landmark
Combarro
A storybook fishing village of granite horreos and seafront crosses lining a tidal harbour on the Pontevedra ria.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Boiro
Galicia, Spain · Europe
About Boiro
Boiro is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Rianxo, 35km from Fervenza do Ézaro.
Boiro is in Galicia, Spain, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rianxo, about 5 km away.
Boiro is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Barbanza. Boiro has an area of 86.58 km2.
Boiro was where the controversial assisted suicide of quadriplegic Ramón Sampedro took place. The town was later used as a settingRead more
for the 2004 film Mar Adentro, chronicling Sampedro's later life.
Boiro is also well known for local tourists that come from inner Spain to enjoy the milder climate and landscape, most notably the Barbanza mountain chain, Praia de Barraña (which lies close to the town center), and Carragueiros and Mañóns beaches (one in O Castro parish and the other in Abanqueiro parish).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Boiro?
Within an hour or so of Boiro: Combarro (28 km), Fervenza do Ézaro (35 km), Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (38 km), Cabo Fisterra (41 km).
Where is Boiro?
Boiro is in Galicia, Spain, about 5 km from Rianxo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,883
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 42.6472, -8.8846
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Boiro
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Fervenza do Ézaro
The Xallas river ends its run by plunging some 40 metres down granite slabs almost directly into the Atlantic: reputedly the only river-mouth waterfall of its kind in continental Europe. Minutes' walk from the car park below Monte Pindo.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The soaring Baroque-fronted goal of the Camino de Santiago, housing the apostle's tomb and the giant swinging Botafumeiro censer.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cabo Fisterra
The 'end of the world' lighthouse on a wild Atlantic cape where Camino pilgrims traditionally finish their journey watching the sun sink into the ocean.
41 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Cies Islands
An Atlantic archipelago off Vigo with pristine white-sand beaches and crystal waters, often called the Caribbean of Galicia.
47 km · about 55 min drive
beach
Praia de Rodas
A glittering white crescent of Caribbean-like sand linking two of the Cies Islands, often crowned Europe's most beautiful beach.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Boiro
- 41 kmCabo FisterraThe 'end of the world' lighthouse on a wild Atlantic cape where Camino pilgrims traditionally finish their journey watching the sun sink into the ocean.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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