waymark Code: WM16P7A
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 09/08/2022
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Cuncheira beach is located in the town of Baiona, in the province of Pontevedra.
It is 50 meters long, and is located at the end of the rocky coast, on the Monterreal peninsula. Its sand is somewhat coarse, made up of unsedimented shells.
In ancient times, on the eve of the night of San Juan, the bath of the nine waves was celebrated, a rite related to fertility.
Once upon a time, there was a very famous and very effective spa made from seaweed.
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Open to the sea, its waters are clean, very rough, sometimes they carry large quantities of algae. Its sand is a little coarse, formed by shells without sedimenting. On this beach was celebrated at the time, the day before the night of Saint John, the bath of the nine waves, a rite linked to fertility.
Location: between Monterreal and the c550 road
Access: to the urban center
Length: 140 meters
Type of sand: coarse (shells)
Summer time occupation: high
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